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| Feb 17, 2026 |
Is Hemp the Future of Flooring?
For decades, the flooring aisle has offered a familiar tradeoff. Natural wood brings warmth and longevity but at rising cost and environmental strain. Vinyl promises affordability and convenience, yet increasingly raises questions about what it introduces into the home. As homeowners, schools, and designers reconsider those choices, hemp is beginning to surface as a credible alternative. |
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| Feb 17, 2026 |
Cannabis regulators weighing licensing freeze Massachusetts cannabis regulators are considering a licensing freeze to address businesses that have been squeezed by falling marijuana prices. The Cannabis Control Commission voted Thursday to schedule a public hearing on a potential freeze of new cultivation licenses and a temporary moratorium on approving additional canopy capacity. |
| Feb 17, 2026 |
Leading Cannabis Brand PAX Returns to Canada With TRIP All-in-One Vape TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PAX, a pioneering global cannabis brand, today announced its anticipated return to the Canadian market with the launch of TRIP, PAX’s All-in-One vaporizer in the brand’s award-winning Live Rosin with Diamonds line. Products are now available in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with further expansion to come. |
| Feb 17, 2026 |
Is Congress sabotaging Nebraska medical cannabis before it begins? Medical cannabis businesses in Nebraska, where patient access has not launched more than a year after voters legalized the drug, are currently the only state-sanctioned MMJ operators at risk of federal prosecution. |
| Feb 16, 2026 |
Canadian industry, healthcare providers split on regulations for CBD as a Natural Health Product Health Canada's latest "What We Heard Report" on regulating cannabidiol (CBD) as a Natural Health Product (NHPCC) highlights both numerous areas of agreement and deep divisions on the topic among stakeholders, including industry, healthcare professionals, and provincial governments. The report once again includes no concrete path forward for any such changes. |
| Feb 16, 2026 |
Cannabis Is Quietly Reshaping Mardi Gras Culture For generations, Mardi Gras in New Orleans has been synonymous with exuberant parades, bead throws, brass bands, and free-flowing alcohol. From the krewes rolling down St. Charles Avenue to the packed revelry of Bourbon Street, the Carnival season has long been fueled by hurricanes, hand grenades, and go-cups carried through the French Quarter. But as cultural attitudes shift and younger generations redefine celebration, cannabis is quietly reshaping Mardi Gras culture. Marijuana, hemp, cod and low-alcohol alternatives are quietly reshaping how people experience the greatest free show on Earth. |
| Feb 16, 2026 |
EHIA pushes for whole plant recognition and 1% THC threshold European Industrial Hemp Association has welcomed the European Commission's proposal to clarify that all parts of the hemp plant fall within the EU agricultural framework, while reiterating its call for a harmonized 1% THC threshold under the ongoing review of the Common Agricultural Policy and the revision of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 on the Common Organisation of the Markets. |
| Feb 16, 2026 |
Cannabis use associated with better decision-making skills in people with bipolar disorder A new study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that chronic cannabis use may not be associated with cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder, contrasting with its effects on healthy individuals. The findings indicate that people with bipolar disorder who use cannabis moderately may possess better decision-making skills than those with the disorder who do not use the drug. This research offers a potential explanation for why many individuals with this condition turn to cannabis for symptom management. |
| Feb 15, 2026 |
B.C. court orders former U.S. cannabis CEO to pay $7.4M after offshore deal collapses B.C.'s Supreme Court has ordered a former cannabis company executive to pay more than $7.4 million after he engaged in a high-stakes financial workaround designed to bypass U.S. securities regulations. |
| Feb 15, 2026 |
Nepal: Watch cannabis rituals unfold during Shivaratri in Kathmandu Crowds thronged Kathmandu's Pashupatinath Temple for Shivaratri, where worship, music and a rare legal tolerance of marijuana marked the festival. |
| Feb 15, 2026 |
Nepal Celebrates Shivaratri With Cannabis Rituals Amid Religious Fervor |
| Feb 15, 2026 |
Study challenges negative cannabis stereotypes, claiming link to brain benefits Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus analyzed cannabis usage, brain scans and cognitive test results for more than 26,000 adults between the ages of 40 and 77, using data from the UK biobank. The study found that cannabis users — particularly those who reported moderate lifetime usage — showed larger volumes in several brain regions. |
| Feb 14, 2026 |
Scientists revive prehistoric cannabis enzymes and uncover more medical uses Long-lost cannabis enzymes are back, and they pinpoint when the plant first gained the chemistry to make THC, CBD, and CBC. These three compounds drive the psychoactive and medical effects of cannabis. |
| Feb 13, 2026 |
If America has a marijuana problem, The New York Times wants to make it worse In a Feb. 9 editorial, The New York Times declared that America has a marijuana problem, a sweeping declaration eagerly amplified by the usual suspects who want a return to prohibition. On several points, they're right. High-potency products have proliferated. THC-minded milligram one-upmanship distorts consumer behavior. Labeling can be inconsistent. Misleading health claims exist. Overconsumption is real. |
| Feb 13, 2026 |
Trump Pardons Former NFL Star Convicted Of Trafficking 175 Pounds Of Marijuana President Donald Trump has pardoned a former NFL star who was convicted of trafficking 175 pounds of marijuana. As advocates await action on federal marijuana rescheduling—and many people continue to endure the consequences of ongoing cannabis criminalization—Trump granted clemency to five ex-NFL players, including Nate Newton, who helped lead the Dallas Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in the 1990s. |
| Feb 13, 2026 |
Group petitions for provincial medical cannabis program
Life comes with a lot of lows, and pain and there are a lot of B.C. patients who depend on cannabis to see them through. A group of these patients are petitioning the provincial government to administer a provincial medical cannabis program as per the Canada Health Act. |
| Feb 13, 2026 |
Gorilla Gardens opens Alberta's first cannabis farmgate store in Okotoks |
| Feb 13, 2026 |
Kentucky Officials Ask Lawmakers to Expand Medical Marijuana Program
Kentucky marijuana officials are urging lawmakers to broaden the list of medical conditions that qualify patients for a medical cannabis card. In a letter sent Thursday to top legislative leaders, the OCM outlined its case for expanding eligibility under the state’s relatively new program. |
| Feb 13, 2026 |
Access, Saturation, Consolidation: Why Denmark Foreshadows the Future of Europe's Medical Cannabis Markets As Europe's medical cannabis markets continue to mature, an increasingly familiar pattern is beginning to emerge. First, access opens and demand surges. Then operators and products flood into the market, leading to the compression of both the price for patients and the margins for businesses. This, inevitably, is followed by consolidation as those without the deep pockets to weather the price crush give way to those who do. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Cannabis Stocks Are Sinking The Global Cannabis Stock Index closed on 2/11 at 5.69, which is down 3.4% in February and down 13.7% so far in 2026. Since April 30, 2024, it has plunged 51.4%. Five years ago, the index peaked at 92.48, and it has dropped 93.9% since then. |