CannabisLink.ca - Top Stories

Top Stories (2026) - (1618 items)

(All links open in new tab)

Sep 30, 2026	GCRS White Paper Delivers Blueprint for Global Cannabis Regulatory Alignment The Global Cannabis Regulatory Summit (GCRS) has published a 100-page white paper that diagnoses a fragmented global regulatory landscape and sets out a working architecture to address it. The legal framework for medical cannabis has existed for more than 60 years. A coherent regulatory framework has not. The Summit brings together regulators, policymakers, healthcare professionals, patient groups and industry. Co-published by Artemis Growth Partners and Prohibition Partners, the document captures the central themes, workshop findings and recommendations that emerged from this year’s London Summit.
Sep 30, 2026	Pre-Rolls Overtake Flower as Canada's Top Cannabis Category by Revenue in 2025, Cones Canada Report Finds Pre-rolls overtook flower in 2025 to become Canada's top cannabis category by revenue, extending a long-standing lead in unit sales, according to the newly released State of the Canadian Pre-Roll Market 2026 report from Cones Canada, the Canadian arm of Custom Cones USA.
Sep 30, 2026	Virginia’s first look at a cannabis retail market Virginia took a step toward launching its recreational marijuana market this month after years of legislative limbo. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority released its first draft of regulations for prospective businesses, including registration fees, limits on customer purchases, and even how delivery operators would be permitted. Virginia approved legislation legalizing retail marijuana sales this year. The law allows up to 350 recreational marijuana stores, 100 microbusinesses and five tier V cultivation facilities to open across the state.
Sep 30, 2026	Medical Cannabis Pioneer Bedrocan Fights to Avoid Bankruptcy in Home Market Bedrocan, the Dutch medical cannabis stalwart thousands of patients rely on for their prescriptions, is now fighting to avoid collapse. This week, Bedrocan’s two Dutch entities, Bedrocan Nederland B.V. and Bedrocan International B.V., applied for a court-supervised suspension of payments (‘surseance van betaling’). On September 25, Arnold Gras of BENK Advocaten was officially appointed administrator for both entities, in what Bedrocan’s spokesperson Femke Starrenburg framed as a ‘glimmer of hope’ rather than an inevitable collapse into bankruptcy.
Sep 29, 2026	Jamaica To Increase Legacy Cannabis Grower Industry Participation Cannabis has been intertwined with Jamaican culture for a very long time. While it is unknown how many unregulated cannabis cultivators there are in the Caribbean country, it is a safe bet that there are many of them. Jamaica’s government is working to make it easier for those ‘legacy’ growers to enter into the nation’s legal industry. “Traditional marijuana farmers are encouraged to take advantage of dedicated pathways introduced by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), making it easier for them to enter the legal cannabis industry.” Jamaica Information Service wrote in a recent article. “Under the recently implemented Cultivator’s Transitional Special Permit and the Special Community Permit, these legacy growers can access the market with reduced financial and technical barriers.”
Sep 29, 2026	Could a Generational Flip Be Unfolding in Marijuana Use? For years, a central argument against marijuana legalization in the U.S. was that easier access for adults would encourage more teenagers to use the drug. More than ten years after the first states opened regulated recreational markets, however, national survey data show a different pattern. Marijuana use among teenagers has fallen substantially, while consumption among older Americans has continued to increase. According to data from a recent CDC survey, nearly 13% of teenagers reported using it in the last 30 days in 2025. That was the lowest figure recorded by the survey. In 2011, the share was 23.1%, meaning the reported rate has declined by about 44% since then.
Sep 29, 2026	Medical cannabis enrollment surged nationwide over past decade, but leveled off as recreational access expanded A national analysis of medical cannabis registry data found that the number of Americans registered to use medical cannabis increased from about 747,000 in 2016 to about 3.9 million in 2024. Patient enrollment often declined after states legalized recreational cannabis, suggesting some people may obtain cannabis outside medical programs. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Sep 29, 2026	Trinidad and Tobago proposes higher legal ages for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and gambling The Trinidad and Tobago Government is proposing to raise the minimum legal age for alcohol and tobacco from 18 to 21, while increasing the legal age for cannabis and gambling from 18 to 25. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced the proposed changes Monday, saying the measures are intended to strengthen protections for young people.
Sep 28, 2026	Chinese-owned firm Yongji Health takes over Tasmanian Botanics cannabis farm One of Australia's largest cannabis cultivators is now almost entirely owned by Chinese-owned firm Yongji Health. Company documents show Yongji, a subsidiary of a Guizhou-based company, has taken full control of Pijen, which owns more than 95 per cent of the shares in Tasmanian Botanics.
Sep 28, 2026	A Very Consequential U.S. Cannabis Vote To Occur In November The United States cannabis community has made enormous strides in recent decades. Starting in 1996 with the successful California medical cannabis legalization campaign, cannabis advocates have worked tirelessly to modernize cannabis laws and regulations across the country. As it stands right now, 40 states have adopted medical cannabis legalization, and 24 states have adopted adult-use cannabis legalization. Washington, D.C., has adopted both forms of legalization. Additionally, the federal government continues to work to reschedule cannabis.
Sep 28, 2026	Lt. Gov. John Rodgers to pay fine for cannabis violations BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers must pay a fine after state regulators dinged him for violating cannabis licensing rules on his property in West Glover. Earlier this month, the Cannabis Control Board called out Rodgers for growing unlicensed cannabis plants.
Sep 28, 2026	Six Canadian Cannabis Companies Named Among Canada’s Top-Growing Businesses for 2026 Six Canadian cannabis companies made the list of the country’s top-growing companies in 2026. The annual list, put together by Canadian media outlet the Globe and Mail, ranks the top 375 companies that are “closing the innovation gap and finding ways to grow through the ups and downs of a turbulent economy and geopolitical landscape.”
Sep 28, 2026	Could Animal Feed Be Hemp’s Way Out of the Oversupply Trap? The US post-2018 Farm Bill hemp boom helped create a problem the industry is still wrestling with: too much flower and too few buyers. During that time, CBD-rich hemp biomass reportedly sold for $30–$40 per pound, while hundreds of thousands of acres were licensed at the industry’s peak. But the economics changed quickly. Prices fell, acreage contracted, and large volumes of hemp biomass began losing their value after harvest and processing.
Sep 28, 2026	Canadian Wastewater Survey Highlights Regional Cannabis Trends and Winter Spikes The federal government’s latest figures on wastewater metabolites in select Canadian cities for March 2026 showed Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, with the highest per-capita rate of THC byproducts. The report, which currently goes back to January 2024, measures wastewater metabolites in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Vancouver. While Prince Albert recorded the highest level of THC-COOH, a metabolite created when liver enzymes break down psychoactive THC after it is smoked, vaped, or ingested in the most recent month, and has shown an overall elevated amount, it is often outpaced by Moncton and Halifax. The federal government’s latest figures on wastewater metabolites in select Canadian cities for March 2026 showed Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, with the highest per-capita rate of THC byproducts. The report, which currently goes back to January 2024, measures wastewater metabolites in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Vancouver. While Prince Albert recorded the highest level of THC-COOH, a metabolite created when liver enzymes break down psychoactive THC after it is smoked, vaped, or ingested in the most recent month, and has shown an overall elevated amount, it is often outpaced by Moncton and Halifax.
Sep 27, 2026	Scientists Identify Rare Flavoalkaloids in Marijuana Leaves for First Time Scientists have identified a rare class of compounds known as flavoalkaloids in marijuana leaves for the first time, adding to evidence that parts of the plant often treated as waste contain a diverse range of potentially useful chemicals. The research, published in the Journal of Chromatography A, was conducted by analytical chemists Magriet Muller and André de Villiers of Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
Sep 26, 2026	Study Finds CBD May Reduce Canine Anxiety A team of French researchers affiliated with Paris Nanterre University, Universite d’Artois, and Unilasalle studied the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) in shelter-house dogs to treat anxiety. The study’s findings were published on the Social Science Research Network. If you have ever visited a dog shelter, then you know firsthand how loud and often chaotic the setting can be. The noise and unfamiliar environment, combined with frequent interactions with strangers, can understandably lead to dogs experiencing anxiety. CBD may be able to help.
Sep 26, 2026	Antigua And Barbuda Wants To Become A Cannabis Tourism Hotspot Antigua and Barbuda is an independent dual-island nation in the Caribbean region. The country is already a top international destination for tourists from around the world due to being home to 365 amazing beaches, festivals, world-class sailing, food, and culture. If the nation’s emerging cannabis industry has its way, Antigua and Barbuda will also be a top destination for cannabis tourism.
Sep 26, 2026	China's Yongji Health Takes Control of Tasmanian Botanics Yongji Health, a Chinese company already a shareholder in Tasmanian Botanics, has finalized the acquisition of shares still held by the Australian producer's historic investors. A transaction worth 31 million Australian dollars which now places the Chinese group in a situation of almost total control of the Tasmanian company. The operation, finalized in September 2026 and relayed by Cannabiz.com.au, also illustrates the continued interest of international capital in Australian assets related to the regulated production of medical cannabis.
Sep 26, 2026	Curaleaf's Hostile Takeover Attempt of Aurora Cannabis Is Hitting Turbulence. Here's What Investors Should Watch. Curaleaf (CURLF-1.34%) went public with an offer to buy marijuana competitor Aurora Cannabis (ACB-1.44%) in early Aug. 2026. Curaleaf stated that Aurora wasn't being responsive to private attempts to work out a deal. Aurora refuted those claims, and at this point, the relationship has only gone downhill. That's how hostile takeovers sometimes go. Here's what investors should watch as this one gets increasingly ugly.
Sep 25, 2026	Atlantic City Official Accepted Cannabis as a Bribe From a Dispensary An Atlantic City public official was charged in connection with a scheme to solicit bribes from a cannabis business, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Kashawn McKinley, 42, Director of Constituent Services in Atlantic City and a member of the Atlantic City School Board, was charged by complaint with honest services fraud and two counts of soliciting bribes. McKinley had his initial appearance this week, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sharon A. King in federal court in Camden.

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81