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| 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. |
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| Feb 12, 2026 |
California's biggest pot shop is dead after burning cash for years Planet 13 was supposed to revolutionize legal cannabis. The marijuana superstore opened five years ago in Orange County with fanfare and predictions that its walls of TV screens and massive footprint would change how everyone bought weed. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
US (MS): State House of Representatives pass two medical cannabis-related bill Two bills related to Mississippi's medical cannabis program passed in the House of Representatives this week. One bill extends the timeframe for a patient's follow-up visit to keep their medical cannabis card valid, while a second bill creates a system where patients suffering from debilitating or terminal conditions not already on the state's list of approved conditions can petition to try medical cannabis. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Ghana to start licensing process for medical, industrial cannabis cultivation The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to start implementing the licensing regime for medicinal and industrial cannabis cultivation in Ghana. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Navigating New Hemp Laws- A Major Shift for the Cannabis Industry A fast-growing market built on hemp-derived cannabinoid products is about to face a federal reset. Over the past several years, consumer demand for products such as hemp-derived THC gummies, beverages, vapes, and flowers helped create thriving new retail categories across mainstream outlets and e-commerce. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
New Zealand: Guests, growers spend the day at rural cannabis facility The sun was out, the breeze was soft, and a group of international delegates enjoyed a day of speeches, networking, and alfresco dining among rows of cannabis plants. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
France's Long-Awaited Medical Cannabis Reimbursement Framework to Be Revealed Next Week French authorities will present a first draft of the long-awaited pricing and reimbursement decree for medical cannabis on February 18, marking a critical milestone in the country's drawn-out transition from pilot programme to permanent framework. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Washington state lawmakers weigh legalizing home cannabis grows Growing recreational cannabis at home is illegal in Washington state - but lawmakers in Olympia are considering a bill this year to legalize it. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
California Activists Warn of Environmental Damage from Illegal Cannabis Farms Pot has been legal in California for a decade, but a sprawling black market persists for crops cultivated outside the law. In a February 9 report from CalMatters, environmentalists and politicians sounded the alarm regarding the challenges they face in mitigating environmental damage caused by illegal marijuana farms. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
Cannabis retail's frontline workers are carrying more than we think In the early days of legalization, the budtender was cast as the friendly guide in a brave new world, part educator, part concierge, and part cultural translator. Over eight years later, that role has hardened into something far more complex: regulator, brand ambassador, salesperson, and sometimes security buffer, all at once. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
Canada's Medical Cannabis Research Is Changing the Global Debate For more than a decade, medical cannabis has existed in a strange policy limbo. Patients have benefited from it. Physicians have debated it. Regulators have tolerated it. But the kind of rigorous, longitudinal evidence that typically moves medical consensus has been slower to materialize - particularly evidence grounded in real-world patient outcomes. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
Bipartisan Wisconsin Lawmakers Circulate Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana Bipartisan Wisconsin lawmakers will soon be introducing a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession for first-time offenses. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
South Dakota Senators Reject Bills To Repeal Medical Marijuana Program After Federal Rescheduling And Limit THC Potency South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a pair of bills that would have ended the state’s medical marijuana program if the plant is federally rescheduled and to set strict THC potency caps on cannabis products for patients. |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
Why the US Should Avoid Making Canada’s Medical Marijuana Mistake
President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on December 18 signaled a shift in US medical cannabis policy, opening new paths for research and fueling a wave of mergers and acquisitions across the sector. However, one essential issue remains unresolved: how will patients receive medical marijuana in a way that resembles standard healthcare? |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
Florida Officials Miss Counting 54,000+ Signatures for Cannabis Legalization Petition Florida election officials appear to have short-changed an adult-use cannabis legalization campaign by more than 54,000 valid signatures. |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
New cannabis exhibition addresses historical erasure and policy legacy in black communities As Canada's regulated cannabis market enters its eighth year, a Toronto-based health consultancy is advancing a thesis rarely articulated within the industry: that commercial legitimacy depends on historical reckoning. |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
Health Canada cannabis guidance exposes "absurd" education gap in healthcare TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New federal guidance on cannabis for medical purposes is drawing attention to a growing gap in Canadian healthcare: patients are increasingly using cannabis to manage symptoms, but often without consistent clinical education, dosing support, or medication-interaction screening. (January 2026) : https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/topics/accessing-cannabis-for-medical-purposes/cannabis-medical-purposes/cannabis-medical-purposes.pdf |
| Feb 9, 2026 |
Florida spent $4 million in opiate settlement to defeat marijuana legalization Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration spent $4 million in cash from a national opiate crisis settlement to defeat a 2024 adult-use marijuana legalization initiative. |
| Feb 9, 2026 |
'Our position will remain the same': Newmarket council not moving on allowing cannabis stores Newmarket council indicated it would not change its position on allowing retail cannabis stores in town until it gains more planning control. |
| Feb 8, 2026 |
Advocates push for change on retail cannabis
Advocates are once again urging Newmarket council to reconsider its ban on retail cannabis stores. |