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New Zealand extends medical cannabis transition to avoid supply disruption

Medical cannabis suppliers in New Zealand have been given an extension on new product-assessment rules that were set…

News October 7
Australia

Australia approves record number of medical cannabis patients

Australia’s medical cannabis market continues to grow. In September, more than 6,000 patients were approved for medical marijuana…

News October 6
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GW Pharmaceuticals cannabis drug gets regulatory OK in Australia

GW Pharmaceuticals’ plant-derived CBD drug Epidyolex received approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to be used in…

News September 24
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Report: Australia cannabis sales near AU$100 million as consolidation looms

Australia’s market for medical cannabis is expected to triple this year to about AU$95 million ($70 million) in…

News September 17
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New Zealand cannabis market estimated at NZ$1.5 billion, 74,000 kilograms

Roughly 74,000 kilograms (74 metric tons) of cannabis is consumed annually in New Zealand’s illicit market, with a…

News September 15
Australia

Australia sees 5,000 cannabis patient approvals for second straight month

Roughly 5,270 patients were approved for medical cannabis treatment in Australia in August via the SAS Category B…

News September 11
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Canada hasn’t imported any commercial medical cannabis, new data shows

Canada has imported a relatively small amount of cannabis since late 2018, and none for sale commercially, according…

News September 1
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New Zealand cannabis company granted license, plans stock listing

Tairawhiti, New Zealand-based Rua Bioscience has received a commercial license to grow and supply cannabis-derived medicines, and is…

News August 19
Australia

Australia sees record month for medical cannabis approvals

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) added more than 5,500 patient approvals in July for unapproved medicinal cannabis products…

News August 7
Thailand

Thai Cabinet OKs expanding access to cannabis; Parliament vote needed

Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal from the Public Health Ministry that would allow health professionals, farmers…

News August 4
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