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Struggling Canadian cannabis producer pulls out of Jamaica

Cannabis producer The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD) is no longer pursuing opportunities in Jamaica so it can focus…

News May 29
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Jamaica plans to maintain ‘functional’ cannabis market amid pandemic

Jamaica published details about the “Business Continuity Plan” it has implemented to maintain a functional and expanding cannabis…

News May 22
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Colorado governor unveils marijuana banking guide

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis released a guide to help state-chartered financial companies better serve and expand banking services…

News February 4
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Public comment period opens for Trinidad and Tobago’s cannabis law

Businesses have been invited to comment on Trinidad and Tobago’s proposed medical cannabis law, which is intended to…

News February 4

European Commission proposes unified EU vote on WHO cannabis scheduling recommendations

In advance of the March session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the European Union's…

News January 15
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Trinidad and Tobago’s proposed medical cannabis law advances

A proposed law to establish the legal footing for a medical marijuana industry in Trinidad and Tobago was…

News December 30
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Top 10 global cannabis stories of 2019: WHO backs rescheduling, Linton out at Canopy, Canadian firms eye US & more

Cannabis markets in Canada and elsewhere in the world went on a roller-coaster ride in 2019, as irrational expectations gave…

News December 30

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Maine cleared a major hurdle on its path to legalize the sale of adult-use cannabis by launching the…

News December 6

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Some African-American aldermen in Chicago are concerned that the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois on Jan. 1…

News December 5
Barbados

Barbados medical cannabis law clears final hurdle in Parliament

A law forming the legal foundation for a medical cannabis industry in Barbados has overcome the last important…

News December 3
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