Our Highlights
- European Commission presidential candidate in favour of legalising cannabis.
- Luxembourg now has 250 doctors qualified to prescribe medical cannabis.
- Uruguay’s first licensed medical cannabis exports are ready for harvest.
- San Francisco’s PAX Labs raises record US$420 million in funding round.
Europe
- European Industrial Hemp Association challenges German CBD ruling.
- New EU CBD regulations disrupt hemp market in Spain.
- UK cannabis patients are fighting for access despite law reform.
- Women, CBD & Medical Cannabis Conference takes place on the 18th of May in London.
- Mile High Labs establishes European base in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- TCI proposes medical cannabis research centre in Jersey.
- Tilray completes first cannabis harvest at its US$20 million Portuguese facility.
- MPX International announces Alphafarma acquisition in Malta.
Latam
- Antigua and Barbuda establishes medical cannabis authority.
- Creso secures Brazilian import licence for CBD lozenges.
- Jamaica to launch government programme to support indigenous cannabis cultivation.
- Colombia’s medical cannabis industry is seeing a wave of entrepreneurialism.
- Mexican government to finalise the details of legalisation this summer.
Oceania
- ACT Cannabis Bill in Australia postponed until July.
- SETEK gets the green light to cultivate cannabis in Taupō.
- US pharmaceutical company set to trial cannabis-derived drug for diabetes in Vanuatu.
- Calls for ‘clarifity’ ahead of referendum on cannabis legislation in NZ.
- AFT Pharmaceuticals will enter the medical cannabis industry if NZ reforms drug laws.
- NZ medical cannabis firm secures NZD$6 million from Australia’s Cann Group.
Rest of the World
- Sol Global announces US$150 million MCP Wellness acquisition in Michigan.
- Canopy to acquire Acreage Holdings for US$3.4 billion post-legalisation.
- Alabama senate committee approves cannabis legalisation bill.
- Guam to create a ‘no-holds-barred’ cannabis research programme.
- Cannabis EFT goes live on the NYSE Arca.
- Earl Blumenauer predicts cannabis banking reform in the US in 2019.
Africa
- Ugandan government receives 14 licence applications for cannabis cultivation.
- South Africa’s medicine regulator clamps down on unregistered cannabis products.
- How to acquire a cannabis cultivation licence in South Africa.
Asia
- Thai campaigners push for improved access to medical cannabis.
- Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organisation to begin extracting medical cannabis oil.
- Hong Kong customs office reports five-fold increase in ‘mail-order’ cannabis.
- Thailand hosts three-day ‘cannabis festival’.
Health & Science
- Medical cannabis legalisation has been shown to reduce workplace deaths.
- Cancer patients are increasingly likely to use cannabis.
- Indian scientists chemically synthesise cannabinoids.
- Israeli researchers study the impact of medical cannabis on endometriosis.
Sponsorship Opportunities
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Cannabis Europa
On the 24th-25th of June 2019, the leaders of the medical cannabis industry will gather in the heart of the city at London’s world-class cultural hub, the Southbank Centre. Early Bird tickets are on sale, book now to reserve your place at Europe’s premier medical cannabis conference.
The African Cannabis Report™
Prohibition Partners is proud to present The African Cannabis Report™, the first industry report dedicated to the African market. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our valued partners for supporting original research which consistently advances the global cannabis industry.
ICR3 Europe
Prohibition Partners is proud to announce the launch of the first annual IC3 Europe, in conjunction with IMN. On the 26th of June, the Institutional Capital & Cannabis Conference (IC3 Europe) will provide a meeting place for investors looking to learn the ropes in cannabis investing.
Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit the website here.