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- Industry Trends
Is Portugal About to Lose its Position as the ‘Gateway’ to Europe’s Largest Cannabis Markets?
Over the last five years, Portugal has built a reputation as the medical cannabis ‘doorway to Europe’, the go-to hub for countries from North and South America, Asia and Oceania to ship their cannabis to and have it distributed to Europe’s most active markets.
- Medical Cannabis
Curaleaf Laboratories Enters Strategic Partnership with ANTG to Manufacture and Distribute Medicinal Cannabis Products in the UK
Curaleaf Laboratories, one of the UK’s leading providers of medicinal cannabis products, is pleased to announce a landmark partnership with Australian Natural Therapeutics Group (ANTG), one of Australia’s most respected producers of pharmaceutical-grade medicinal cannabis.
- Medical Cannabis
SOMAÍ Adds International Lifestyle Brand Cookies to Global Medical Cannabis Markets
Cookies, the most globally recognised cannabis brand, is entering global medical markets with a full extract portfolio through a strategic partnership with SOMAÍ, a leading EU-GMP-certified vertically integrated Multi-Country Operator (MCO).
- Medical Cannabis
Cannabis Group Cannim Collapses: UK Clinics Pause, Creditors Pursue Millions
Cannim Group Pty, the international medical cannabis company with operations spanning the UK, Australia, the US and Canada, has entered voluntary administration.
- Industry Trends
New York Cannabis Retailers Push Back on $30m Product Recall and ‘Rent-a-Licence’ Scandal
Oregon-based edibles company Grön has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding New York’s so-called ‘rent-a-licence’ scandal.
- Investment & Finance
Trump Sends Cannabis Stocks Surging, Cantourage Brings in Investor Relations Help, & Mamedica Secures £4.5m
Cannabis Stocks Surge on Trump Video Global cannabis stocks have enjoyed a considerable, but likely temporary, run this week, after US President Donald Trump shared a video apparently endorsing the use of CBD for senior healthcare.
- Retail & Brands
Are Rival’s Challenges to High Tide’s German Entry About Compliance Or Competition?
Last month, one of Canada’s largest cannabis retailers, High Tide, thrust its way into the booming German medical cannabis market by acquiring a majority stake in Remexian Pharma GmbH in a deal worth over €27m.
- Cultivation
Licences Without Land: Cannabis Social Clubs Effectively Blocked in Bavaria
The legalisation of cannabis in Germany on 1 April 2024 was intended to mark a paradigm shift in drug policy.
- M&A Activity
Barney’s Farm Terminates Landmark Merger With Sensi Seeds & Ilgm Amid Accusations of Failed Payments
Dutch seed bank Barney’s Farm, one of the leading names in the global consumer cannabis seeds market, has backed out of a landmark merger with Sensi Seeds and US firm I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM).
- Legal Analysis
Switzerland Plans for a Single Online Cannabis Retailer: What Will This Mean for its Upcoming Adult-Use Market?
Switzerland’s draft cannabis plan proposes a single online retailer, raising opportunities and risks as it pursues Europe’s first adult-use market.
- Cultivation
Germany as Europe’s Beacon: How Enua Is Securing Medical Cannabis Amid Legalization Shifts
In the latest instalment of our series spotlighting the expert contributors to Prohibition Partners’ newly launched Insights Hub, we sat down with Enua to dicsuss the risks posed by Germany’s drift towards adult-use in its medical market, the company’s proposals for strengthening pharmacy-led distribution and introducing over-the-counter cannabis products, and its long-term mission to ensure…
- Supply Chain
The Canadians are Coming: Europe Grapples With Growing Wave of Canadian Cannabis
Canadian cannabis exports to Europe are surging, with Tilray, High Tide and MediPharm expanding in Germany and the UK despite local pushback.
