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Prohibition Partners: International Cannabis Weekly, Issue 105
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Our Highlights
- Aurora wins race for Italian medical cannabis tender.
- US lawmakers introduce a bill to speed up medical cannabis research.
- North American cannabis firms looking to capitalise on the European market.
Europe
- UK politicians are ‘behind the tide’ of public support for recreational cannabis.
- Tilray exports medical cannabis oil for testing to Ireland.
- Germany imported 2,498 kilograms of medical cannabis in the first half of 2019.
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland recalls CBD oils containing THC.
- Freyherr International Group to list on London NEX Exchange.
- Luxembourg suffers temporary medicinal cannabis shortages.
- Brexit could ‘super-charge’ the CBD industry in the UK.
- London-based medical cannabis company EMMAC acquires Terra Verde.
LATAM
- St. Vincent’s medical cannabis authority approves over 30 cultivation licences.
- The government of Trinidad and Tobago is aiming to decriminalise cannabis.
- Procaps and Canopy partner to meet growing LatAm medical cannabis demand.
- Unprescribed use of medical cannabis a concern for Argentinian specialists.
- Small and medium cannabis companies at risk following legislative changes in Argentina.
Oceania
- UK expert set to visit New Zealand to educate the medical community on cannabis.
- Zelda Therapeutics and Emerald Clinic begin collaboration to further cannabis research.
- Elixinol Global subsidiary granted medical cannabis manufacturing licence in Australia.
Asia
- Medical cannabis gaining momentum in Asia.
- General election in Mauritius driving debate on medical cannabis.
- Singapore minister spreads misinformation about drug policy.
- Thai Health Minister to implement medical cannabis programme over next two years.
- High hopes for Parkinson’s patients in Thai medical cannabis research programme.
- Thailand’s new tourism minister looks to benefit from medical cannabis tourism.
Africa
- South Africa awaits its ‘cannabis industry explosion’.
- Namibia continues to resist legalisation of cannabis.
- Cape Town company wants to deliver cannabis straight to South Africans’ doorsteps.
Rest of the world
- Prohibition Partners Co-Founder Stephen Murphy will be presenting at Cannavest West.
- Canada’s recreational legalisation is impacting the supply for medical cannabis users.
- US legalisation reduces the incidence of illegal cannabis cultivation on federal land.
- Study shows cannabis legalisation directly impacts the tobacco and alcohol industries.
- BC-based Agrima has cannabis production licences revoked by Health Canada.
- SOL Global announces US$6.5 milion investment into Canncure.
- Ohio is looking to reduce cannabis penalties by reforming current legislation.
- Edibles, topicals and extracts to bring economic boom to Canadian cannabis market.
- Cannabis banking bill to be discussed by US Senate.
Health & Science
- Study reveals medical cannabis effective in countering cannabis addiction.
- Medical cannabis may not be an effective treatment for glaucoma.
- More research suggesting cannabis could be a viable treatment for PTSD.
Featured
Aurora Deutschland has won the race for the Italian medical cannabis tender, after the other three firms left in the running were eliminated over paperwork errors, but the low price per gram is proving price pressures are beginning to creep into the European market.
The Asian Cannabis Report
Prohibition Partners is proud to present The Asian Cannabis Report™, the first industry report dedicated to the Asian market. The report outlines the commercial opportunities, regulatory framework and political environment across the region, a market we predict could be worth over $8.5 billion by 2024.
Cannabis Europa
Cannabis Europa is crossing the Atlantic this November, bringing European expertise, knowledge and networks to the largest cannabis market in the world, North America.
In 2020, Cannabis Europa will arrive in Madrid against a backdrop of European regulatory change to help push for federal reform in the Spanish capital, before returning home for the third Cannabis Europa London next spring.
European Cannabis Week
After an inspiring programme of talks, networking and cultural events, we’d like to thank all of the partners, sponsors and attendees of the inaugural European Cannabis Week. Check out the event gallery to see the highlights of all the events that took place over the week.
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