International Cannabis Weekly: 76

• Austria’s Minister of Health orders businesses to stop selling CBD food and cosmetics.
• Survey shows 84% of Spanish people in favour of legalising medical cannabis.
• Tilray signs a global partnership with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis.
• Flowr acquires 20% of Portuguese and Australian cannabis producer Holigen.
• Aphria to introduce dissolving thin strips to German cannabis market.
• Invictus signs 10,000 kg supply agreement with Deutsche Medizinalcannabis in Germany.

• Uruguay ramps up cannabis cultivation five years after legalisation.
• Colombian cultivator Estrella Verde enters joint venture with ICC International Cannabis.
• Aphria signs letter of intent with CANNAVA to expand strategic Argentinian operations.

• New Zealand due to vote on recreational cannabis in 2020.
• Australian trial is using medical cannabis to treat brain tumours.
• Cannabis billboard advertisement sparks debate in New Zealand.

• The US legalises hemp as the FDA looks for ‘pathways’ to authorise CBD products.
• Medical cannabis bill is steps away from approval in US Virgin Islands.
• AB InBev partners with Tilray in $100m joint venture.
• Cannabis investments quadrupled in 2018.
• Aleafia set to acquire Emblem in $173m deal.
• Philippine President Duterte confirms he would support a medical cannabis bill.
• US Senate supports legal cannabis banking, according to Colorado senator.
• Thai businesses concerned that foreign firms will dominate the potential medical market.
• New York Governor says cannabis legalisation is a priority for 2019.

• Researchers claim Canadian cannabis vendors are selling placebos.
• Study finds cannabis use doesn’t actually change the brain structure.
• Cannabinoid spray shows anti-spasticity efficacy in motor neuron disease.
• Teen cannabis use in the US has declined post-legalisation.

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