International Cannabis Weekly: 75

• France’s ANSM special committee recommends authorising medical cannabis use.
• Malta has now issued 10 letter of intents to produce medical cannabis.
• UK MP proposes a bill to legalise the possession and consumption of cannabis
• Israel likely to allow medical cannabis exports by year’s end according to lawmakers.
• German cannabis distributor Farmako eyes European expansion.
• High Tide acquires Dutch online cannabis accessory retailer for €6 million.
• LGC Capital closes investment in Swiss cannabis producer for €2.7 million.
• Socialist group urges Portugal to legalise and regulate cannabis.
• Spain’s cannabis consumption is increasing.
• Greece is issuing cannabis cultivation licences in a bid to boost economy.

• Barbados’ medical cannabis framework should be in place before the end of the year.
• Aurora acquires Mexico’s only federally licensed THC importer.
• Wayland group purchases land for medical cannabis cultivation in Argentina.
• Aphria signs letter of intent to supply medical cannabis in Paraguay.
• Khiron partners with Colombian pain group to develop cannabis education programmes.

• New Zealand passes a bill to make medical cannabis widely available.
• Australia’s Cannabis Access Clinics expands into Western Australia.
• New Zealand government tells police not to prosecute for drug possession.

• US Congress Farm Bill legalising hemp awaits presidential approval.
• Global attitudes are shifting in favour of cannabis.
• Canadian court orders closure of illegal cannabis stores.
• Medical cannabis is increasingly popular with older Americans.
• Legal cannabis companies are embracing blockchain technology.
• South Africa hosts its first cannabis industry exhibition.

• The US federal government is calling for more cannabis research.
• Cannabis scientists are researching how to create a consistent high.
• US Surgeon General advocates for the rescheduling of cannabis.

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