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Jones Soda, Tilray partnering to bring Mary Jones cannabis drinks to Canada

Seattle-based Jones Soda Co. is partnering with licensed producer Tilray Brands to bring infused-beverage brand Mary Jones to…

News February 8
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Aurora Cannabis acquires MedReleaf Australia in bigger bet on medical

Aurora Cannabis has acquired the remaining 90% equity interest of MedReleaf Australia it didn't already own, giving the…

News February 8
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Canadian cannabis firm MediPharm receives Brazilian GMP certification

MediPharm Labs Corp.’s facility in Barrie, Ontario, received Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification from Brazil's National Sanitary Surveillance…

News February 8
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German cannabis company Avextra raises 20 million euros

German medical cannabis company Avextra closed a funding round totaling more than 20 million euros ($21.5 million).

News February 7
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Curaleaf International acquires Polish medical cannabis company

Curaleaf International has acquired Polish medical cannabis operator Can4Med, giving the London-based company a foothold in one of…

News February 6
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Canada’s cannabis law review on schedule for spring release

A panel of experts scrutinizing Canada’s federal Cannabis Act is on schedule to release its review and recommendations…

News February 6
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Akanda signs nonbinding deal to sell Portuguese cannabis firm for $2 million

International medical cannabis company Akanda Corp. has entered into an amended nonbinding letter of intent to sell RPK…

News February 5
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Israel’s new rules might spur growth in medical cannabis industry

New rules implemented in January by Israel's Ministry of Health to ease the path for physicians approving medical…

News February 5
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Malta’s first adult-use ‘cannabis club’ begins recruitment, sales

Malta's first adult-use "cannabis club" opened this week, a little more than two years after the European Union…

News February 2
CANADA Cannabis Council of Canada
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Smitherman steps down from Canadian cannabis lobby group

George Smitherman, the longtime executive director of the Cannabis Council of Canada, is stepping down, and the organization…

News February 1
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