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Nov 11, 2026	Florida Veterans Still Pay Full Price for Medical Marijuana Cards. The House Tried Twice to Fix It. Both Bills Died in the Senate. On March 4, the Florida House lit its vote board green. HB 887, a bill to cut the medical marijuana ID card fee for honorably discharged veterans from $75 to $15, passed 113 to 0. Its sponsor, Rep. Susan Valdés, described that green board as a way to show veterans how grateful the state is. The bill went to the Senate Rules Committee that same day, was never heard, and died there when the session ended nine days later.
Nov 11, 2026	Senate Committee Floats Marijuana As Opioid Alternative, Encourages Psychedelic Research And Raises Concerns Over Cannabis-Infused Foods A key Senate committee is directing federal agencies to consider medical marijuana as an opioid alternative as well as the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics—while also encouraging hemp cultivar and germplasm development and additionally raising concerns about cannabinoid-infused foods. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday posted the text of two annual funding bills and attached reports that contain the cannabis and drug policy directives.
Nov 11, 2026	“The Single Convention Has Been One of Our Biggest Nightmares” Junior “Spirit” Cottle is a political activist and president of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cannabis Revival Committee. Since the 1970s he has led efforts to break with British colonialism and establish greater economic and political ownership and control for Vincentians. For the last four decades he has organized traditional cannabis farmers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines against US drug eradication exercises, including Operation Weedeater. He is a member of the Caribbean Fairtrade Cannabis Working Group and sits on the Steering Committee of the Global Forum of Producers of Prohibited Plants.
Nov 11, 2026	Iowa’s Incoming Governor Says Legalizing Marijuana Can Generate ‘Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars’ For The State Rob Sand, the Democrat who won Iowa’s gubernatorial election last week, says he plans to move forward with a proposal to legalize marijuana in the state—arguing that it could generate “hundreds of millions of dollars” in annual revenue to fund public schools and other services. “We should treat cannabis the way that we treat alcohol,” the incoming governor said on the latest episode of Iowa Press that aired on Iowa Public Television on Friday. “That’s, year one, a smaller figure—maybe 54 million—but after that, hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Nov 10, 2026	Proposition 215, 30 Years Later: When Cannabis in California Was a Movement, Not an Industry Thirty years after Proposition 215 was passed on November 5, 1996, California cannabis has become a a multibillion-dollar industry. Clinics that look like Apple Stores, lab-tested products, licenses and taxes that the activists of that time could never have imagined. Many of those who enacted the law, however, regret what it took away. Among many growers, patients, and advocates, nostalgia runs deep. The years leading up to legalization in 2016 left them with memories of a close-knit community, direct relationships between growers and consumers, and an industry that could be operated without relying on large corporations or their compliance costs.
Nov 10, 2026	Cannafest takes place during first year home cannabis cultivation is legal in Czechia Czechia’s annual trade show for cannabis, Cannafest, took place on the first weekend of November at the PVA exposition center in Let?any, Prague. With none other than the first lady of the Czech Republic, Eva Pavlová, as patron, the exhibition brought together experts from law to medicine, and enthusiasts alike, to enjoy goodies from vendors, live music and public debates regarding cannabis.
Nov 10, 2026	Curaleaf Secures Required Clearances for Proposed Aurora Cannabis Acquisition Curaleaf has received all required competition law clearances for its proposed acquisition of Aurora Cannabis. Key Highlights: Germany and Canada were the only jurisdictions requiring competition law clearance for the proposed acquisition. Germany approved the transaction, and Canada’s Competition Bureau issued a no-action letter after completing its review. Curaleaf’s enhanced offer to buy all outstanding Aurora shares remains open until December 4, 2026, unless withdrawn or amended. Curaleaf says the clearances provide greater certainty of completion and support a faster path to closing, subject to remaining offer conditions. Organigram’s competing proposal remains subject to shareholder, court, and regulatory approvals.
Nov 10, 2026	Proposition 215, 30 Years Later: When Cannabis in California Was a Movement, Not an Industry Thirty years after Proposition 215 was passed on November 5, 1996, California cannabis has become a a multibillion-dollar industry. Clinics that look like Apple Stores, lab-tested products, licenses and taxes that the activists of that time could never have imagined. Many of those who enacted the law, however, regret what it took away. Among many growers, patients, and advocates, nostalgia runs deep. The years leading up to legalization in 2016 left them with memories of a close-knit community, direct relationships between growers and consumers, and an industry that could be operated without relying on large corporations or their compliance costs.
Nov 10, 2026	California Legalized Medical Marijuana 30 Years Ago. So Why Is Most of Its Cannabis Still Underground? Prop 215 made California the first state to legalize medical cannabis 30 years ago this month. Ed Rosenthal, Ethan Nadelmann and Lanny Swerdlow look back on how it won and what it left unfinished.
Nov 10, 2026	Bills filed to regulate adult-use cannabis in Texas DALLAS — New bills have been filed to regulate adult-use cannabis in Texas. Under two bills, both filed under the name the Texas Regulation of Cannabis Act, adults 21 and older would be allowed to use, possess, and transport no more than 2 ounces of cannabis, but not more than 15 grams of cannabis concentrate. For personal use, Texans would also be allowed to grow up to 12 cannabis plants on their private residence under the bills.
Nov 10, 2026	Cannabis Industry Welcomes Excise Stamp Reform in Budget 2026, Continues Call for National Stamp The Canadian cannabis industry is responding with cautious optimism to recently announced plans to harmonize aspects of the federal cannabis excise stamp and create new enforcement tools. The federal government’s 2026 Budget proposes streamlining the federal excise stamping program by reducing the number of unique cannabis excise duty stamps from 13 to six. It also includes increased financial penalties for those selling cannabis outside of the regulatory system.
Nov 9, 2026	The Big Winner From the Aurora Cannabis-Organigram Deal: Curaleaf For months, Curaleaf (CURLF-3.56%) has been pursuing a deal to acquire Canadian-based pot producer Aurora Cannabis (ACB-0.39%) in a hostile takeover. Aurora didn't like the deal, believing it undervalued its business. Instead, it recently agreed to a friendly deal with another Canadian cannabis company: Organigram Global (OGI +1.56%) It's a deal that is about 21% higher than the Curaleaf offer. While it's a short-term win for Aurora investors, it arguably doesn't do much for long-term investors who have incurred significant losses; in five years, the stock has declined by 93%. The biggest winner from all this may end up being Curaleaf. Here's why.
Nov 9, 2026	War on drugs: Agencies widen offensive, use technology to wipe out cannabis, opium cultivation New Delhi, November 9 (IANS): There are multiple agencies which are burning the midnight oil to put an end to the drug menace across India. Operations led by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the state police have been busting several narcotics modules in a bid to make India free of drugs by 2029, a vision of the Narendra Modi-led government.
Nov 9, 2026	1.2 million people in Britain use cannabis daily, study estimates An estimated 1.2 million people in Great Britain use cannabis every day, according to a new study. Researchers from King’s College London and the University of Bath found that 7.2% of adults surveyed had consumed cannabis in the previous year. Among those who had used it, 24.2% reported daily consumption, a substantially higher proportion than recorded in official figures.
Nov 9, 2026	From Caribbean Soil to Zurich Labs: Grow Antigua’s Path to Sovereign Driven, High Quality Medicinal Cannabis Grow Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda’s first licensed medicinal cannabis operator, exemplifies a sovereign?driven green economy. Under Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s New Global Economic Order (NEO), the company integrates cultivation, extraction, and blending with SwissX Island’s Shirley’s Apothecary. Every product is verified by SwissX Labs in Zurich, ensuring scientific rigor. The partnership extends to sovereign wealth, marine restoration, and cultural initiatives, positioning Antigua as a Caribbean hub for natural wellness and renewable biofuel.
Nov 9, 2026	‘We Hear About the Abuse, We Don’t See the Data’: German Cannabis Industry Challenges Berlin’s Case for Restrictions Last week, the first Cannabis Health Symposium to take place in Germany saw the local industry’s leading telemedicine and pharmacy voices pull apart the rationale behind proposed medical cannabis restrictions. Representatives from across Germany’s thriving medical cannabis sector, including Grünhorn Group, Bloomwell Group, and the Association of Cannabis-Supplying Pharmacies, challenged the government’s assertions of widespread abuse, criticised their lack of engagement with the sector, and argued that such restrictions would impact the most vulnerable.
Nov 9, 2026	5 things you (probably) didn't know about cannabis and Vancouver Nowadays, the discussion around cannabis has calmed down in B.C. it seems, as legalization has taken the wind out of the sails for both opponents and advocates. However, for decades it was a big deal, with drug raids, community meetings, and a very public debate going back more than 50 years about its place in society, with Vancouver often central to the Canadian conversation.
Nov 9, 2026	Charlottetown’s interim police chief fined $200 for buying unauthorized First Nations cannabis Sometimes, the price of pot is more than expected. Article content Charlottetown’s interim police chief has been fined for purchasing cannabis products at an unauthorized First Nations store. Interim Chief Darren MacDougall confirmed the charge in a statement to The Guardian, saying he pleaded guilty to the offence and paid the $200 fine. “I purchased cannabis products from the Mniku Trading Post in Scotchfort, which is not an authorized cannabis retailer under P.E.I.’s Cannabis Control Act. I was subsequently advised by the RCMP that I would be issued a summary offence ticket for violating the act.”
Nov 9, 2026	Missouri Officials Warn Marijuana Businesses That Interstate Commerce Is Not Allowed, Even Under Federal Rescheduling Missouri regulators are warning marijuana businesses not to ship or receive cannabis products over state lines—even if they get permission from federal officials under the Trump administration’s rescheduling reform.
Nov 8, 2026	Court Orders New Trial for Unlicensed Cannabis Store Operator The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia overturned the conviction in a 2025 case involving a man who operated an unlicensed cannabis store, while allowing an appeal of the initial ruling. The appeal centred on whether the trial judge erred by not allowing defence counsel to make oral submissions before issuing a decision. In a decision posted on Oct. 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia found that, because of a series of adjournments and scheduling complications, the trial judge in the 2025 case ruled the guilty verdict was proven without ever hearing the defence’s oral closing arguments. The court agreed with the appellant that he had a right to present oral closing arguments, and it ordered a new trial before a different Provincial Court judge.
Nov 8, 2026	Buying Weed Used to Mean Hanging Out With Your Dealer. Now It’s Just Retail. Nobody ducked into the dealer’s house, bought and left, Aaron Zeeman remembers. That looked suspicious. So in a lot of circles you sat down. You smoked a joint. You talked for fifteen or twenty minutes and acted like you’d come over to visit. “And then it actually became a visit,” he says. The cover story turned into friendship. The hiding turned into habit, and the habit turned into culture. Zeeman, a Hawaii grower and breeder, spent decades inside that culture and has now written it down. He says legalization is already retiring the parts of it that existed to hide.
Nov 7, 2026	Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Industry Generates R$485 Million In A Year Brazil continues to serve as the largest legal medical cannabis market in South America, which comes as no surprise given how much larger the nation’s population is compared to its continental peers. According to local reporting, Brazil’s medical cannabis industry generated R$485 million during the last year for which data is available. “The Brazilian medical cannabis market generated R$ 485.4 million in the 12 months ending in August 2026, a 15% increase compared to the previous period. The data from consulting firm Close-Up International was released by the portal Brasil Economy in an article published on November 3. Commercial growth and changes in sanitary regulations will be among the topics at Cannabis Connection 2026, held this Thursday (5), in São Paulo.” reports Sechat in its original coverage.
Nov 7, 2026	Unregulated Cannabis Cultivation Decreases 88% In Morocco Morocco’s history as a top international producer of cannabis is well known, with most of that production being unregulated. Morocco has served as a top source of smuggled cannabis for many years, particularly hash smuggled into Europe. The country has worked in recent years to modernize its cannabis policies and provide farmers with a path to enter the regulated market. Unregulated cannabis cultivation has decreased dramatically in Morocco in recent decades.
Nov 7, 2026	Unregulated Cannabis Cultivation Decreases 88% In Morocco Morocco’s history as a top international producer of cannabis is well known, with most of that production being unregulated. Morocco has served as a top source of smuggled cannabis for many years, particularly hash smuggled into Europe. The country has worked in recent years to modernize its cannabis policies and provide farmers with a path to enter the regulated market. Unregulated cannabis cultivation has decreased dramatically in Morocco in recent decades.
Nov 6, 2026	Another Study Finds That Cannabis May Provide Benefits To Dogs Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease that affects an estimated 10-15% of the world’s dog population, resulting in severe itchiness (pruritus) that can lead to infections. The condition is an environmental-based allergy for which there is currently no known cure. A team of researchers based in Brazil and affiliated with the Federal University of Santa Maria and the Federal University of Santa Catarina conducted a study examining the efficacy of cannabis-based therapies to treat atopic dermatitis and pruritus in dogs. The study’s findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Allergy.
Nov 6, 2026	Trump Administration Should Rewrite Marijuana Rescheduling Rule To Include Tribes, American Indian Group Says The Trump administration “failed to engage” in consultation with American Indian tribes as is required under federal law when crafting its plan to reschedule marijuana, according to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). As such, the group wants the policy rewritten or supplemented with a new one to ensure that tribally regulated cannabis is covered under the reform.
Nov 5, 2026	After Texas’ blue wave, San Antonio councilman pushes for study legalizing cannabis With Democrats poised to take power in Austin and across the state after Tuesday’s blue wave, San Antonio Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (D2) wants the city to build an economic case for state and federal lawmakers to explore legalization of marijuana. The councilman filed a council consideration request Thursday seeking a study of what medical and adult-use cannabis legalization could mean for San Antonio and Texas, including potential tax revenue, jobs and business investment.
Nov 5, 2026	What the blue wave means for cannabis reform The 2026 midterm elections saw a blue tsunami overtake the country. Democrats upset Republicans in several key races, reclaiming control of Congress and claiming victory in many state races. Cannabis is poised to benefit from the blue wave in a major way, on both the federal and local levels. Advocates believe a Democratic majority in both the House and the Senate could lead to broader cannabis reform that goes beyond the Trump administration’s rescheduling efforts. States like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin may also finally see cannabis legalized with the election of Democratic candidates.
Nov 5, 2026	Ottawa Outlines Cannabis Excise Stamp Reforms in 2026 Budget Budget 2026 outlines revisions to the current cannabis excise duty stamp framework. Under these proposed measures, a unified stamp would cover regions with identical tax rates, such as Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories, while giving other interested jurisdictions an opportunity to opt in.
Nov 5, 2026	Aurora Cannabis Sees Export Surge Led by Germany and Poland Demand Aurora Cannabis reported net revenue of $86 million for the three months ended September 20, 2036 (Q2 2027), gross profit of $37.5 million, and a net loss of $21.1 million. Revenue rose 5% year-over-year, net revenue rose 9%, and gross profit rose 21%. Losses decreased by 60%. Aurora’s total medical cannabis net revenue was $82.5 million. Canadian medical cannabis net revenue was $21.2 million.
Nov 5, 2026	Earliest Direct Evidence Shows Cannabis Used for Psychoactive Purposes 2,800 Years Ago Researchers found cannabis plant parts in a 2,800-year-old tomb dating to the early eighth century BC in southern Siberia. They also identified its psychoactive compounds in hair found within the tomb, which suggests ritualistic psychoactive use, the study says. While there has been much research highlighting historic uses of cannabis for fibre or even food, these findings also help support a better understanding of how far back the plant was being used for its psychoactive purposes.
Nov 5, 2026	Houston Votes to Deprioritize Low-Level Cannabis Crimes Voters in Houston, Texas on Tuesday approved a ballot measure instructing the police department to deprioritize enforcement of misdemeanor cannabis crimes and ban no-knock warrants, Houston Public Media reports. The measure is similar to those passed in other cities in the state, including Austin, Dallas, Killeen, and San Marcos.
Nov 4, 2026	DEA Announces Batch of Marijuana Firms That Have Met its Registration Requirements The DEA has granted federal registration to over 900 medical marijuana dispensaries operating in seven states, marking an early step in the federal government’s overhaul of cannabis policy, Department of Justice officials announced on Friday.
Nov 4, 2026	The Midterms Were Very Good for Legal Weed. Here’s Everything That Changed. For the first time, a state asked voters whether they wanted to take legal weed back. Massachusetts answered no, by roughly three to one. That was the headline cannabis result of Tuesday’s midterms, but it wasn’t the only one. Idaho voters rejected an amendment that would have stripped them of the power to legalize marijuana. Houston made possession its police department’s lowest priority. In Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton both lost. And the list of states where legalization could advance next year got longer. There was one exception. New Hampshire reelected a governor who wants to keep adult-use cannabis illegal.
Nov 4, 2026	50 years after Nepal banned cannabis, top court orders regulated cultivation Fifty years after Nepal banned all cannabis cultivation, Supreme Court has directed govt to frame regulations within three months to allow its controlled cultivation for medicinal, scientific and industrial purposes, potentially opening the door to a legal cannabis industry in the Himalayan nation.
Nov 4, 2026	Cannabis Common Sense Wins In U.S. Midterm Election Cannabis was on the ballot in two states in the U.S. midterm election this week. Voters in Massachusetts decided on Question 8, which sought to repeal key elements of the state’s adult-use legalization law. Voters in Idaho decided on HJR 4, which sought to amend the state constitution to prevent the public from determining Idaho’s cannabis policies. The measures were placed on the ballots in Massachusetts and Idaho by cannabis opponents. The Massachusetts measure was widely viewed as a ‘test run,’ and if it succeeded, it would likely lead to similar measures being proposed in other legal states. Cannabis is already illegal in Idaho in all forms, and yet anti-cannabis lawmakers somehow found a way to try to make it even more illegal. Thankfully, the anti-cannabis measures in both states were roundly rejected by voters.
Nov 4, 2026	Curaleaf issues statement regarding alternative proposal for Aurora Cannabis Curaleaf Holdings has released a statement acknowledging the announcement by Aurora Cannabis of an alternative transaction from Organigram Global. Curaleaf's enhanced premium bid of October 6, 2026 to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Aurora remains outstanding. Curaleaf believes its offer represents better value, offering a superior combined business with a stronger capital markets profile, greater certainty and speed to close, and greater anticipated synergies. Curaleaf will study Organigram's alternative transaction and awaits disclosure of material details which have not been provided, including any break fee, management and board composition going forward, and any investor rights being granted to BAT.
Nov 3, 2026	How a Genetics Firm Is Preserving Cannabis History As new cultivars pop up in the cannabis industry, it can distract from the work of preserving the decades of genetics that came before. NorCal Seeds & Genetics (NSG) takes the work of documenting and saving those genetics seriously. At its Yolo County R&D site, approximately 600 cultivars are now flowering side by side.
Nov 3, 2026	Idaho amendment giving state Legislature sole power to regulate drugs fails Idaho voters rejected a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution that would have taken away Idahoans’ rights to legalize marijuana or other drugs, according to the Associated Press.
Nov 3, 2026	Massachusetts Voters Decide To Keep Marijuana Sales Legal, Rejecting Ballot Measure Bring Back Criminalization Voters in Massachusetts have rejected a ballot initiative that would have rolled back the state’s marijuana legalization law. Question 8 was trailing by a significant margin of 76 percent to 24 percent on Wednesday morning, with an estimated 80 percent of ballots counted, according to The Associated Press.
Nov 3, 2026	Italy Faces a Shortage of Medical Cannabis Following the Bankruptcy of Its Main Supplier Italy could face worsening shortages of medical cannabis following the Bedrocan's bankruptcy, one of its main suppliers. This situation highlights the vulnerabilities of a system that relies heavily on imports, while domestic production remains insufficient to meet patients’ needs. With demand estimated at more than two metric tons per year and local production, which covers only a small portion of it, the the disappearance of this major player in the European market has cast new uncertainty over the supply to Italian pharmacies and the continuity of treatment.
Nov 3, 2026	Rising supply resets wholesale medical cannabis flower prices in international markets Lower-end wholesale prices for medical cannabis flower in Germany have fallen roughly 30 to 35% since spring, according to the Fall 2026 Global Cannabis Report by the Global Cannabis Exchange (GCX).
Nov 3, 2026	Organigram to Acquire Aurora Cannabis Organigram Global Inc. and Aurora Cannabis Inc. have announced an agreement under which Organigram will acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of Aurora. In an announcement on the morning of Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Organigram says it will acquire the shares at C$7.80 per Aurora Common Share. The transaction values Aurora at approximately C$561 million on a fully diluted equity value basis. Aurora’s shares were temporarily halted for trading on November 3. As the deal was being announced. Rumours of the deal first emerged in mid-October. Together, Organigram and Aurora say this deal will create a global cannabis “champion” with a leadership position in Canada, Europe and Australia and a growing presence across other key regions.
Nov 2, 2026	Alcohol Use Declined In Germany After Cannabis Legalization A pair of researchers in Germany recently examined usage data for cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco to try to determine if consumption levels for alcohol and tobacco have fluctuated in Germany after cannabis legalization. Similar ongoing research efforts are occurring in Canada. The German researchers’ findings were recently published in the journal Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Nov 2, 2026	CBG and High Blood Pressure: A New Study Reveals Surprising Cardiovascular Effects Cannabigerol (CBG), a lesser-known compound in cannabis, may influence blood pressure, blood vessel function, and blood clot formation. A new scientific study suggests that this non-psychoactive cannabinoid may have several cardiovascular effects, although its potential medical applications have yet to be proven in humans.
Nov 2, 2026	DEA issues first federal registrations to MMJ dispensaries, sets November 29 supply chain deadline The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued its first federal registrations to more than 900 state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, the Department of Justice announced.
Nov 2, 2026	From prohibition to medicine: Rethinking cannabis in Morocco For a long time, in Morocco as elsewhere, simply uttering the word “cannabis” was enough to conjure up almost instantly the same images, drugs, prohibition, addiction, and a certain marginality, as if the entire plant were reduced to the dark side attributed to it. Yet today, the same word appears in spheres that until recently seemed irreconcilable with that image: legal agriculture, industry, cosmetics, wellness, research, and now medicine.
Nov 2, 2026	SVG Agriculture Minister demands equitable access for traditional cannabis cultivators At the opening of Cannabis 2026, Israel Bruce, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, challenged investors, regulators, and policymakers to guarantee equitable economic participation for traditional cannabis cultivators in the country's expanding medicinal sector.
Nov 1, 2026	Nepal court gives 3 months for cannabis cultivation rules — Kathmandu Post Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to introduce, within three months, a regulatory framework for the controlled commercial cultivation and production of cannabis for medical, scientific, agricultural, horticultural and industrial purposes. This was reported by Kathmandu Post.
Nov 1, 2026	Medical Cannabis Production Measure Advances In South Korea A measure that would allow the domestic production of cannabis plants containing high amounts of cannabidiol (CBD) appears to be advancing in South Korea. The measure seeks to stabilize the supply of medical cannabis products and reduce the nation’s reliance on imports.

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