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| Jun 16, 2026 |
Do cannabis products need standardized expiration dates? As cannabis flower, edibles and other finished products sit on store shelves, a thorny question follows: When does marijuana “expire,” and who decides? With no national standard, rules vary widely. Some states require expiration dates, others call for “best used by” dates. Many default to a blanket one-year mark that doesn’t account for how flower, edibles and beverages age, critics say. And some states allow operators to set their own standards — if they can find the justification. |
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| Jun 16, 2026 |
Massachusetts High Court Allows Ballot Measure to End Adult-Use Cannabis Sales to Proceed The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last week ruled that the ballot question seeking to roll back the commonwealth’s 2016 adult-use cannabis law will be put to voters, NBC Boston reports. The proposal had been challenged by some participants in the state’s social equity program who argued that Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s summary of the initiative left out key details and that she should not have certified the measure because it contains unrelated policy sections. |
| Jun 16, 2026 |
Brazilian researchers are studying hemp fibers to strengthen recycled paper Researchers at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil are studying whether hemp fibers could help improve the quality and lifespan of recycled paper products. Conducted in partnership with the startup Buds INC, the project focuses on fibers extracted from the stems, branches, and roots of Cannabis plants, with the goal of strengthening recycled paper, which typically loses its strength after several cycles of reuse. |
| Jun 16, 2026 |
Swiss canton St Gallen launches large-scale cannabis studySwiss canton St Gallen launches large-scale cannabis study For five years, around 3,300 people in the canton of St. Gallen in northeastern Switzerland will be able to buy cannabis legally. This is part of a nationwide study on cannabis use, which was presented on Tuesday by the Swiss Cannabis Research association. |
| Jun 16, 2026 |
Virginia Governor And Lawmakers Unveil Newly Negotiated Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales That’s Expected To Pass This Month Virginia’s governor and key lawmakers have announced the details of a plan to legalize recreational marijuana sales through budget legislation this month following the veto of a previous proposal to enact the reform. |
| Jun 15, 2026 |
Federal Cannabis Trafficking Cases Dwindle Amid State-Level Legalization Federal prosecutions tied to marijuana trafficking have dropped to their lowest level on record, reflecting a 95% decline that has unfolded over more than a decade, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The commission’s data shows that fewer than 400 individuals faced federal marijuana trafficking charges in 2025. That marks the smallest annual total ever recorded and highlights the changing landscape of cannabis enforcement across the country. Marijuana-related cases accounted for just 2% of all federal drug trafficking prosecutions during the year. |
| Jun 15, 2026 |
A hidden cannabis problem sparked New York’s latest crackdown Despite strict supply-chain rules, many legal cannabis states struggle to keep unregulated products off the market. Illegal products aren’t limited to the illicit market or unlicensed smoke shops. They can also enter licensed dispensaries through a practice known as inversion. New York is taking aggressive action against the practice—but regulators still face significant enforcement challenges. |
| Jun 15, 2026 |
Eight years after legalization, South African cannabis is still waiting for its legal market Nearly eight years after the Constitutional Court’s ruling authorizing the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use, South Africa is still struggling to establish a coherent regulatory framework for its industry. While the market continues to grow in a legal gray area, companies that have invested in authorized sectors are criticizing the lack of clearly defined legal avenues for their products. |
| Jun 15, 2026 |
Ukraine Issues First Medical Cannabis Prescriptions, Two Years After Legalisation
On Thursday, 11 June, the first medical cannabis products were prescribed by neurologists at the Vinnytsia Regional Clinical Psychoneurological Hospital to Lyudmila Monastyrska, a patient with multiple sclerosis, and Yaroslav Yurchuk, a veteran who lost his leg a year ago while fighting in the Pokrovsk area. |
| Jun 15, 2026 |
Morocco's medical cannabis industry continues development Five years after the adoption of Law No. 13-21 , Morocco continues to develop its legal cannabis sector. The country announced that it has registered more than 140 cannabis-based products , manufactured by Moroccan pharmaceutical laboratories and approved by the Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AMMPS) . |
| Jun 14, 2026 |
How to Buy Weed in Medellín (2026): Colombia’s Cannabis Laws & Decriminalization Explained Buying weed in Medellín is not legal: there are no recreational dispensaries, and cannabis sales remain illegal throughout Colombia regardless of nationality. Possession of up to 20 grams has been constitutionally protected since 1994 under Colombia’s “dosis personal” framework, and the personal cultivation of up to 20 plants for personal use has legal support from a 2015 Supreme Court ruling. An informal gray market operates through expat and social networks, but no licensed recreational retail exists. Colombia does not currently have a confirmed national legal framework for recreational cannabis social clubs; adult-use regulation has been debated in Congress but not enacted. |
| Jun 14, 2026 |
The First U.S. Marijuana Stock Is Now Trading on the NYSE. Here's What That Means for Every Cannabis Investor. Last week, Trulieve Cannabis (TCNNF +0.00%) (NYSE:TRLV) became the first U.S. cannabis operator to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock is now trading under the symbol "TRLV." Although a publicly traded company moving up to the NYSE is not uncommon, it is in the cannabis industry. |
| Jun 13, 2026 |
Opinion: Cannabis, medicine and the crisis of public trust Following multiple surgeries, years of chronic pain, trauma-related symptoms and a growing collection of prescription bottles, I found myself asking a question I never expected to ask: Why are we so quick to trust a pill but so slow to trust a plant? |
| Jun 13, 2026 |
Fake Marijuana News: What the Cannabis Media Isn't Telling Investors About the D.C. Circuit Rescheduling Challenge WASHINGTON, June 13, 2026 (Newswire.com) - In the rush to celebrate marijuana rescheduling, much of the cannabis media has abandoned journalism for advocacy. The latest example came after MMJ International Holdings, National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) and other petitioners filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking a stay of the federal marijuana rescheduling order. Within hours, industry commentators were assuring investors that the challenge was merely a "speed bump," that the legal arguments were "weak," and that rescheduling was essentially inevitable. There is only one problem. That is not what the court filing actually says. (see attached court filing) |
| Jun 12, 2026 |
Study Documents Marijuana’s Protective Effects Against Diabetes New research from the University of California, Riverside, has shed light on a long-standing question surrounding cannabis use and metabolic health. While marijuana is widely known for stimulating appetite, regular users have frequently been found to have lower body weight and a reduced likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes compared with non-users. |
| Jun 12, 2026 |
Kentucky to End Conditional Pardons for Medical Cannabis Users Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced that, as medical cannabis is now legal in the commonwealth, and Team Kentucky has launched every step of the medical cannabis process, his 2022 executive order providing conditional pardons to Kentuckians suffering from eligible conditions who purchased medical cannabis out of state will end on July 1, 2026. |
| Jun 12, 2026 |
Tribal cannabis stores hit record expansion across the US Sovereign Native American tribes continue to develop cannabis retail businesses, with a record number of cannabis stores opening in 2025. As of April 30, there are 93 tribally owned cannabis retail outlets in 10 states. |
| Jun 12, 2026 |
Gillian Vandermeirsch is helping redefine the cannabis consumer experience
Gillian Vandermeirsch wants us to think about cannabis the same way we think about wine. When buying a bottle, consumers typically don’t fixate on alcohol percentage—they might consider the grape, the region, the flavour profile and the overall experience. Cannabis consumption, she argues, deserves the same level of sophistication. |
| Jun 12, 2026 |
FIFA demands pot shop stop selling bong resembling World Cup trophy A Toronto cannabis shop selling bongs that resemble the World Cup trophy has been given a red card from the tournament’s organizer. Cosmic Charlies co-owner Sean Kady said a law firm representing FIFA sent a letter Friday to both of his stores demanding he stop selling the golden bongs because they infringe on the organizer's copyright. |
| Jun 12, 2026 |
Would you like gummies with that? Drive-thru marijuana proposal moves forward In certain parts of the U.S., you can buy a surprising number of things other than food from a drive-thru window: Guns in Texas, weddings in Nevada and margaritas in Florida, to name a few. And if one Assembly bill becomes law, marijuana could be on drive-thru menus in California. The state Senate’s committee on business, professions and economic development earlier this week passed a proposal that would allow licensed retailers to sell cannabis via drive-thru windows. Currently, cannabis retailers can provide curbside pickup services. But by also allowing drive-thrus, the legal market can gain a competitive edge over the illegal cannabis market, said Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, a Santa Cruz Democrat and bill author. |
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