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Cannabis producer Canopy sells skin care unit to Inspirit Capital for CA$15.9M 

Cannabis producer Canopy Growth has completed the sale of its This Works skin care and wellness unit to…

News December 18
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Landmark Netherlands cannabis experiment set to begin this week

The Netherlands' cannabis cultivation and distribution experiment is set to kick off Friday in what executives are calling…

News December 11
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Vote on Germany’s cannabis law delayed until 2024

Germany’s parliament won’t have an opportunity to put the first phase of the country’s pending cannabis legislation to…

News December 5
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Vote delayed on Germany’s recreational cannabis legislation

A vote on Germany's watered-down bill to legalize some recreational cannabis use has been delayed until at least…

News November 14
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Japan prepares medical cannabinoids law similar to Korea’s

A draft law in Japan to legalize some pharmaceutically derived medical cannabinoid medicines, while bolstering criminal penalties for…

News November 14
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Portugal exported 5,438 kilograms of cannabis in first half of 2023

Portugal exported 5,438 kilograms (roughly 12,000 pounds) of medical cannabis in the first half of this year, according…

News November 6
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Recreational cannabis stores coming to Switzerland as part of experiment

Germany-based Sanity Group is teaming up with the Swiss Institute for Addiction and Health Research (ISGF) to open…

News October 26
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Dutch cannabis pilot startup phase to launch in December, over 3 years late

A startup phase for a pilot program to allow limited cultivation and distribution of adult-use cannabis in the…

News September 29
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Denmark has destroyed more than 145,000 kilograms of cannabis

Much of the medical cannabis produced under Denmark’s regulatory regime has never made it to market and was…

News September 20
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UK committee calls for wider access to ‘unlicensed’ medical cannabis

The United Kingdom's Home Affairs Committee is recommending the government widen access to unlicensed cannabis-based products for medical…

News September 8
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