International Cannabis Weekly: 40

• Legal cannabis sales could surpass fizzy drink sales by 2030.
• MGC Pharma awarded contract for full medical cannabis facility in Malta.
• Switzerland is beginning to adopt cannabis as a wellness treatment.
• New cannabis consumers are looking for premium cannabis with food and wine pairings.
• Cannabis is the fastest growing job category according to top recruitment CEO.
• Disaster for big pharma groups as masses choose CBD over traditional treatments.
• Italian firm files patent for solar powered cannabis and cryptocurrency farm.
• The cannabis industry is preparing for the biggest 420 celebrations to date.
• Cannabis inspired beers are entering the drinks market.

Note – Prohibition Partners will be attending ICBC Berlin this week.

• Lib Dem leader Vince Cable says legalising cannabis would help stop violent crime.
• The Irish government will finally pay for Ava Twomey’s medical cannabis.
• Israeli pharmacies are set to sell medical cannabis this month.
• Major political party in Northern Ireland backs medical cannabis use.
• Malta legalises medical cannabis prescriptions as production law is approved.
• Study shows high cannabis taxes can drive consumers to the black market.

• Research suggests that cannabis can help reduce the risk of domestic abuse.
• New data shows regulated cannabis can cut down binge drinking.
• Namaste launches study into cannabis treatments for anxiety.
• Can you treat bipolar disorder with medical cannabis?

Cannabis Europa, a conference dedicated to shaping the future of medical cannabis in Europe, will take place on 22nd May at the Barbican in London.

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CULTIVATION LAWS INHIBITING SLOVENIAN CANNABIS TREATMENTS

Slovenia has only two million inhabitants, and nestles neatly at the foothills of the Alps boasting a series of rolling hills and alpine lakes. While cannabis remains illegal in the country, the medical cannabis community has been growing.

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