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Lesotho planning overhaul of medical cannabis rules

A revamped round of regulations is in the works in Lesotho that would spell out new guidelines for…

News July 31
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Israel sees commercial medical cannabis imports, but still no exports 

An Israeli company was granted a license to import and commercialize medical cannabis, marking an industry first in…

News July 24
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Cannabis the most widely used drug globally, UN World Drug Report says 

Marijuana was the most widely used drug around the world in 2017, with an estimated 188 million consumers…

News June 27
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South Africa approves continent’s first federal cannabidiol law

A change to South Africa’s medicines law means the country is the first in Africa to carve out…

News May 24
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Canadian medical cannabis exports tripled last year, as race for European market position intensifies

Exports of medical cannabis from Canada soared last year as the country’s biggest licensed cannabis companies continued to…

News March 21
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EXCLUSIVE: Zimbabwe approves first license for private cannabis company

A Zimbabwe company says it received approval for its cannabis license, which will make it the first in the…

News March 13
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World Health Organization recommends rescheduling cannabis, provides clarity on CBD

Member states of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) received the World Health Organization Expert Committee on…

News January 31
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Canadian marijuana companies raised landmark CA$12 billion in 2018

Marijuana firms in Canada raised a record 11.96 billion Canadian dollars ($9 billion) last year as they prepared…

News January 11
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Chart: Another record-setting year for MJBizCon mirrors massive marijuana business potential

MJBizCon, which is hosted by Marijuana Business Daily, continues to smash attendance records amid strong, ongoing growth in…

News November 19
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Is Canada’s marijuana legalization a ‘template’ for the world to follow?

Canada took its first steps into a future of legal cannabis Wednesday, but what that means for prohibition…

News October 17
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