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Aphria to buy Nuuvera for CA$826 million, plans to ‘dominate’ international marijuana market

Mergers and acquisitions in Canada’s marijuana sector are showing no signs of letting up. The latest deal brings…

News January 29
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Mexico to allow sales of marijuana-based products in 2018

Mexico has approved the sale of cannabis-based products, but without any licensed cannabis businesses, the goods must be imported.…

News December 22
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Paraguay legalizes medical marijuana cultivation

Paraguay is poised to become the latest nation to reform its marijuana laws with the passage of a…

News December 6
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Report: International cannabis market will surpass $31 billion

The international legal marijuana market will reach $31.4 billion by 2021, according to a study by the Brightfield Group,…

News November 10
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Canadian firm receives license for sizable marijuana grow in Colombia

Canadian company PharmaCielo Ltd. said it has been granted the first Colombian licenses to cultivate marijuana with unrestricted…

News October 24
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Peru’s Congress approves medical cannabis law

Peru’s Congress overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana bill that also has the support of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, putting…

News October 20
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Banking troubles for Uruguay’s recreational cannabis businesses

It didn’t take long for recreational marijuana businesses in Uruguay to encounter a key challenge that hinders U.S.…

News August 21
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Week in Review: Canadian premiers mull recreational marijuana delay, Uruguay begins adult-use sales & Hawaii’s MMJ still on hold

By Matt Lamers, John Schroyer and Bart Schaneman Canada’s provinces consider delaying the launch of the nation’s recreational…

News July 21
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Uruguay to begin recreational cannabis sales July 19

Legal sales of adult-use marijuana in Uruguay will begin next week at a limited number of pharmacies, and…

News July 14
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Mexican president signs medical marijuana legalization decree

Mexican President Pena Nieto made it official this week: His nation is the latest to legalize cannabis for…

News June 23
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