This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Dec. 20, 2019, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• New Jersey lawmakers vote to put adult-use cannabis on 2020 ballot
• Cannabis firm Cresco Labs inks $50 million sale-leaseback deal
• Chicago mayor floats recreational marijuana idea for minorities
• EPA approves 10 pesticides for hemp production
• US senators ask DEA for cannabis cultivation timeline
• Italy to nearly triple domestic medical cannabis production in 2020
• New Zealand finalizes groundwork to launch medical cannabis industry in April
• Analysis: Germany's medical cannabis market loses momentum but on pace to surpass 100 million euros
• Ohio-based CBD empire terminates bid to acquire multistate cannabis operator