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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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7 regions25 stories14 countries
Europe
6 stories- Austria's Minister of Health orders businesses to stop selling CBD food and cosmetics
ATHemp & CBDlink no longer available
- Survey shows 84% of Spanish people favour legalising medical cannabis
ESRegulationlink no longer available
- Tilray signs global partnership with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis
CHBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
- Flowr acquires 20% of Portuguese and Australian cannabis producer Holigen
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- Aphria to introduce dissolving thin strips to German cannabis market
DEMedicallink no longer available
- Invictus signs 10,000 kg supply agreement with Deutsche Medizinalcannabis in Germany
DEBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
United States
4 stories- US legalises hemp as FDA looks for pathways to authorise CBD products
USHemp & CBDlink no longer available
- Medical cannabis bill is steps away from approval in US Virgin Islands
USMedicallink no longer available
- US Senate supports legal cannabis banking, according to Colorado senator
USRegulationlink no longer available
- New York Governor says cannabis legalisation is a priority for 2019
USAdult-uselink no longer available
Canada
2 stories- AB InBev partners with Tilray in $100m joint venture
CABusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
- Aleafia set to acquire Emblem in $173m deal
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LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Uruguay ramps up cannabis cultivation five years after legalisation
UYRegulationlink no longer available
- Colombian cultivator Estrella Verde enters joint venture with ICC International Cannabis
COBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
- Aphria signs letter of intent with CANNAVA to expand Argentinian operations
ARBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
APAC
2 stories- Philippine President Duterte confirms he would support medical cannabis bill
PHRegulationlink no longer available
- Thai businesses concerned foreign firms will dominate potential medical market
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Oceania
3 stories- New Zealand due to vote on recreational cannabis in 2020
NZRegulationlink no longer available
- Australian trial using medical cannabis to treat brain tumours
AUMedicallink no longer available
- Cannabis billboard advertisement sparks debate in New Zealand
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Rest of world
1 story- Cannabis investments quadrupled in 2018
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Health & Science
- Researchers claim Canadian cannabis vendors are selling placebos
CAHealth & Sciencelink no longer available
- Study finds cannabis use doesn't actually change the brain structure
Health & Sciencelink no longer available
- Cannabinoid spray shows anti-spasticity efficacy in motor neuron disease
Medicallink no longer available
- Teen cannabis use in the US has declined post-legalisation
USHealth & Sciencelink no longer available
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