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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.
Jul 2, 2026	How weed and psychedelics quietly reshaped the language of wellness Back in 2014, when Colorado opened the nation’s first legal recreational cannabis dispensaries, a new vocabulary began emerging. People extolled cannabinoids, terpenes and the endocannabinoid system. They gushed over the “entourage effect,” and championed “full-spectrum” products. Dispensary budtenders got trained to consult customers about everything from experiential differences between sativa and indica to how varied terpene combinations in hundreds of cannabis strains could ripen a diversity of feelings: happiness, serenity, energy, creativity and so on.
Jul 2, 2026	House Passes Youth Safety Bill That Could Complicate Marijuana Businesses’ Online Outreach The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at protecting children online that could create complications for advertisers trying to promote legal marijuana and other regulated substances. Lawmakers voted 267-117 on Monday to approve the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY).
Jul 2, 2026	Comparing the Legal U.S. And European Cannabis Markets When it comes to the emerging legal cannabis industry, the United States and European markets clearly stand out. Both regions are experiencing significant policy and regulatory modernizations, and along with them, industry opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors and industry service providers.
Jul 2, 2026	Experts say THC percentage is the wrong way to shop for cannabis Experts in cannabis science, genetics, and regulation say that THC percentage is a poor and often misleading guide for shopping cannabis products, and that the industry's fixation on potency numbers is holding consumers and dispensaries back.
Jul 2, 2026	Cannabis drinks overtake beer at U.S. cookouts, for now Americans are increasingly reaching for canned cannabis drinks instead of beer this summer, a shift that could be short-lived once a new federal law takes effect later this year. THC-infused beverages, once found only in specialty shops, now sit on shelves at mainstream supermarkets across the United States. The drinks contain tetrahydrocannabinol, the compound responsible for marijuana's intoxicating effects, but no alcohol.
Jul 1, 2026	KOREA: Bill seeks to replace imported medical cannabis with domestically produced alternatives An opposition lawmaker has proposed legislation that would reclassify cannabis-derived medicines with proven medical benefits as psychotropic drugs, paving the way for their domestic production and supply. Rep. Kim Hyeong-dong of the opposition People Power Party (PPP), a member of the National Assembly's Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee, said Monday that he had introduced an amendment to the Narcotics Control Act for that purpose.
Jul 1, 2026	Global Cannabis Markets Face Predictable Price Compression as New Markets Mature As cannabis markets continue to open around the world, operators and investors are increasingly asking the same question: How long will attractive margins last? The answer may be more predictable than many industry participants realize, as laid out in the new report from the Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC) and Whitney Economics.
Jul 1, 2026	Switzerland Launches Eighth Cannabis Pilot, Testing Home Delivery for the First Time Switzerland has granted approval for a new five-year, 5000-participant adult-use cannabis pilot trial, marking the eighth since the groundbreaking project began in 2023. Announced on June 16 by the Swiss Cannabis Research Association, CanLeg will take place in the Canton of St. Gallen, and will be the first pilot to test the home delivery of cannabis products to consumers. It will also mark the second pilot project to be run by the organisation, having launched the country’s largest study so far, Cannabis Research Zürich, in 2024.
Jul 1, 2026	Guam Issues First Cannabis Cultivation Permit 7 Years After Legalizing Guam cannabis regulators have approved the territory’s first-ever cannabis permit to operate, seven years after adult-use cannabis was legalized on the island, the Pacific Daily News reports. The Cannabis Control Board unanimously approved the operating permit for Guam’s Real Deal LLC, which does business as Deep Green Guam, during its regular meeting on Wednesday. The company holds a Type IV cultivator license, allowing it to grow cannabis in an operation of up to 10,000 square feet.
Jul 1, 2026	Bosnia and Herzegovina Continues to Roll Out Medical Cannabis Following Its Legalization Four months after the adoption by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Following the legalization of medical cannabis, authorities are now working to develop the regulatory framework needed to make cannabis-based medications available to patients at pharmacies.
Jul 1, 2026	New Hemp-Derived Beverages Include Tiny Amount of THC BLNCD Naturals and Foundry Nation today announced a new collection of cannabis beverages that include a relatively tiny amount of hemp-derived THC. The company said that by pairing THC with minor cannabinoids, terpenes, adaptogens, and other functional ingredients, the new beverages were designed to deliver an elevated experience.
Jun 30, 2026	Winnipeg police officer convicted of stealing cannabis from scene 'betrayed' trust: judge A veteran Winnipeg police officer who proclaimed his innocence during a trial and said he hoped to return to his job has been convicted of stealing cannabis from a drug scene alongside a now-disgraced constable he was partnered with in 2022.
Jun 30, 2026	Historic U.S. Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Begins In December 2025, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for, among other things, expediting the process to reschedule cannabis from its current status as a Schedule I substance at the federal level to Schedule III. The executive order marked the most significant federal cannabis policy change since the enactment of the Controlled Substances Act over 50 years ago.
Jun 30, 2026	Pennsylvania Democratic Senators Put Pressure On GOP To Allow A Vote On Legalizing Marijuana Every Pennsylvania Democratic senator is joining together in support of a procedural move that aims to increase pressure on Republicans to allow a vote on legalizing marijuana in the state. Led by Sen. Sharif Street (D), the lawmakers filed what is known as a discharge resolution that seeks to bring a bipartisan cannabis legalization bill out of committee, where it is stuck, and onto the floor for a vote.
Jun 30, 2026	The DEA Begins Hearings on the Federal Rescheduling of Cannabis The hearings of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) American report on the federal reclassification of the Cannabis officially began on June 29. These hearings, which will continue until July 15, must determine whether the agency should finalize the proposal to legalize cannabis, which is currently prohibited at the federal level, the Schedule I to the Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Jun 30, 2026	Marijuana Leads To ‘Robust Improvements’ In Lower Back Pain And ‘Near-Total’ Cessation Of Opioids, Study Finds People with chronic lower back pain who don’t respond to traditional therapies such as opioids experience “large, sustained, and statistically robust improvements” when they switch to inhaled cannabis, according to a new study. Researchers at Rabin Medical Center in Israel looked at longitudinal data from 241 patients with treatment-resistant lower back pain from 2020 to 2025.
Jun 30, 2026	Jamaican woman fined in Barbados after pleading guilty to cannabis charges A 63-year-old Jamaican woman has been fined BDS$21,000 after pleading guilty to multiple cannabis-related offences in Barbados. The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) said Doreen Veronica King of #2 Wavel Ave, Kingston, was arrested and formally charged by its Narcotics Unit following offences allegedly committed on June 27. King was charged with possession of cannabis, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation of cannabis.
Jun 30, 2026	Cannabis Consumers Are Way More Likely To Dine At Restaurants That Offer THC Drinks As An Alcohol Alternative, Poll Shows A new poll of marijuana consumers shows they are overwhelmingly more likely to want to dine at restaurants that offer cannabis-derived THC drinks as an alternative to alcohol. The new survey, conducted by cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD, found that 54 percent of people who use marijuana and live in state-legal markets would be much more likely to visit a local restaurant that offered THC beverages.
Jun 30, 2026	German state authority says cannabis flower must be dried where it's grown, tightening the screws on EU GMP washing Cannabis flower released as medicine in Hesse must be dried and trimmed at the place the plants are harvested, the Hessian State Office for Health and Care says in a June 8 guidance letter, unless a producer can prove beyond doubt that skipping or splitting the drying causes no loss of quality.
Jun 30, 2026	‘Nobody’s going first’: Cannabis cafes bleeding cash waiting to open, six months after regulations passed Amsterdam-style cannabis lounges are still coming to Massachusetts — just much slower than many business owners expected. It’s been six months since the Cannabis Control Commission approved regulations for these businesses. Yet almost no towns have passed zoning changes for the ventures to move forward — and the commission has not opened the licenses up for applications. Both municipalities and the commission say they’re waiting for the other to move forward.
Jun 29, 2026	Lawmakers reintroduce cannabis banking reform A bipartisan group of senators and congressmen has reintroduced cannabis banking reform legislation, following the federal reclassification of medical cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug.
Jun 29, 2026	Nebraska Allows Grower to Start Medical Cannabis Cultivation Nebraska cannabis regulators have approved the first licensed cultivation company to begin growing cannabis nearly 19 months after state voters endorsed legalization for medical use. During a meeting on Monday, members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously confirmed that MahaMota Cultivation Company had successfully completed its inspection process, clearing the way for the company to grow the state’s first legal medical cannabis crop.
Jun 29, 2026	Thailand Threatens Cannabis Shops with Severe Penalties Thailand continues to shape its regulations on the Cannabis, with in fine a strictly regulated medical cannabis model. The Department of Traditional and Alternative Thai Medicine (DTAM) recently issued new enforcement guidelines establishing stricter penalties for companies that fail to comply with the 2025 national regulations governing cannabis as a controlled substance.
Jun 29, 2026	DEA And FDA Highlight How Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol And Opioids During Rescheduling Hearing’s Opening Day Lawyers for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Monday highlighted testimony on marijuana’s medical benefits and its relative safety compared to other substances such as alcohol and opioids on the opening day of a hearing on the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal.
Jun 29, 2026	Lawmakers reintroduce cannabis banking reform A bipartisan group of senators and congressmen has reintroduced cannabis banking reform legislation, following the federal reclassification of medical cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, alongside Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, Lisa Murkowski, R-AK, and Steve Daines, R-MT, introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2026 to give banks legal clarity to serve state-legal medicinal and recreational cannabis businesses. Rep. David Joyce, R-OH, introduced companion legislation to the House, with seven colleagues.
Jun 29, 2026	Tilray acquires HelloMD to expand medical cannabis platform NEW YORK and TORONTO - Tilray Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY; TSX:TLRY) announced today the acquisition of HelloMD Corporation, a digital healthcare and patient engagement platform focused on medical cannabis, according to a press release statement. Tilray was the successful bidder in HelloMD’s formal sale process and plans to acquire HelloMD’s Canadian medical cannabis assets following formal Court approval on June 29, 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition comes as Tilray, with a market capitalization of $549.89 million, trades at $4.61 per share following a challenging six-month period that saw the stock decline nearly 50%.
Jun 29, 2026	Israel Reopens Dumping Investigation into Canadian Medical Cannabis Israel’s Commissioner for Trade Levies and the Ministry of Economy and Industry have opened a new investigation into allegations of dumping of medical cannabis into the Israeli market from Canada. As first reported by Cannabis Magazine, Commissioner Danny Tal is launching the investigation less than six months after a District Court rejected Israeli growers’ attempts to impose a tax on imports. The new complaint argues that circumstances in Israel’s medical cannabis market have changed, with local production decreasing, consumer prices rising, and the local industry facing “collapse”.
Jun 29, 2026	Feds begin landmark cannabis reform hearings – here’s what to know The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) kicks off hearings today that could reshape federal cannabis policy for years to come. The government moved state-legal medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III earlier this year. Now, the feds are poised to debate whether all cannabis (i.e., adult-use) should be reclassified as well.
Jun 29, 2026	The Unexpected Reason Medical Cannabis Cuts Employee Sick Days by 7 Percent Employers still struggling with the dilemma of how to test and potentially sanction worker use of marijuana in states where the drug has been legalized might want to follow the lead of workplace tokers and just chill out. It turns out authorized use of cannabis for medical reasons actually reduces the days those employees call in sick—leaving managers shorthanded when they do—and has no effect on recreational user absence. Consider that pot’s unexpected payoff amid the continued spread of legal cannabis consumption
Jun 29, 2026	The Not-So-Hidden Economics of Nova Scotia’s Uncaptured Cannabis Market Nova Scotia’s Premier, who has been waging a media campaign to draw attention to the province’s robust unlicensed cannabis sector for several months now, says he has no idea how much the province is losing to the black market. “It would be impossible to determine just how much volume is being sold illegally in Nova Scotia,” Tim Houston recently told reporters, due to its unregulated nature. While the premier is obviously correct that a fully accurate calculation of sales in the illicit market is not possible, a general overview is. The most recent national polling shows 72% of consumers who had purchased cannabis at least once in the past year reported purchasing cannabis from a legal source. In comparison, only about 3% reported getting it from an illicit source. Only 2% reported getting their cannabis from a storefront in a First Nations community.
Jun 28, 2026	The Ritual: The Joint Tip’s Journey from Problem-Solver to Creative Canvas and Beyond There was a time when the business end of your joint — the part that touched your lips — consisted of nothing more than rolling paper material wrapped around the weed, tapered and twisted off. If (but only if) you’d had enough practice, you’d manage to smoke that hand-rolled number all the way down to its roach without inhaling little bits of errant herb or burning your lips or fingers or both. Then things changed. Somewhere along the joint’s evolutionary timeline, the tip — aka the crutch, but not a filter, that’s a different beast altogether — a tiny, stiff piece of paper tucked between plant and pout emerged from the primordial pot-party ooze and went on to profoundly change the joint game forever.
Jun 28, 2026	How to Buy Weed in Tokyo: Japan’s Harshest Cannabis Laws & Why You Should Never Try Let us be direct: there is no safe way to buy weed in Tokyo. Japan maintains some of the world’s strictest drug laws, and unlawful cannabis conduct can carry multi-year imprisonment. While cannabis culture thrives in legal markets worldwide, and platforms like Herb help people explore strains, products, and dispensaries, Japan remains firmly closed to any cannabis activity. This guide explains exactly why you should never attempt to acquire cannabis in Tokyo and what happens to those who try.
Jun 27, 2026	Nova Scotia raises illegal cannabis fines to $50,000, adds new offences Nova Scotia proclaimed higher fines and new offences under its Cannabis Control Act on June 25, targeting illegal cannabis sales and aiming to reduce youth access to unregulated products.
Jun 26, 2026	New study challenges widely repeated claim about cannabis As attitudes toward cannabis shift, the arguments against it do too. In the 1930s, anti-marijuana campaigns often portrayed cannabis use as a cause of violent crime. Nowadays, claims about cannabis being laced with the dangerous opioid fentanyl are circulated in many communities. However, a new study may have debunked this theory. The study, published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, tested 118 cannabis samples for 16 illicit substances. This included LSD, methamphetamine, and PCP.

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