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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 regions29 stories20 countries
Europe
9 stories- Irish medical cannabis company raises €1.8 million via Canadian investment group
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- French medicines agency supports medical cannabis trials
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- Holigen is investing €40 million in Portuguese cultivation facility
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- Canopy Growth confirms UK subsidiary will begin importing medical cannabis in 2019
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- ICC International Cannabis Corp set to acquire Balkan Cannabis Corp
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- Cosmos Holdings acquires Greek pharmaceutical distributor
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- Over 120,000 cannabis patients in Spain are self-medicating
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- Germany delays medical cannabis cultivation programme again
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- MGC Pharma receives first cannabis epilepsy drug from Slovenia
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United States
3 stories- North American cannabis companies expect growth after Trump legalises hemp
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- New York Governor reiterates plans for recreational cannabis
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- Pressure growing in US to reform Texas cannabis laws
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Canada
2 stories- Aphria rejects potential $2 billion takeover from Green Growth Brands
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- Prohibition Partners to speak at Lift Expo in Vancouver
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LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Mexico set to become the third country in the world to fully legalise cannabis
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- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines decriminalises cannabis
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- Colcanna and the Colombian Medical Federation develop cannabis education course
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Africa & Middle East
4 stories- Israeli lawmakers approve legislation to export medical cannabis
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- Israeli medical cannabis device firm raises €44 million
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- South Africa poised for cannabis trade despite lengthy licensing system
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- InstaDose Pharma plans to export CBD oil from Democratic Republic of Congo
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APAC
1 story- Thailand votes to approve cannabis for medical use
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Oceania
2 stories- Queensland Senator urges Australia to legalise cannabis
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- ASX cannabis shares start the year on a high
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Rest of world
1 story- Law firms develop cannabis-focused practices to help with security issues
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Health and Science
- US cannabis research hampered by slow scientist certification
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- Dutch research shows cannabis relieves fibromyalgia pain
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- Epidiolex loses effectiveness over time versus medical cannabis
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- European cannabis THC potency doubled since 2006
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