International Cannabis Weekly: 90

• Preze and EDX Biomed merge to create cannabis powerhourse in Portugal.
• Over 500 Israeli farmers apply for cannabis permits.
• EU considering an increase in hemp THC levels by January 2021.
• Luxembourg’s Health Ministry purchases 20 kilograms of medical cannabis for €50,000.
• Belgium’s CBD market is blooming despite lack of regulations.
• Leaders in the Spanish cannabis industry are pushing for reform.
• Europe’s cannabis market offers post-Brexit opportunities.
• London CBD producer, Highlands, signs first US retail agreement.
• Aphria launches its first CBD-based nutraceutical product in Germany.

• Uruguay’s legal cannabis supply is failing to meet demand.
• Puerto Rico’s Chamber of Commerce backs local cannabis industry to boost economy.
• The Colombian cannabis market is betting big on cultivation.
• Jamaican cannabis investment has favoured production over research.
• The Latin American CBD market is rife with misinformation.

• Patients in Queensland set to access medical cannabis without state approval.
• Advocacy group says medical cannabis could benefit three million Australians.
• Brisbane company joins ASX to commercialise hemp-based textiles.
• ACT considers relaxing drug-driving laws if cannabis is legalised.

• Cresco Labs set to acquire cannabis producer, Origin House, for US$1.1 billion.
• US territory, Guam, legalises cannabis for adult use.
• Producing over half the world’s supply, hemp is booming in China.
• US public hearing on CBD scheduled for May 31st.
• Thailand’s government takes the lead in monetising cannabis.
• US states seek to protect cannabis legalisation from federal intervention.
• Treehouse Global Ventures to invest in women-led cannabis companies.
• Shineco and Heilongjiang Zhenye partner to create Chinese industrial hemp giant.
• Walgreen joins CVS in sales of CBD topicals.
• New poll finds that 40% of adult US consumers would try CBD.
• Huaren Pharmaceutical becomes the latest Chinese firm to join the hemp rush.

• Germany awards medical cannabis cultivation licences.
• The global cannabis industry is fast becoming the go-to-market for investors.
• Israel implements the partial decriminalisation of cannabis.
• Hannah Deacon, mother of Alfie Dingley, joins ECH to improve UK patient access.
• Irish government confirms the appointment of medical cannabis supplier.
• South Africa issues medical cannabis cultivation licences to local firms.

• The Academy of Medical Cannabis releases white paper on cannabis-based medicines.
• Cannabis helps to reduce opioid prescriptions and lower dosages.
• MS Society of Canada invests CA$1.5 million in cannabis research project.
• Studies indicate medical cannabis may help treat acne and eczema.
• US study says federally produced cannabis is genetically closer to hemp than cannabis.

As elections approach on April 9th, the cannabis debate in Israel reignites. Israel has been a clear innovator in the fields of medical and scientific cannabis research but now, the government is considering expanding the legislation to include an adult-use market after legalising exports earlier this year. Read more…

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