International Cannabis Weekly: 79

• Medical cannabis goes on sale in Poland
• Portuguese parties propose the legalisation of recreational cannabis.
• Luxembourg explores recreational cannabis with Canadian health authorities.
• Dutch growers are making ‘hundreds of millions of euros’ out of cannabis cultivation.
• UK MP pushes cannabis law reform in order to limit black-market criminals.
• Cannabis may hold the key to reviving the Greek economy.
• Irish student finds a way to improve the effectiveness of medical cannabis.
• Regulations in Portugal give the green light to imports and exports of cannabis.
• Irish cannabis firm gets ready to expand into US and Scandinavian markets.
• Portuguese authorities predict regulations will combat crime and boost public health.
• Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan ramps up industrial cannabis production.

Note: Next Thursday Prohibition Partners speaks at the Cannabis Conclave in Davos.

• Trinidad and Tobago consider legalisation ahead of decriminalisation in June 2019.
• FoliuMed embarks on 60,000kg medical hemp and cannabis cultivation in Colombia.
• Is Latin America the next big legal cannabis market?

• New Zealand cannabis firm placed into liquidation over executives’ high salaries.
• Cannabis convictions fall in New Zealand as state considers lifting sanctions on felons.
• Impression Healthcare receives a licence to sell and supply CBD substances.
• Cannabis could treat 50% of the Pacific island region’s population suffering with diabetes.

• Thai officials to reject GW patent fearing foreign monopoly of Thai cannabis industry.
• Cannabis beer Durban Poison is the first to hit South African shelves.
• US Congress introduces H.R 4.20 Bill designed to regulate cannabis similar to alcohol.
• Licensed producers are paying extortionate fees to clinics.
• Canadian producer Zenabis Global completes a reverse takeover of Bevo Agro Inc.
• ICC International Cannabis set to acquire international assets from Wayland Group.
• Infused beverages tipped to double the demand for cannabis.
• Zimbabwe looking to cannabis exports to revive economy.
• Tilray signs deal with Nine West owner ABG to market and distribute cannabis.
• New Mexico to combat opioid addiction with medical cannabis.

• Almost half of medical cannabis users drop traditional prescriptions in favour of cannabis.
• Care home finds promising results in medical cannabis for elderly residents.
• Vaping cannabis found to be safer than smoking, but questions hang over vaping pens.
• BC Cancer leads a clinical trial on symptom relief for cancer patients.
• Autism study finds cannabis improves behavioural outbreaks in 61% of patients.

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