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Mar 19, 2026	Study Finds That Marijuana Legalization Lowers Crime Rates A new study suggests that marijuana legalization may be linked to changes in crime patterns over time. Researchers found that allowing cannabis for recreational use among adults appears connected to gradual declines in violent offenses, while laws permitting medical marijuana are associated with decreases in property-related crimes.
Mar 19, 2026	Tilray Medical Announces Major Expansion of Medical Cannabis Portfolio in Australia (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tilray Medical, a recognized global leader in medical cannabis and a division of Tilray Brands, Inc. ("Tilray") (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), today announced its largest portfolio expansion in Australia to date. The expanded medical cannabis offering reinforces Tilray Medical’s long-term commitment to the Australian market and supports increased patient access to regulated, clinically supported medical cannabis products.
Mar 19, 2026	Japan: Consumer products containing cannabis-derived CBN to be banned starting June Japan’s health ministry announced Wednesday that it has classified cannabinol (CBN), a compound derived from cannabis, as a “designated drug,” banning its manufacture, import, sale and use starting June 1, except for limited medical purposes.
Mar 18, 2026	Georgia House Approves Bill Easing Medical Marijuana Program Access The Georgia House of Representatives has approved medical marijuana legislation designed to broaden patient access. The proposal cleared the chamber with strong bipartisan support, passing 138 to 21. The measure, Senate Bill 220 by Senator Matt Brass, proposes expanding the number of medical conditions that qualify for treatment, revising possession limits, and allowing patients to use vaporized cannabis products.
Mar 18, 2026	DEA’s New 'Drug Quiz' Admits That Youth Marijuana Use Is Declining As Legalization Expands The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is acknowledging that, even as more states have legalized marijuana, youth cannabis use has "declined" over the past several decades.
Mar 18, 2026	Where Does Marijuana Grow Naturally in the U.S.? Marijuana does not grow naturally in the U.S. as a native species, but feral cannabis populations can still be found today—primarily in Midwestern states where historic hemp farming allowed the plant to naturalize.
Mar 18, 2026	‘Equal representation’: cannabis advocates push for public pot zones There are hookah lounges and smoking zones — and now, advocates are pushing the provincial government for public places to consume weed. The Cannabis Business Association of Manitoba is calling on Premier Wab Kinew to green-light public cannabis consumption spaces.
Mar 18, 2026	Celebrity cannabis brands continue to perform, but there’s a secret behind the success It’s no longer enough to slap a celebrity’s name and face on a generic jar of cannabis for operators to sit back and watch sales soar. Over the past three years, brands linked with famous personalities who also evoke cannabis culture have gradually but steadily outsold other celebrity cannabis brands, national sales data shows.
Mar 17, 2026	Compliance Check Data From Legal States Confirms That Licensed Retailers Don’t Sell Cannabis to Minors Licensed cannabis retailers are in strict compliance with their state’s minimum age requirements and nearly always deny access to underage patrons. That’s according to compliance check data provided by regulators in California, Colorado, Washington, and several other states.
Mar 17, 2026	N.S. RCMP issues more cannabis tickets as crackdown on First Nations stores continues Nova Scotia RCMP say they issued two summary offence tickets at what they say were illegal storefronts in First Nations communities in the province. RCMP say they conducted inspections at two stores in the Cape Breton communities of Whycocomagh and Eskasoni on March 12 and 13.
Mar 17, 2026	UK fights to keep selling more potent cannabis products in EU ‘reset’ talks The UK is fighting to keep more potent cannabis products on the market after any “reset” trade deal with the EU, complicating talks between the two sides. The country wants to continue allowing drinks and food supplements that contain up to 10mg of marijuana or hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD), five times the EU safe limit of 2mg per day, to preserve a competitive advantage.
Mar 17, 2026	UK Hemp Industry Has Everything It Needs Except the Law The UK’s industrial hemp sector, and its potential, have been raised in Parliament nearly as many times in the first three months of 2026 as the entirety of 2025. In the House of Lords alone, peers have pressed the government in three separate exchanges in as many weeks, questioning whether current restrictions on hemp cultivation should be lifted, how much the UK is exporting, and how hemp can contribute to the country’s net-zero targets in construction.
Mar 17, 2026	IRS Clarifies Post-Rescheduling 280E MSO Marijuana Tax Arrears Several large cannabis companies operating across multiple U.S. states collectively owe over $1.6 billion in unpaid federal taxes, according to information disclosed in recent corporate filings. The outstanding balances stem largely from disputes over Internal Revenue Code Section 280E, a provision that significantly limits the deductions marijuana businesses can claim.
Mar 17, 2026	Newsom Declares That ‘Cannabis Is Now Legal’ After Trump Mistakenly Calls Him ‘President Of The United States’ California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) didn’t waste much time seizing on President Donald Trump’s latest slip-up, when he mistakenly called the Californian “president of the United States” during Oval Office remarks in which the incumbent otherwise disparaged the Democrat. Playing into the gaffe, Newsom said legalizing marijuana was among the "many big announcements" his White House was making.
Mar 17, 2026	How Weed Nuns Helped Shape Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-Winning DiCaprio Epic When renowned US film director Paul Thomas Anderson and production designer Florencia Martin visited the Sisters of the Valley farm in California’s Central Valley, they were stunned. They were scouting locations and finding inspiration for their new film, and that work, the lush greenery, those open landscapes, those distant mountains… all that timeless mystique remained etched into their retinas.
Mar 17, 2026	Is Hemp the Future of Flooring? For decades, the flooring aisle has offered a familiar tradeoff. Natural wood brings warmth and longevity but at rising cost and environmental strain. Vinyl promises affordability and convenience, yet increasingly raises questions about what it introduces into the home. As homeowners, schools, and designers reconsider those choices, hemp is beginning to surface as a credible alternative. Hemp-based flooring sits at an unusual intersection. It is neither synthetic nor traditionally timber. Instead, it relies on the fibrous stalk of Cannabis sativa, a plant historically grown for rope and textiles, now reimagined for the built environment.
Mar 17, 2026	A Well-Known Beverage Company is Joining the Cannabis World A legacy alcohol powerhouse is testing its instincts in a market that rewards nerve, timing, and a willingness to unlearn the old rules. Known for Samuel Adams beer, Twisted Tea, Angry Orchard cider and Truly hard seltzer, the storied Boston Beer Company has applied decades of beverage expertise to a market that is both nascent and notoriously complex.
Mar 17, 2026	Canadian cannabis exports: Balancing global demand and domestic branding International cannabis markets have become an important outlet for Canadian producers in recent years, offering access to growing medical markets in Europe and beyond. But as global demand expands, so too do the risks. These include everything from ever-changing regulations and supply chain disruptions to the rise of domestic cultivation in overseas markets.
Mar 16, 2026	Federal Court overturns cannabis security clearance refusal from Health Canada The Federal Court of Canada recently overturned a decision by Health Canada’s Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch that refused a security clearance for an Alternate Quality Assurance Person at a licensed producer based on a social media connection. The applicant, who works with Pur Botanicals Ltd., had their application for a security clearance denied in December 2024. This refusal came despite the Executive Director of Health Canada accepting the applicant’s explanations for prior cannabis-related law enforcement issues from 2013 and 2014, deeming those concerns "alleviated"
Mar 16, 2026	FDA Submits New Cannabis Products Enforcement Policy For White House Review The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted a proposed cannabis products enforcement policy to the White House for review that concerns regulatory issues specifically related to CBD.
Mar 16, 2026	N.S. First Nation creates own law around cannabis control A Nova Scotia First Nation has now created its own law around cannabis control. It’s called the Sipekne’katik Cannabis Control Law and according to the Chief and Council it gives the First Nation the right to govern itself, make its own laws and manage its own affairs. It means that Sipekne’katik has "exclusive jurisdiction" over how all cannabis-related activities are dealt with.
Mar 16, 2026	FDA Submits New Cannabis Products Enforcement Policy For White House Review The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted a proposed cannabis products enforcement policy to the White House for review that concerns regulatory issues specifically related to CBD.
Mar 16, 2026	Yukon leads the country in cannabis sales per capita, says StatsCan Newly released data from Statistics Canada shows the Yukon is the country's new cannabis capital. Between April 2024 and March 2025, the average Yukoner of legal age spent $384 on cannabis — a full $100 more than any other province or territory, according to sales data the agency released on March 5.
Mar 16, 2026	Looming hemp THC ban forces US farmers to guess and gamble The clock is ticking for hemp farmers like Ryan Eakes. The chief operating officer of Montrose, Colorado-based Typhoon Farma is preparing to plant 220 acres of CBG-dominant hemp – but with the hemp industry in a state of uncertainty ahead of a change in federal law, he still hasn’t secured a buyer.
Mar 16, 2026	Using Marijuana Is More Morally Acceptable Than Gambling And Abortion, Americans Say In New Poll More Americans say using marijuana is morally acceptable—or not a moral issue at all—than those who say the same about gambling, watching pornography, having an abortion, being gay and more, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. The survey also shows that people with lower levels of education are more likely to have moral concerns about cannabis.
Mar 16, 2026	Two Economies, One Plant: South Africa’s Cannabis Divide The road into the Mzintlava River Valley is not on any investment map. It bends past a school with a broken bell, past two spaza shops, and then the tar gives up. What follows is dust, goats, and small fields that look untidy to anyone trained by brochures. This is where South Africa’s cannabis story lives.
Mar 16, 2026	Germany's medical cannabis imports cross 200 tons Germany's medical cannabis imports crossed 200 tons in 2025, according to new data published by BfArM, the country's federal medical cannabis authority. Total flower imports for the year reached 201,094 kg, nearly tripling the 72,706 kg recorded in 2024. The growth has been consistent across quarters: from 37,686 kg in Q1, to 47,707 kg in Q2, to a peak of 59,076 kg in Q3, before a slight dip to 56,625 kg in Q4.
Mar 16, 2026	Virginia to Launch Adult-Use Dispensary Sales in January 2027 Pending a governor’s signature, Virginians 21 and older can have their cannabis and buy it, too. Senate and House lawmakers voted March 13 and 14 to adopt a conference committee report for competing bills to legalize adult-use cannabis dispensary sales starting Jan. 1, 2027, sending the finalized legislation to Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk.
Mar 16, 2026	Canopy Growth Completes Acquisition of MTL Cannabis Creating Canada’s Leading Medical Cannabis Business By Revenue SMITHS FALLS, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Canopy Growth Corporation ("Canopy Growth" or the "Company") (TSX: WEED) (Nasdaq: CGC) and MTL Cannabis Corp. ("MTL Cannabis" or "MTL") (CSE: MTLC) (OTCQX: MTLNF) today announced the completion of the previously announced arrangement (the "Arrangement"), whereby, among other things, Canopy Growth has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of MTL (the "MTL Shares").
Mar 16, 2026	San Francisco leaders plan to roll out new ordinance for cannabis cafes San Francisco may be ready to turn over a new leaf when it comes to cannabis cafes. Cannabis cafes exist across California after state legislation opened the door for food service over a year ago. That legislation, authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney, expanded what cannabis lounges can legally do across the state, including allowing cannabis retailers to prepare and service non-cannabis food and beverage inside consumption areas. It also allows lounges to sell tickets for live music and other performances.
Mar 15, 2026	Anti-Cannabis Group SAM Says New York Weed Is Failing. The Data Says Otherwise. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) has released another report criticizing legal cannabis—this time focused on New York. As with past publications, the report relies heavily on selective data points and narrow timeframes to advance conclusions that do not fully reflect the broader body of available evidence.
Mar 15, 2026	January 2026 figures show continued drop in cannabis wholesale revenue as inventories remain steady Wholesale trade and sales for cannabis merchant wholesalers have continued to decline from a peak of about $288 million a month in 2024 and 2025. The most recent figures from Statistics Canada show that sales for cannabis merchant wholesalers were $213.4 million in January 2026, a 13% decline from the previous month and a 29% decline from January 2025.
Mar 15, 2026	Membertou First Nation tells province, RCMP to butt out of cannabis and tobacco sales An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations.
Mar 15, 2026	Explainer: The history of drug decriminalization in Canada Over the past two decades, Canada has shifted away from a punitive approach to drug policy. It has reduced or eliminated criminal sanctions for drug use and introduced policies that prioritize health and harm reduction through safer drug use. Canada’s approach to decriminalization has been uneven, and the results so far are mixed. Here, we provide an overview of key developments in Canada’s drug laws and policies, and what the data reveal about them.
Mar 14, 2026	Oklahoma Lawmakers Reject Bill To Let Employers Fire More Workers For Using Medical Marijuana Oklahoma House lawmakers on Thursday defeated a measure that would give employers more leeway to fire individuals for using medical marijuana.
Mar 13, 2026	Virginia Lawmakers Pass Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales, Sending It To Governor’s Desk Virginia House and Senate lawmakers have sent a bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales in the commonwealth to the governor’s desk.
Mar 13, 2026	AGCO reverses policing of the word "dispensary," now says stores can use the term outside of medical context Following a recent enforcement push, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) now says it will no longer prevent cannabis retailers from using the term "dispensary" in their business descriptions as long as it does not inherently imply medical advice or a medical context.
Mar 13, 2026	Virginia Lawmakers Reach Deal On Final Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales Virginia House and Senate lawmakers have reached a deal on a final bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales in the commonwealth.
Mar 13, 2026	N.S. First Nation asserts control over cannabis-related activities on traditional lands The Sipekne'katik First Nation in Nova Scotia has launched the Cannabis Control Law, which they say will give them exclusive jurisdiction over the governance and regulation of all cannabis-related activities on their traditional lands.
Mar 13, 2026	Delaware Senate Passes Bill To Let Terminally Ill Patients Use Medical Marijuana In Hospitals The Delaware Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals.
Mar 13, 2026	New Hampshire House Lets Marijuana Legalization And Psilocybin Therapy Bills Die Without A Vote The New Hampshire House of Representatives has effectively killed bills to legalize marijuana and allow the therapeutic use of psilocybin by not bringing them up for floor votes ahead of a key deadline. Meanwhile, separate legislation on those topics has already advanced.
Mar 13, 2026	Alaskan Thunderfuck, We Hardly Knew Ye In 1988, we dropped our first cassette, titled Alaskan Thunderfuck, named after a strong strain of marijuana. We, of course, had never smoked Alaskan Thunderfuck and from our perspective never would. To us, the idea of actually smoking quality weed was a pipe dream. The album title was meant to express our wildest pot fantasies. We’d listen to Toots and the Maytals and imagine lying on Jamaican shores while happy locals rolled baseball bat-sized joints for us. That fantasy was tarnished when our friend Max returned from a Jamaican family vacation and let us know that the locals are, in fact, not happy in the slightest and fairly aggressive when it came to shaking down tourists.
Mar 13, 2026	What Canada Owes Its Veterans: Getting Medical Cannabis Reimbursement Right “When they have been called to serve, Canadian Armed Forces members have always answered. As Canadians, we must fulfil our responsibility to them in turn.” Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke those words to mark Veterans’ Week last year. That responsibility includes ensuring that the healthcare programs Veterans rely on are grounded in sound clinical policy. One of those programs is Cannabis for Medical Purposes (CMP), which reimburses Veterans for cannabis prescribed to treat a wide range of health issues that often cannot be effectively treated otherwise. On April 1, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is set to change this reimbursement, benchmarking coverage against a recreational market average instead. This new pricing model raises legitimate concerns because it fails to accurately reflect the medical realities of the Veterans' program and, ultimately, risks undermining treatment continuity for tens of thousands of Veterans.
Mar 12, 2026	CBSA seizes 1,066 kg of Cannabis in the Greater Toronto Area From January 1 to February 28, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), in conjunction with RCMP Toronto Airport Detachment (TAD), intercepted over 1,000 kg of illegal cannabis from travellers and commercial shipments leaving the country.
Mar 12, 2026	Consumers Show No Impairment in Their Next-Day Driving Performance Despite Residual THC Blood Levels Cannabis consumers exhibit no next-day driving impairment despite having trace levels of THC in their blood, according to driving simulator data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Canadian investigators assessed consumers’ psychomotor performance some 12 hours after they last inhaled cannabis. Their performance was compared to that of subjects with no history of marijuana use.
Mar 12, 2026	Virginia Lawmakers Advance to Governor’s Desk Bill Protecting Parents That Use Marijuana Legislators in Virginia have approved legislation to safeguard the parental rights of individuals who legally use cannabis under state law. The proposal, introduced by Delegate Nadarius Clark, received approval from both the House and the Senate after revisions were added. The measure now awaits a decision from Governor Abigail Spanberger.
Mar 12, 2026	New Hampshire: Senate Republicans Kill House-Backed Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Bill Members of the New Hampshire Senate voted largely along party lines to defeat House-backed legislation that sought to legalize the possession, home-cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis for adults.
Mar 12, 2026	Growing to Wash: Why "Washers" Are Changing Cannabis When I first started writing this, I thought it would be a quick explainer of what people mean when they say they’re “growing to wash.” The more time I spent talking to hashmakers and growers who live in the ice water world, the more I realized this isn’t just a technique. It’s a different mindset.
Mar 12, 2026	Is the German Cannabis Boom Slowing Down, or Simply Normalising? Germany's cannabis imports, according to the latest figures from BfArM, nearly tripled in size in 2025, cementing it beyond any doubt as the engine behind Europe’s medical cannabis boom. Imports surpassed their already increased quota to hit 200 tonnes last year, up from just 72 tonnes in 2024, which was itself a record-breaking year.
Mar 12, 2026	US (RI): Slow rollout of new cannabis stores is about to get even slower The Cannabis Control Commission is contemplating slowing the already long-delayed awarding of 20 new retail cannabis dispensary licenses after local industry stakeholders raised concerns that new dispensaries will hurt their profit margins.

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