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DEA Takes Steps to Approve Cannabis Cultivation Applications, States Issue New Rules for Industry Amid COVID-19 Concerns: Week in Review

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its regulations in an effort to approve pending applications for licenses that allow entities to grow cannabis for research purposes.

Colombia Allows Medicinal Cannabis for Local Market

The Colombian government issued a new regulation that establishes the regulatory framework to commercialize master cannabis preparations for Colombian medicinal cannabis.

Malawi Becomes Latest African Country to Legalize Cannabis for Certain Uses

The country will allow cannabis for medical and industrial applications.

Ultra Health Exports Cannabis to Israel

The company has successfully exported low-THC, high-CBD cannabis medicine to Israel through its strategic partnership with Israeli pharmaceutical group Panaxia.

Illinois Extends Cannabis License Application Deadline Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Virginia Lawmakers Send Decriminalization Bill to Governor: Week in Review

The deadline for Illinois’ craft grower, infuser and transporter license applications is now March 30.

Canndoc and Super-Pharm Sign Long-Term Partnership Agreement

Super-Pharm will purchase 10 tons of medical cannabis GMP products from Canndoc over a three-year period.

Three Senate Committees Approve Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Draft Bill

The Supreme Court has set an April 30 deadline for Congress to legalize cannabis after the Senate delayed a vote on the issue in October.

New Research Looks at Hemp-Sourced Cannabinoid, CBM

Recent research by a team of Italian scientists examined the minor cannabinoid known as cannabimovone and its ability to engage with a receptor type that helps regulate both metabolic and immune functions with implications for future investigation into its use in the treatment of a variety of disease states.

World Health Organization Delaying Cannabis Rescheduled Vote Yet Again

The UN Commission is now looking to a possible vote in December 2020.

Canada Health Department Forms Committee to Study Cannabis

The department is seeking nominations for the committee to research how cannabis and related products can be used without medical oversight.

Univo and Canopy Growth Sign Collaboration Agreement to Import, Produce, Market and Export Medical Cannabis Products in Israel

In the first stage, Univo will import 470 kg from Canopy.

CBN, CBC and Acidic Forms Found to Kill Colon Cancer Cells

A new pre-clinical study from Cannabics Pharmaceuticals finds CBN, CBC and their acidic forms to be effective against human colon cancer cell lines.

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