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| 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. |
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| 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. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Oklahoma cannabis operators notch win in federal court against state Oklahoma medical marijuana operators are escalating a legal fight against Gov. Kevin Stitt and other state authorities, whom they claim are waging a deliberate effort to shut them down. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Hawaii Senate Passes Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use By Seriously Ill Patients In Health Facilities The Hawaii Senate has passed a bill to allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana at health facilities. After receiving a favorable report in committee last week, the legislation from Sen. Joy San Buenaventura (D) advanced through the full chamber in a unanimous 25-0 vote on Tuesday as part of the consent calendar. A House companion version of the proposal has also been moving through the process this session. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
After a Decade of Growth, Legal Cannabis Declined in 2025 America's legal cannabis market, both medical and recreational, had been enjoying years of growth. But last year the streak ended. In 2025, total U.S. cannabis revenues were estimated to fall between $28.6 billion and $29.6 billion. That's down from about $30 billion in 2024. Moreover, it's the first time the country's cannabis market has failed to grow since 2014. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Ontario cannabis stores forced to drop the word "dispensary", despite consumer preferences Some cannabis retailers in Ontario say they are being told to remove any use of the word "dispensary" from their websites and online storefronts. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Marijuana May Be A 'Gateway To Women's Orgasm' In Sexual Health Treatment, Scientific Analysis Finds Marijuana may be a "gateway," but not in the stigmatized way it’s been portrayed by prohibitionists as a stepping stone to other drugs. Rather, a growing body of scientific literature signals cannabis is a “gateway to women’s orgasm” that could hold significant therapeutic potential in the treatment of female orgasmic disorder/difficulty (FOD), a new research paper says. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Congressional Lawmakers Approve Youth Safety Bill That Could Complicate Marijuana Businesses’ Online Outreach A congressional committee has approved a bill aimed at protecting children online that could create complications for advertisers trying to promote legal marijuana and other regulated substances. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
The Best Rolling Papers on Earth, According to High Times Readers Rolling papers aren’t props. They’re the instrument that sets the pace and feel of a session. Whole towns learned to work with fiber, water and heat the way a luthier tunes a guitar. You can see it in the watermark, in how the seam seals, in how the ember travels without racing or stalling. Today’s factories use tools to keep every sheet the same thickness, the same airflow and the same clean cut. Small hand rooms still make special formats where a person’s eye and touch matter. Soldiers carried papers in field kits. Artists tucked giant sheets into record sleeves to make a point. The paper is part of the ritual, part of the memory of a room, and why a well-rolled joint feels like a small act of craft shared between friends. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Adult-use laws may displace illicit cannabis markets Adopting recreational cannabis laws, beyond only medical cannabis laws, may help reduce the size of the illegal cannabis market in U.S. states, reports a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study is among the first to comprehensively examine the dynamics of the illegal cannabis market using law enforcement seizure data. The findings are published in the International Journal of Drug Policy. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
New York Regulators Say Marijuana Sales Could Surpass California's New York's legal marijuana industry has started 2026 with strong momentum, following a year of rapid growth in 2025. State officials say sales during the opening weeks of the year suggest the market could reach new highs before the year ends. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Cannabis company calls on Ottawa to postpone controversial medical cannabis cuts for veterans Aurora Cannabis is calling on the federal government to postpone upcoming changes to compensation rates for medical cannabis for veterans. Canada’s Budget 2025, released in November, included measures to adjust medical cannabis benefits for the RCMP and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) from a maximum of $8.50 a gram to a new limit of $6.00 a gram. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
People raise treaty rights, medical access concerns over Nova Scotia's proposed cannabis law changes Speakers appearing before a Nova Scotia legislature committee urged the province to work with the Mi’kmaq and reconsider enforcement actions against unregulated cannabis stores as lawmakers look at amendments to the Cannabis Control Act. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Kentucky Cannabis Businesses Roll With the Punches, Limited Products in Medical Program’s Rollout Kentucky legalized medical cannabis on Jan. 1, 2025, but with the usual hiccups any new bureaucratic system endures, today’s roughly 20,000 patients and 19 businesses are in sync with one unified opinion: Open the door to as many formats as possible, especially in light of the program’s no-smoking law. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Canada's Organigram makes $268M move into German cannabis market Canada's largest cannabis producer is expanding its global reach with the acquisition of a major player in the world’s second-biggest market. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Cannabis Reshapes the Way We Recall the Truth Summary: Does cannabis just make you forgetful, or does it actually change what you "remember"? A new study reveals that THC doesn't just blur memories—it reshapes them. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Florida Supreme Court Won’t Review Cannabis Signatures; Adult-Use Legalization Dead for 2026 Florida's elected officials 2; citizen-initiated adult-use legalization campaigns, 0. The Florida Supreme Court, on March 9, declined a motion to rehear Smart & Safe Florida’s lawsuit against Secretary of State Cord Byrd, stemming from nearly 71,000 disqualified signatures for a petition to legalize adult-use cannabis in the November 2026 election. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Colorado Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals Heads To Governor’s Desk The Colorado House of Representatives has sent a bill to the governor that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in healthcare facilities such as hospitals—with recently added provisions that advocates argue undermine the measure’s original intent. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
I Was a Cop Who Enforced Marijuana Laws. Now I’m Speaking Out. I started researching crime statistics, effective policing, community-based alternatives, and how other countries approach law enforcement. The conclusion I reached surprised me: I began to feel that much of what we were doing relied on outdated methodologies, often created the issues we claimed to enforce, and that cannabis laws were rooted in racist ideology while functioning largely as a revenue stream for courts. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Budtenders at a cannabis store in Ontario join UFCW as union membership in the industry continues to grow Budtenders at Canna Cabana cannabis store in Waterloo, Ontario, recently voted to join UFCW Locals 175 and 633. Union representatives say the group of cannabis retail workers came together to improve their workplace and address key issues, including better scheduling, fairer compensation, and fair treatment on the job. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Washington State Lawmakers Send Bill Allowing MMJ Use in Hospitals to Governor Lawmakers in Washington State have approved a proposal that would allow patients with terminal illnesses to use medical marijuana in certain healthcare facilities, including hospices, hospitals, and nursing homes. The measure now awaits action from Governor Bob Ferguson. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Tennessee Lawmakers Launch 'Pot for Potholes' Legalization Campaign Tennessee State Senator Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, and Representative Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, have launched a series of infomercials and a public petition to build support for their Pot for Potholes Act (SB 2440/HB 2525). Their legislation would legalize and tax marijuana in Tennessee and invest the revenue in rebuilding crumbling roads, bridges and transit infrastructure. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
The hardest job in cannabis – and the most lucrative – is in cultivation As cannabis cultivation permits shrink and price compression hits retailers, brands that can produce reliable flower at scale are winning. That means they need a master grower - and they'll pay handsomely for it. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Patient Protect Launches to Support UK Medical Cannabis Patients Facing Discrimination A new UK-wide service supporting medical cannabis patients who face discrimination has launched, as the private sector continues to fill gaps left by the absence of systematic government support. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Ohio Brewing Companies Sue to Keep Hemp THC Beverages Legal
Four stakeholders in Ohio’s hemp-derived beverage market filed a lawsuit on March 6 in the state’s Supreme Court to stop what they call Gov. Mike DeWine’s "lawless executive overreach." |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Virginia Bill To Protect Rights Of Parents Who Use Marijuana Heads To Governor’s Desk Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to protect the rights of parents who use marijuana in compliance with state law. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
A Republican Weed CEO Wants To Be Governor. Can Cannabis Be His Bridge Issue? Duke Rodriguez runs Ultra Health and is running for governor of New Mexico as a Republican. In a moment when "rescheduling" is still only a federal directive, not a finished reality, he argues cannabis can shift from a partisan fight to a practical test of governance: rules people can follow, honest labeling, real oversight, and a legal market that can actually compete with the illicit one. |
| Mar 8, 2026 |
Gen Z's weed habits are flipping California's cannabis industry Gen Z has shredded a long-held dynamic in the cannabis industry. For centuries, cannabis flower has been the king of marijuana. And since legalization, flower has always been the most popular product at legal pot shops in California. But that dominance is now all over, largely thanks to Gen Z. Cannabis vapes surpassed flower in June and are consistently the top-selling product category in California, according to state data. |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Toronto police shutdown multiple unlicensed cannabis dispensaries Numerous unlicensed cannabis dispensaries have been shutdown in Toronto following multiple police investigations. |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Health Canada reminds cannabis producers of rules for facility tours As part of its compliance and promotion efforts, Health Canada is reminding cannabis producers that facility tours must follow the limitations under the federal Cannabis Act and Regulations. |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Virginia Legislation To Provide Marijuana Resentencing Relief For Prior Convictions Heads To Governor’s Desk Virginia lawmakers have sent the governor legislation to provide a pathway to resentencing for people with prior marijuana convictions. |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Teens Didn't Just Discover Weed. So Why Is The Wall St. Journal Acting Like They Did? Vapes are newer. Teen cannabis use isn’t. The Wall Street Journal frames a familiar school problem like legalization invented it, even as the data says youth use has declined. The Wall Street Journal has a new teen-cannabis panic on offer: vape clouds in school bathrooms, sneaky hits during class and administrators playing cat-and-mouse with students who keep finding ways to get high. The gadgets are newer. The hardware is newer. The hiding spots may be newer, too. But the underlying behavior? Please. American teenagers did not just discover weed because a dispensary opened in town. What the Journal really found is an old adolescent ritual in updated packaging, then stretched it into a referendum on legal cannabis. |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Living soil and retractable roofs: Scale's cultivation strategy in South Africa All the roads lead to cannabis, or something like that, I guess. It is the role of proverbs to be applied to different facets of life, so no hard feelings towards the Roman Empire. That is anyway the long story short that would summarize one of Scale's founders Cyrus Renfrew's career. At the same time, one may say that his approach is the embodiment of "look before you leap". "I started in this industry growing CBD in Spain," he recounts. "I always wanted to get into the THC side of things, but 10–11 years ago, it was just not worth it. But mainly, I wanted to navigate that space first while fully aware this was just a first step." A quite successful first step, even, as Cyrus used to run one of the biggest CBD operations in Spain. |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Georgia Considers Bill to End Cannabis Odor as Basis for Police Searches
A proposal now before the Georgia legislature could significantly change how law enforcement officers handle traffic stops and searches, focusing on the long-debated practice of using the odor of cannabis as grounds for action. |
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