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International Cannabis Weekly
The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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8 regions27 stories1 publisher15 countries
Europe
1 story- Prohibition Partners launches European Country Panel for industry thought leaders
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United States
1 story- US territory Northern Mariana Islands legalises cannabis
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Canada
2 stories- Scythian closes strategic sale of Latin American and Caribbean assets to Aphria
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- Nine new stocks added to Canada's leading cannabis-focused exchange traded fund
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LATAM & Caribbean
1 story- Jamaica completes first shipment of cannabis to Canada
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Africa & Middle East
1 story- Kenyan MP introduces bill to decriminalise cannabis and allow cultivation
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APAC
3 stories- Malaysian minister endorses medical cannabis legislation
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- Thai agencies step up research into medical cannabis
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- Japan's hemp market poised for growth despite zero-tolerance cannabis policy
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Oceania
1 story- Australian cannabis stock Althea triples on debut
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Rest of world
1 story- MGC Pharma set to sell MGC Derma to strategic partner
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Business & Investment
- Stenocare plans to become first medical cannabis IPO in Denmark
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- German medical cannabis demand and imports continue to climb
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- HEXO establishes manufacturing facilities in Greece for Eurozone distribution
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- GW Pharma's Epidiolex becomes first cannabis-derived medicine approved by US DEA
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- ICC purchases land for cannabis cultivation and processing in Denmark
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- PUF Ventures announces plans to cultivate medical cannabis in Greece
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- Hungarian company develops yeast strain for cannabinoid production
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- Invictus provides update on German partnership and GMP application
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Regulation & Politics
- UK government announces definition of cannabis-based products for medicinal use
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- Global Commission on Drug Policy to release 2018 report on drug regulation
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- Former Israeli PM becomes chair of medical cannabis company
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- French police continue raids on CBD shops
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- Lord Charles Falconer regrets supporting prohibitionist policies in the UK
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Health & Science
- Zelda Therapeutics trials cannabis as treatment for insomnia
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- Spectroscopic methods can rapidly monitor variability in hemp oil
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- Studies show adolescent cannabis use does not increase after legalisation
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