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| Jul 6, 2026 |
Emerging Trends in Germany’s Medical Cannabis Sector
A new study says a highly commercialized and dynamic market for medical cannabis is blooming in Germany, but cautions against a rise in demand for low-cost, high-potency cannabis. The study, recently published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, aimed to better understand how price and THC levels contributed to demand for cannabis sold in the country’s medical program. Unsurprisingly, demand is driven by higher THC and lower prices. |
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| Jul 6, 2026 |
What the first World Cup with legal cannabis means for US and Canadian operators Cannabis retailers across North American are expecting a sales boost thanks to the best-attended World Cup in history. But the lasting impact of the first World Cup with legal cannabis may be political. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
Weed Doesn’t Make You Creative. It Just Gets Out of the Way
Cannabis doesn’t give you talent you don’t already have. A psychiatrist specializing in cannabis and entheogens breaks down what THC actually does to the creative brain — and why the myth of the green muse is more complicated than it looks. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
Nebraska Gov. and AG Approve Medical Cannabis Regulations
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) and state Attorney General Mike Hilgers have signed off on regulations for the state’s medical cannabis industry. Hilgers gave his approval in a June 30 letter, saying that the regulations proposed by the state Medical Cannabis Commission “do not clearly violate the state or federal Constitutions on their face.” Pillen followed suit on July 1. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
China Invests $10 Million in Medical Cannabis in Lebanon A partnership Lebanese-Chinese hopes to give new momentum to the medical marijuana, which is still dormant in the country. After announcing a partnership in the agricultural sector, the two countries have now signed a series of agreements focused on medical marijuana and medicinal plants, resulting in an investment of 10 million dollars intended to establish Lebanon's first public research laboratory dedicated to this sector. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
Malta Has Europe’s Lowest Cannabis Usage Rate For Young People
One of the most common claims made by cannabis opponents leading up to legalization is that usage rates among young people will spike. It is a claim that was consistently made in every jurisdiction prior to legalization being enacted, and it is also currently being made in other jurisdictions that are working to achieve legalization. Malta became the third country to ever adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure behind Uruguay and Canada, and was the first European country to adopt the public policy change. In late 2021, lawmakers approved the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis Act, which permits Malta residents 18 and older to cultivate up to four cannabis plants in their private residences and possess a personal amount of cannabis. Additionally, adults can join one of the country’s licensed cultivation associations. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
New for the backyard herb garden: cannabis
From her postage-stamp-sized backyard near the BART tracks, Penny Barthel is growing a revolution. About 10 years ago, the longtime educator, gardener, author and foodie began to raise cannabis in her lush, colorful kitchen garden in Albany. A novice to cannabis, Barthel’s project was as extension of her love of “messing around with herbs” to formulate new recipes. She also wanted to help a friend grow the plant for a loved one with stage 4 cancer. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
Indica vs. Sativa: The Ultimate Stoner Showdown Cannabis has a language problem. Not because there aren’t enough words for weed—there are too many. Strain, cultivar, terpene profile, entourage effect… And somehow, after all that, dispensary menus still boil everything down to three familiar labels: indica, sativa, and hybrid. You’ve probably heard the shorthand: indica is for the couch, sativa is for daytime, and hybrid lands somewhere in the middle. It’s simple, it’s useful, and it’s also an oversimplification. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
Thai PM warns may ‘shut down’ cannabis industry after global smuggling spike A spate of seizures of Thai cannabis in the United Kingdom, Germany, Indonesia and Hong Kong has cast a shadow over the Southeast Asian nation’s decriminalisation of the plant. Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, promising a lucrative new cash crop for a market intended strictly for medicinal use. |
| Jul 5, 2026 |
How to Buy Weed in Austin: Texas’s Most Cannabis-Friendly City & What’s Actually Legal Austin’s reputation as Texas’s most cannabis-friendly city comes with a complex legal reality that confuses even longtime residents. While recreational marijuana remains illegal statewide, the capital city offers multiple legal pathways to cannabis products, from compliant hemp-derived THC at local dispensaries to medical marijuana through an expanded state program. The key lies in understanding exactly what’s legal, where to buy it, and how Texas’s evolving 2025 and 2026 regulatory changes affect your options. |
| Jul 4, 2026 |
Jamaican cannabis company wants to turn the Caribbean into the world's wellness capital JACANA, Jamaica’s leading vertically integrated wellness platform, recently announced that it is consolidating its skincare line, plant-based therapies, farm tours and retail shops into what it is calling the Caribbean Wellness Platform. The announcement formalizes what had been years of scattered growth into a single strategy — what the company describes as an "integrated wellness ecosystem." |
| Jul 4, 2026 |
Barbados High Court dismisses Rastafari cannabis constitutional challenge BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados High Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the countrys’ Sacramental Cannabis Act, ruling that restrictions governing the use of cannabis by Rastafarians do not unlawfully infringe on religious freedom. Delivering the decision on Friday in the No. 8 Supreme Court, Justice Michelle Weekes rejected claims brought by Paul ‘Ras Simba’ Rock through attorney Lalu Hanuman, who had argued that the legislation prevented him from using cannabis during religious ceremonies conducted at his home. |
| Jul 4, 2026 |
Can I bring weed bought in Washington across Canadian border? Know these rules
Although recreational cannabis use is legal in both British Columbia and Washington state, it is against the law to transport cannabis into Canada — or bring it back. “It is illegal to take cannabis across the Canadian border, whether you are entering or leaving the country,” the Canadian government said on its website, even if you’re traveling to an area where “cannabis has been legalized or decriminalized.” |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
Cannabis Companies Finally Gain U.S. Bankruptcy Access Bankruptcy has generally been off limits to cannabis companies. Time and time again, the bankruptcy courts have dismissed cases filed by companies engaged in the cannabis business (any business that “touches the leaf” has been the rule). However, a recent decision in The Cannabist Company Holdings bankruptcy case may represent at least the partial opening of the U.S. bankruptcy court system to cannabis companies. Cannabis companies, and investors in cannabis companies, should be aware of the court’s decision and its implications for the cannabis industry. |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
France Breaks Medical Cannabis Deadlock as Reimbursement Decree Filed for Legal Review
France’s incoming generalised medical cannabis framework has edged tantalisingly close to clearing its last remaining hurdle, as the outstanding decree governing the reimbursement of cannabis medicines has been submitted to France’s highest administrative court. Two weeks ago, Business of Cannabis reported that France’s health minister had confirmed that these delayed regulatory texts needed to push through medical cannabis generalisation would be published in July. |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
Medical Cannabis at Work: Why Employers Need a Policy
Thousands of people in the UK are legally prescribed cannabis-based medicines for chronic health conditions, and employment remains the single biggest reason they seek legal support, new data from Releaf’s legal helpline shows. For many patients, obtaining a medical cannabis prescription is only the beginning of the challenges they have to navigate. Releaf Protect is a free support service which aims to help them understand and respond to common legal issues that can arise in connection with medical cannabis treatment in the UK. |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
Transportation Groups Warn Feds Of Marijuana Rescheduling’s ‘Consequences’ For Drug Testing Of Truck Drivers And Pilots A coalition of transportation and safety organizations say they have “serious safety concerns” surrounding the Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule marijuana. Led by the American Trucking Associations, the groups sent a letter on Monday urging federal officials to take steps to ensure that truck drivers, pilots, transit operators and other safety-sensitive workers will continue to be tested for cannabis. |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
Steinbach, Winkler petitions have enough signatures to force vote on allowing cannabis stores, organizers say Voters in Steinbach and Winkler are expecting to get the chance this October to decide whether to end a ban on cannabis retail stores in the southern Manitoba cities. The issue was lit up again by petitioners, after councils in both cities decided not to back a plebiscite on ending the prohibition. |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
DEA Argues in Favor of Moving Cannabis to Schedule III The DEA’s long-awaited administrative hearing on moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III opened this week with the agency stating plainly that it supports the move, Cannabis Business Times reports. According to the report, DEA attorney James Schwartz told the tribunal that the government would call only two witnesses, a scientist and a medical practitioner, to back the proposed rule. |
| Jul 2, 2026 |
Cayman Islands Government Commission Lays Out Options For Marijuana Reform Following Voters’ Passage Of Decriminalization Referendum Officials in the Cayman Islands have published a report on options for marijuana reform following voters’ approval last year of a referendum supporting cannabis decriminalization. The self-governing British territory’s Law Reform Commission (LRC) on Wednesday issued a discussion paper titled, “Cannabis Reform: Options for a Harm Minimisation Framework”—and they are accepting public comments on its findings through September 1. |
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