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Aurora Strikes Supply Deal With Mexican Pharmaceutical Company

Aurora Cannabis has announced that it completed a medical cannabis supply deal with Mexican pharmaceutical company Farmacias Magistrales, according to… Read More

Quebec May Outlaw Public Cannabis Consumption, Raise Age to 21

On Wednesday, the Quebec provincial legislature began discussing a bill to outlaw public cannabis consumption and raise the legal age… Read More

Canadian LP Aphria Accused of Fraudulent Financials

Gabriel Grego of Quintessential Capital Management has accused Canadian producer Aphria of playing a shell game with shareholders by purchasing… Read More

Brazil Advances Medical Cannabis Legislation

A ballot measure introduced to the Brazilian Senate by an online petition has received an important committee’s approval, Marijuana Moment reports.… Read More

South Korea Legalizes Medical Cannabis

South Korea became the first East Asian country to legalize medical cannabis following a pivotal vote this week by the… Read More

Aurora Completes First Shipment of Cannabis to Czech Republic

Canadian licensed producer Aurora Cannabis has completed its first shipment of medical cannabis products to the Czech Republic, MarketWatch reports. The… Read More

Thailand Legislature Proposes Medical Cannabis Legalization

On Friday, Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly proposed amendments to the Health Ministry that would legalize both medical cannabis and Kratom… Read More

Mexico’s President-Elect to Honor Supreme Court’s Cannabis Decision

Mexico’s president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador said last week he would not interfere with the Supreme Court’s decision to end cannabis… Read More

Mexico Supreme Court Ends Cannabis Prohibition

Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the national ban on cannabis use is unconstitutional, signaling the end of prohibition, according… Read More

Paul Ryan On Board With CBD, Industrial Hemp

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) gave a surprise endorsement on Tuesday to industrial hemp and cannabidiol (CBD), the… Read More

China and Japan Warn Citizens Visiting Canada Against Cannabis Use

China and Japan have joined South Korea in the ranks of Asian countries who have warned citizens against using cannabis… Read More

Republic of Vanuatu Legalizes Medical Cannabis

The Republic of Vanuatu has become the latest nation to legalize medical cannabis, Benzinga reports. The nation of about 80… Read More

South Korea Warns Citizens Against Cannabis Use In Canada

Though adult cannabis use is now legal in Canada, South Koreans traveling or living abroad in the North American country… Read More

Report: UN’s International Drug War Has Failed

A report investigating the United Nation’s “war on drugs” released Sunday has found that international drug policy in the last… Read More

United Kingdom MMJ Legalization Takes Effect Next Month

Doctors in the United Kingdom will soon be allowed to prescribe medical cannabis to patients with an exceptional need, according to… Read More

Cannabis Death Sentence Spurs MMJ Legalization Talks in Malaysia

Malaysian leaders are floating the idea of legalizing medical cannabis as activists lash out over a death sentence handed last… Read More

Florida Rep. Lambasts DEA’s Cannabis Imports Decision

U.S. Rep Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), who has worked to spearhead legislation in his home state, has lambasted the DEA decision… Read More

Canadian Armed Forces to Allow Some Cannabis Consumption

Canada has spelled out the cannabis consumption rules for soldiers and civilians working for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), according… Read More

DEA Approves Canada’s Tilray for Cannabis Drug Imports

Canadian cannabis producer Tilray Inc. announced today that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has approved the company’s request to import… Read More

South Africa Decriminalizes Personal Cannabis Use

The South African Constitutional Court has ruled that the personal use of cannabis is no longer a criminal offense, according… Read More

Coca-Cola Considering CBD Product Line

The Coca-Cola Co. is the latest major beverage company to consider investing in the cannabis space, BNN Bloomberg reports. Coke, the… Read More

Georgia Wants to Grow & Export Cannabis But Not Allow Consumption

A bill introduced in the Georgia Parliament is seeking to legalize the cultivation of cannabis for export but not legalize… Read More

Border Patrol Official Confirms Lifetime Bans for Cannabis Employees

A senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Official has confirmed that Canadians who work in that country’s legal cannabis industry… Read More

Cannabis ETF Breaks $1 Billion in Assets

Ballooning cannabis stocks have caused Canadian-based Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (HMMJ) to break $1 Billion CAD in assets… Read More