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| Jun 25, 2026 |
Report: Cannabis Industry Jobs Fell 2.7% Year-Over-Year Employment in the legal cannabis industry fell slightly in 2025 – down 2.7%, according to Vangst and Whitney Economics’ annual U.S. Cannabis Jobs Report. The report ties the job losses to a 3.3% decrease in U.S. cannabis sales and price compression. |
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| Jun 25, 2026 |
The Irish Parliament recommends decriminalizing all drugs A committee of the Irish Parliament, the Joint Committee on Drug Use (Parliamentary Committee on Drug Use) published its final report, setting forth 161 recommendations aimed at fundamentally transforming the way the Irish government approaches the use of psychoactive substances. At the heart of the document is the decriminalization of the possession of all drugs for personal use. |
| Jun 25, 2026 |
Cannabis Teamsters Launch ULP Strike
(BARRY, Ill.) – Over 300 members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness have been forced out on strike over the company’s unfair labor practices (ULPs), which includes their refusal to bargain in good faith. It’s the first strike undertaken by Teamsters at a cannabis grow house. |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
Health Canada answers concerns about retail cannabis oversight Health Canada is defending its oversight of the cannabis industry after a recent study concluded there are gaps in the tracking of new products and a lack of uniformity in how product potency is displayed on packaging. These concerns were raised in a report prepared by Lakehead University researchers. |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
The Hidden Cost of Sin Taxes: High Taxes Undermine Goals of Cannabis Legalization
A new study analyzing market factors in the US says a $1 increase in cannabis taxes leads to a $4–$6 increase in cannabis prices. Those higher prices can drive consumers back to the illicit market while reducing government revenue. The paper, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, also looked at how taxes on cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and beer impact cannabis sales, given the elasticity of demand from consumers depending on total price. |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
Pennsylvania Voters Strongly Support Legalizing Marijuana—And They Blame Republicans For Blocking Progress, New Poll Shows A new poll shows that Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization—and that the largest share put the blame on Republican lawmakers for the fact that the state has not yet enacted the reform. The survey, conducted by Public Policy Polling this month, found that three out of four voters favor legalizing recreational cannabis. When asked whether “adults over 21 should have places to purchase non-medical cannabis products that are legal, and strictly regulated,” 55 percent said they strongly agree and 20 percent somewhat agree. |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
Nebraska Officials Approve First Legal Medical Cannabis Cultivator The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission on Monday unanimously approved the state’s first medical cannabis cultivator to begin operations, the Nebraska Examiner reports. The regulators’ sign-off on the official inspection of MahaMota Cultivation Company in Raymond paves the way for the state’s first legal medical cannabis crop. |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
Deep Green Guam receives island's first cannabis establishment operating permit Guam's Cannabis Control Board has approved its first permit to operate a cannabis establishment, granting unanimous approval to Guam Real Deal LLC, doing business as Deep Green Guam, on Wednesday, nearly seven years after the island legalized recreational adult-use marijuana in 2019. Revenue and Taxation Department director and board vice chair Marie Lizama says the permit represents the furthest any applicant has advanced since the board began accepting applications in 2022. Lizama says, "It's probably one of the harder hurdles to overcome." |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
Cannabis Inherits Its Future: Part 1, The Genetic Legacy Loop
Cannabis is being asked to do two jobs at once, and the genetics that win one don’t necessarily win the other. As a recreational flower, it is judged on cultivar name, flavour, and other craft-flower aesthetics. As a regulated medicine, it has to deliver chemotype consistency, batch reproducibility, and a pharmacopoeial-grade monograph. The gene pool the modern industry inherited was bred almost entirely for the first job. It is being asked, now, to deliver the second. |
| Jun 23, 2026 |
Virginia to Start Retail Cannabis Sales in July 2027 Virginia leaders have reached an agreement on legislation aimed at establishing a regulated recreational cannabis market across the Commonwealth, a watershed moment in the state’s long-running debate over legal cannabis sales. Under the deal, licensed recreational cannabis sales would begin on July 1 next year. A statewide tax of 6% would take effect when the market launches, increasing to 8% two years later. Cities and counties would also have the option to impose an additional local tax ranging from 1% to 3.5%. |
| Jun 23, 2026 |
How Countries Legalise Cannabis Matters More Than Whether They Do, Lancet Review Finds
Thirteen years ago, Uruguay became the first country on the planet to officially legalise cannabis for recreational (adult-use) purposes. In December 2013, state-controlled cannabis retail sales, home cultivation, and social clubs were fully legalised by President José Mujica. |
| Jun 23, 2026 |
Uruguay Wants to Integrate Medical Cannabis into Its Healthcare System Uruguay was the first country in the world to establish a legal framework for the entire cannabis industry. Yet, ten years later, medical cannabis still has not found its place in the healthcare system. Its exclusion from the Therapeutic Drug Formulary limits access to it, while the lack of training among healthcare professionals and the cost of treatment are hindering its development. |
| Jun 23, 2026 |
Alberta’s Cannabis Event Model Is Leading the Industry
Not long ago, buying legal cannabis at a music festival in Canada was unthinkable. Today in Alberta, you can walk into a dedicated consumption space at a major outdoor event, browse a curated product menu, and spark up legally, all without leaving the grounds. The province has become the most progressive jurisdiction in the country when it comes to cannabis at public events, and the people who built that landscape say it has outperformed even their most optimistic projections. The question now isn’t whether the model works; it’s what comes next. |
| Jun 22, 2026 |
Homegrown Weed vs Dispensary: What Growing My Own Taught Me About Buying Bud The whole homegrown weed vs dispensary question never crossed my mind until I started growing my own. I’m not some legacy cultivator with a sealed tent and a spreadsheet of feeding schedules. I grow flowers. I grow vegetables. I’ve spent years babying tomatoes and marigolds, so this spring I figured it was time to branch out. Before I get into it, home cultivation laws vary by state. Some allow adults to grow a small number of plants for personal use. Others prohibit it entirely. Check your state’s rules before you plant anything. What’s legal where I am may not be where you are. |
| Jun 22, 2026 |
Cannabis producers give up trying to get Ottawa to stop smothering their business The Cannabis Council of Canada has announced it is suspending its advocacy operation, apparently because its member companies have given up hope that the federal government is prepared to listen to them. In a letter to Finance Minister François Philippe Champagne that foreshadowed this week’s announcement, outgoing council president Paul McCarthy said the country’s licensed cannabis producers have lost confidence that the government is committed to getting its tax and regulatory policies right. |
| Jun 22, 2026 |
Federal Cannabis Rescheduling 101
As the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) gears up for this month’s administrative hearing on the fate of federal marijuana legalization, we sat down with UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute (CPI) director Riana Durrett for the rundown on decades of debate surrounding the plant — and what giving the green light could mean for businesses, tourists, and residents in Las Vegas, the Silver State, and beyond. |
| Jun 22, 2026 |
Virginia Lawmakers Approve Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales that was recently negotiated with the governor following her veto of an earlier proposal to enact the reform. |
| Jun 22, 2026 |
Is the US Hemp Ban Punishing the Wrong People?
Uncertainty isn’t what hemp needs right now. Just as the market for legal hemp-derived cannabinoids is maturing, peer-reviewed research is flourishing, and serious brands are raising the bar, the upcoming federal ban threatens to kill the industry’s momentum. After the midnight passage of a policy rewrite that would eliminate 95% of the current market, we’re facing down the barrel of an entirely new landscape within six months. Worse, the vast majority of operators, farmers, and consumers are doing the right thing but finding themselves in the crosshairs of prohibition. This change punishes the wrong people and threatens to undo almost a decade of hemp progress. |
| Jun 22, 2026 |
Congressional Amendment Would Expand Marijuana Waivers For Military Recruits Who Test Positive For THC A Republican member of Congress has filed an amendment that would expand waivers for military recruits who’ve tested positive for marijuana. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) filed by Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) acknowledges that the Army and Navy have already “taken positive steps in their work to design and implement a waiver system that permits potential enlistees into the Armed Forces to reapply for enlistment following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol.” |
| Jun 22, 2026 |
DaySavers Launches Perfect Pack 2 Portable Joint-Filling Machine to Create Perfect Pre-Rolls On the Go RENTON, Wash., June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DaySavers, the most innovative and transparent smoking accessories brand on the market from Custom Cones USA, today launched the latest model of their signature joint-filling machine, the Perfect Pack 2, a personal, made-for cannabis cone- and tube-filling machine that can perfectly pack a pre-roll in seconds from anywhere, thanks to a new battery mode and USB-C cable that works with power banks and even smartphones. |
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