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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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ECH, Grow Biotech and IPS import first bulk shipment of cannabis-based medicine to UK
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Europe
12 stories- ECH imports UK's first bulk shipment of cannabis with partners Grow Biotech and IPS
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- European Parliament passes resolution calling for uniform definition of medical cannabis
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- French MP Ludovic Mendes voices support of cannabis reform at Cannabis Europa
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- ECH appoints four industry-leading experts to medical advisory board
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- Wayland Group's GMP certification opens up German and EU markets
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- Irish MEP pushes for EU access to medical cannabis
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- Medical cannabis products to be offered to dementia patients in UK
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- Total of €350m proposed in new foreign investments into Greek cannabis industry
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- Portuguese company Holigen plans to build one of the world's largest cannabis facilities
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- Classes to educate global cannabis producers to be held in the Netherlands
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- AMP German inks export agreement with Pure Life
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- Brussels' reclassification of CBD could see sales banned for up to two years
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United States
9 stories- Puerto Rico cannabis board approves Veritas investigation licence
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- New Mexico gets green light to advance medical cannabis bill
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- US Federal cannabis act reintroduced in the Senate
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- Hawaiian lawmakers unanimously vote for cannabis legalisation
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- Lure of tax revenues is helping overcome the legal barriers for cannabis in US
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- Two Roots Brewing launches "world's first" cannabis infused, non-alcoholic beer in US
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- Green Thumbs acquires fashionable cannabis lifestyle company Beboe
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- Farm Bill fails to prevent arrests for US interstate hemp transport
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- Barneys to open luxury cannabis dispensary concept in Beverly Hills
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Canada
5 stories- Quebec faces strong opposition to bill restricting cannabis consumption
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- Canada's black market to account for 71% of cannabis sales in 2019
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- British Columbia adopts co-operative model for smaller cannabis cultivators
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- Higher taxes and regulatory costs dent Aurora's increasing sales revenues
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- Shopify opens up its platform for cannabis e-commerce
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LATAM & Caribbean
7 stories- Former president Vincente Fox predicts Mexico's cannabis market will eclipse Canada's
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- Jamaica is gearing up for international cannabis exports
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- New joint venture brings farm to table cannabis in Dominica
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- Clever Leaves becomes first Colombian company to export cannabis to Canada
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- PharmaCielo gets Colombian approval for ten proprietary strains
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- Zimmer & Company acquires leading Caribbean cannabis conference
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- Next Green Wave invests in Colombian medical cannabis
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APAC
1 story- Malaysian government approves cultivation of medical cannabis
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Oceania
5 stories- Cannavalate announces plans to create Australia's largest cannabis farm
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- Althea plans to sell Australian-grown cannabis by 2020
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- Australia's A.C.T. parliament to debate legalising cannabis for personal use
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- Cann Global announces Australian partnership with BioHealth Pharmaceuticals
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- Australian company Lifespot Health release Bluetooth vape pen that talks to your doctor
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Health & Science
- Synthetic cannabis shown to be effective in treatment of bowel cancer
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- New heating technology can increase cannabis yields by 200%
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- Advances in LED grow lights may increase trichome yields
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- Medical cannabis represents massive opportunity in sports medicine
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- New study suggests that medical cannabis is effective in around 85% of its uses
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- Endometriosis sufferers gain pain relief from medical cannabis according to study
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- Parkinson's Foundation to consult with experts to study medical cannabis
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