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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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6 regions42 stories32 publishers20 countries
Top story
European Commission presidential candidate in favour of legalising cannabis
EuronewsEURegulation
- 01
Luxembourg now has 250 doctors qualified to prescribe medical cannabis
today.rtl.luLUMedical
- 02
Uruguay's first licensed medical cannabis exports ready for harvest
France 24UYBusiness & Investment
- 03
San Francisco's PAX Labs raises record US$420 million in funding round
ForbesUSBusiness & Investment
Europe
10 stories- European Industrial Hemp Association challenges German CBD ruling
HempTodayDEHemp & CBD
- New EU CBD regulations disrupt hemp market in Spain
ministryofhemp.comESHemp & CBD
- UK cannabis patients fight for access despite law reform
The GuardianGBMedical
- Women, CBD & Medical Cannabis Conference takes place on 18 May in London
3cmconference.comGBEvents & Industry
- Mile High Labs establishes European base in Belfast, Northern Ireland
New Cannabis VenturesGBBusiness & Investment
- TCI proposes medical cannabis research centre in Jersey
itv.comGBMedical
- Tilray completes first cannabis harvest at US$20 million Portuguese facility
GrizzlePTBusiness & Investment
- MPX International announces Alphafarma acquisition in Malta
New Cannabis VenturesMTBusiness & Investment
- Prohibition Partners announces first annual IC3 Europe conference
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United States
6 stories- Sol Global announces US$150 million MCP Wellness acquisition in Michigan
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Canopy to acquire Acreage Holdings for US$3.4 billion post-legalisation
BloombergUSBusiness & Investment
- Alabama senate committee approves cannabis legalisation bill
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Guam to create 'no-holds-barred' cannabis research programme
postguam.comUSHealth & Science
- Cannabis EFT goes live on NYSE Arca
etf.comUSBusiness & Investment
- Earl Blumenauer predicts cannabis banking reform in the US in 2019
MJBizDailyUSRegulation
LATAM & Caribbean
5 stories- Antigua and Barbuda establishes medical cannabis authority
looptt.comAGRegulation
- Creso secures Brazilian import licence for CBD lozenges
StockheadBRHemp & CBD
- Jamaica to launch government programme to support indigenous cannabis cultivation
tribuneindia.comJMAdult-use
- Colombia's medical cannabis industry seeing wave of entrepreneurialism
news.weedmaps.comCOBusiness & Investment
- Mexican government to finalise details of legalisation this summer
Marijuana MomentMXRegulation
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Ugandan government receives 14 licence applications for cannabis cultivation
pmldaily.comUGBusiness & Investment
- South Africa's medicine regulator clamps down on unregistered cannabis products
timeslive.co.zaZARegulation
- How to acquire a cannabis cultivation licence in South Africa
businessinsider.co.zaZARegulation
APAC
4 stories- Thai campaigners push for improved access to medical cannabis
nationmultimedia.comTHMedical
- Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organisation to begin extracting medical cannabis oil
Bangkok PostTHMedical
- Hong Kong customs office reports five-fold increase in mail-order cannabis
South China Morning PostHKRegulation
- Thailand hosts three-day cannabis festival
thejakartapost.comTHEvents & Industry
Oceania
6 stories- ACT Cannabis Bill in Australia postponed until July
independentaustralia.netAURegulation
- SETEK gets green light to cultivate cannabis in Taupō
StuffNZAdult-use
- US pharmaceutical company to trial cannabis-derived drug for diabetes in Vanuatu
ABC NewsVUMedical
- Calls for clarity ahead of referendum on cannabis legislation in NZ
newsroom.co.nzNZRegulation
- AFT Pharmaceuticals will enter medical cannabis industry if NZ reforms drug laws
StuffNZMedical
- NZ medical cannabis firm secures NZD$6 million from Australia's Cann Group
NZ HeraldNZBusiness & Investment
Health & Science
- Medical cannabis legalisation has been shown to reduce workplace deaths
Business InsiderHealth & Science
- Cancer patients are increasingly likely to use cannabis
indianewengland.comHealth & Science
- Indian scientists chemically synthesise cannabinoids
downtoearth.org.inINHealth & Science
- Israeli researchers study the impact of medical cannabis on endometriosis
The Times of IsraelILHealth & Science
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