International Cannabis Weekly: 3

• Is the UK falling behind modern democracies with its approach to prohibition?
• Medical cannabis could be legal in the Channel Islands by the end of the year.
• Polish parliament votes “overwhelmingly in favour” of legalising medical cannabis.
• Like Portugal, could Ireland be seeing a shift towards the decriminalisation of cannabis?

• Micah Tapman of Canopy Boulder discusses investment and investors in the cannabis industry.
• Here’s everything you need to know about Aurora Cannabis following their acquisition of Germany-based Pedanios GmbH.
• The global legal cannabis market is projected to grow to $63.5 billion by 2024.

SPANISH REGION BLAZES THE TRAIL FOR CANNABIS LEGISLATION

Following a petition which amassed over 60,000 signatures, the Catalonian Parliament decided to legalise the cultivation, consumption and distribution of cannabis throughout the autonomous Spanish region.

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There has been a monumental shift in public opinion towards cannabis all over the world. Some governments have reacted quickly, others with hesitancy but the movement behind legal cannabis is helping to shift a multi-billion euro industry from the black market into the hands of a new wave of entrepreneurs.