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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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8 regions40 stories20 countries
Europe
11 stories- France embarks on two-year pilot programme for medical cannabis use
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- Cyprus forms 'special committee' to award three cannabis cultivation licences
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- UK cannabis investors limited by Proceeds of Crime Act
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- Hemp farmers in Portugal may halt cultivation following licensing dispute
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- Doctors urge Irish government to decriminalise cannabis use
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- Addressing the 'double standards' in UK cannabis laws
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- Netherlands' cannabis experiment could prove counterproductive
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- Academy of Medical Cannabis launches healthcare event for June 27th
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- How blockchain could affect the future of cannabis in Europe
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- Prohibition Partners announces first annual IC3 Europe on 26th June
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- Tickets on sale for cannabis industry event
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United States
6 stories- Federal court ruling puts DEA under pressure to reschedule cannabis
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- Illinois becomes 11th US state to legalise recreational cannabis
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- FDA hearing on CBD takes place, with companies lining up to testify
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- US congressional spending bill to protect cannabis companies from financial regulators
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- California lawmakers look likely to legalise CBD consumer goods
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- Cronos plans to enter the US market by the end of the year
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Canada
1 story- Canada expecting cannabis shortages as edibles come onstream
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LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Colombian medical cannabis producers predict starting prices of 50 cents p/g
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- Khiron Life Sciences completes new lab facility in Colombia
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- Jamaican scientist revives native strain of cannabis
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Africa & Middle East
4 stories- Zimbabwe prison service seeks a licence to grow medical cannabis
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- South African CBD products exceed the legal limits
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- Eswatini's cannabis growers losing out to new regulatory changes
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- Israeli pharmacies grapple with supply shortage of legal medical cannabis
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APAC
5 stories- Thai health professionals remain concerned about medical cannabis
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- Democrats in Thailand support the economic potential of cannabis
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- Japan left behind in the global cannabis industry
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- Thai Dept. of Traditional and Alternative Medicine to receive 10 tonnes of cannabis
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- Singapore reasserts its strong stance on cannabis
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Oceania
4 stories- Bod Australia begins supply in landmark PTSD trial
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- Australian food producer granted permission to grow low-THC cannabis
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- Hikurangi hopes to boost local Maori economy
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- Australia's health and wellness industry prepares for CBD
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Rest of world
2 stories- Cannabis stocks fell 13.3% during May 2019
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- Rap icons Method Man and Redman are developing a cannabis brand
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Health & Science
- Cannabis companies could utilise their own 'fingerprint' ID
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- Genetic mapping breakthrough will allow the testing of CBD claims
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- New study shows a ten-fold increase in elderly cannabis users
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- Wellness and pain relief top the reasons for trying legalised cannabis
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