• ECH portfolio company, Amkeu, launches UK’s first CBD snack bar, nooro.
• Irish Prime Minister ‘has no objection’ to domestic cannabis cultivation.
• Women, CBD & Medical Cannabis Conference takes place on the 18th of May in London.
• Canopy Growth broadens European production base with Spanish acquisition of Cafina.
• Dutch nurseries are ‘missing out on billions’ due to restrictive regulations.
• Lawmakers must act to drive the cannabis market in Europe.
• Aurora lobbies Irish government to become a state-approved medical cannabis supplier.
• Leading expert says medical cannabis could be the answer to the UK opioid crisis.
• Israeli political party founder chairs new US$30 million cannabis fund.
• Medical cannabis still inaccessible to NHS patients.
• More MPs in the UK call for medical cannabis research.

• Jamaica gambles on legal cannabis with GDP set to boom post-legalisation.
• Medical cannabis adds US$11.5 million to Puerto Rico’s economy.
• Demand for imported CBD drives investment in Brazil.
• Verdemed raises US$12.7 million to fund Latin American operation.
• Colombian seed certification system will establish a global seed bank.

• New South Wales approves first government-funded cannabis production site.
• Hikurangi makes NZ history with first legal import of cannabis seeds.
• NZ survey finds two-thirds of GPs have been asked about medical cannabis by patients.
• Aleafia Health increases investment in CannaPacific.
• Australian medical cannabis campaigner slams Therapeutic Goods Administration.

• Canopy Growth closes in on a deal to buy Acreage Holdings.
• The US government collected US$4.7 billion from legal cannabis in 2017.
• Congressional Democrats hold first-ever cannabis panel at policy retreat.
• Canada’s cannabis legalisation has created jobs and revenue.
• Oregon’s cannabis oversupply drives prices down.
• Cannabis legalisation shown to boost house prices.
• Synthetic biology firm receives patent for THC production in yeast.
• New Age Walmart deal likely to see CBD beverages rolled out across Walmart.

• Uganda Investment Authority halts Ugandan-Israeli cannabis venture.
• Malawian cultivator urges the government to legalise hemp production.
• Zimbabwe’s Midlands State University applies for medical cannabis production licence.

• MGC Pharma gains a foothold in China with YuShop Global distribution deal.
• Thai PM backs medical cannabis research and development group.
• Thai Federal Drug Administration requests registration from medical cannabis patients.
• Founder of Malaysian cannabis advocacy group escapes death sentence.

• Australian study examines the effects of medical cannabis on dementia patients.
• UC San Diego recruits adults and children for upcoming CBD trials.
• Cannabis may increase motivation to exercise and can aid recovery.
• Exhausted parents are tapping into CBD to relax.

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