International Cannabis Weekly: 64

• UK government announces definition of cannabis-based products for medicinal use.
• The Global Commission on Drug Policy will release their 2018 report on drug regulation.
• Former Israeli PM becomes chair of medical cannabis company.
• French police continue raids on CBD shops.
• Lord Charles Falconer regrets supporting prohibitionist policies in the UK.

• Zelda Therapeutics trials cannabis as a treatment for insomnia.
• Spectroscopic methods can rapidly monitor the variability in hemp oil.
• Studies show that adolescent cannabis use does not increase after legalisation.

• Scythian closes strategic sale of Latin American and Caribbean assets to Aphria.
• MGC Pharma set to sell MGC Derma to strategic partner.
• Australian cannabis stock Althea triples on debut.
• Kenyan MP introduces bill to decriminalise cannabis and allow for cultivation.
• Malaysian minister endorses medical cannabis legislation.
• Thai agencies step up research into medical cannabis.
• Nine new stocks added to Canada’s leading cannabis-focused exchange traded fund.
• US territory Northern Mariana Islands legalises cannabis.
• Jamaica completes its first shipment of cannabis to Canada.
• Despite a zero-tolerance cannabis policy, Japan’s hemp market is poised for growth.

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