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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 stories15 countries
Europe
6 stories- The Podemos party prepares a law to regulate cannabis in Spain by 2019
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- Former UK Metropolitan Police chief calls for a review of cannabis prohibition
GBRegulationlink no longer available
- Danish Minister of Health provides insight into the country's cannabis pilot programmes
DKRegulationlink no longer available
- Aurora joins the limited number of LPs supplying medical cannabis to Poland
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- International Cannabis Corp acquires Polish hemp company Polannabis
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- Labour MP and medical cannabis campaigner Paul Flynn will retire from politics
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United States
1 story- Verano Holdings and Scythian Biosciences strike $188 million deal for Florida assets
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Canada
2 stories- South Korea warns citizens against cannabis consumption in Canada
CARegulationlink no longer available
- Canada faces shortages days after cannabis legalisation
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LATAM & Caribbean
7 stories- Latin America becomes key centre for global cannabis supply
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- Mexican officials discuss cannabis legalisation in Canada
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- Khiron Life Sciences acquires neurological clinic ILANS in Colombia
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- Colombian decree banning personal possession of cannabis met with protests
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- Ecuador inches closer to legal medical cannabis production
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- Pivot Pharma and Cartagena Inc. sign joint venture to develop cannabis beverages
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- Cannabis tourism is a growing industry in Jamaica
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Africa & Middle East
1 story- Alvit LCS Pharma signs an agreement with Israel's largest medical cannabis company
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APAC
1 story- Thailand moves closer to being first Asian country to legalise medical cannabis
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Oceania
6 stories- Republic of Vanuatu legalises medical cannabis
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- New Zealand coalition government plans to broaden medical cannabis bill
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- Impression Healthcare applies for medical cannabis licences in Australia
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- Cannasouth seeks investors prior to New Zealand Stock Exchange listing in 2019
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- Medcan Australia enters into MoU with Israeli medical cannabis company
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- Bod Australia secures first medical cannabis prescription for MediCabilis
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Rest of world
1 story- As legal cannabis comes online, high-tech storefronts are popping up
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Health & Science
- Cannabis oil study shows significant improvement in Crohn's disease symptoms
Health & Sciencelink no longer available
- EVIO launches genomics testing program to identify pathogens in cannabis
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