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| Mar 4, 2026 |
Canada continued to supply bulk of German medical cannabis imports in 2025 Germany imported 201,094 kg of cannabis in 2025, more than doubling the previous year’s 72,850 kg. The newest figures from Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) show the continued and rapid growth of the country’s medical cannabis program, which has continued to rely on imports from countries like Canada. (h/t Alfredo Pascual) |
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| Mar 4, 2026 |
India: Ex-Navy official held with 1.2 kg ganja, 10 cannabis plants in Kerala A 37-year-old retired Navy officer was arrested after 1.2 kg of ganja and 10 cannabis plants were allegedly seized from his house in this coastal district of Kerala, Excise officials said on Wednesday. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
'We're rising up,' says Mi'kmaw leader as RCMP raid cannabis storefronts RCMP conducted inspections at five cannabis storefronts in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, seizing products and issuing tickets. Officers carried out the activity at businesses located in Eskasoni First Nation, Potlotek First Nation, Paqtnkek First Nation, Waycobah First Nation and Digby, police said in a news release. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
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 3, 2026 |
Texas ban on selling smokable cannabis takes effect March 31 Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state's health department. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Brazil's Cannabis Crossroads: New Rules, Old Truths, and the Road Ahead Brazil entered 2026 not with a celebration, but with a reckoning. In the final week of January, the country approved a new regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis, and in doing so crossed a line it had spent decades carefully circling. This was not a sudden conversion, nor a sweeping political victory. It was something more complicated and far more honest. Brazil acknowledged, at last, that cannabis belongs within the health system, and that keeping it outside that system had never been a technical necessity. It was a political decision. One that reality had already rendered obsolete. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Canadian LP Aurora Cannabis is now 'solely' a medical company Aurora Cannabis is exiting the adult-use cannabis market to focus "solely" on global opportunities in medical marijuana, company Chief Financial Officer Simona King said Monday. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Gun Ownership Case Before US Supreme Court Triggers Unusual Alliances
Two issues that rarely share political ground are now colliding at the highest court in the country. Firearm rights and marijuana policy have each reshaped U.S. law and politics over the past few decades. Recently, they met in a Supreme Court case that has produced an unexpected mix of allies and opponents. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
What Employers Should Know About the Proposed Easing of Federal Cannabis Laws Cannabis remains listed as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a category reserved for drugs considered to have a high likelihood of misuse and no recognized medical purpose. That designation has shaped federal drug policy for decades and continues to influence workplace rules across the country. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Cannabis industry contributes nearly $11.6 billion to Canada’s 2025 GDP Canada's cannabis industry contributed nearly $11.6 billion to Canada's GDP in 2025, led by the cultivation and processing side of the industry. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Cannabis Sales Remained Weak in February Cannabis sales decreased 3.6% sequentially in February. Adjusted for the fewer number of days, sales rose sequentially by 6.7% on a per-day basis. In this review, we share the results by state, beginning with the western markets and then concluding with the eastern markets. In total, BDSA estimates that sales across the 15 markets totaled $1.99 billion during February, which was up 2.7% from a year ago. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
New Trump tariffs create more chaos for cannabis operators The cannabis industry is no stranger to tackling complex regulatory challenges, but the latest wave of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has introduced a new level of uncertainty that's rippling across the supply chain. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Origins of THC, CBD and CBC in cannabis revealed Where do the well-known cannabis compounds THC, CBD and CBC come from? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how cannabis acquired the ability to produce these cannabinoids. In the process, they also developed enzymes that show promise for the biotechnological production of cannabinoids for medicinal applications. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Uruguay considers legalizing cannabis sales to tourists Uruguay's Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) is evaluating the implementation of mechanisms that would allow legal access to regulated marijuana for non-resident foreigners, including tourists, students, and temporary workers , with the aim of expanding the user base and reducing reliance on the illegal market. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Germany: Cannabis regulations under scrutiny A petition on cannabis regulations was submitted on July 17, 2025, shortly after the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) presented the draft bill for the revised Medical Cannabis Act (MedCanG ). The draft bill proposes a ban on the shipment of cannabis flowers and requires a doctor's consultation for prescriptions. Henning Todt's petition opposes this and has garnered nearly 60,000 signatures. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Ghana officially launches medicinal cannabis cultivation program Ghana has launched a tightly regulated program for cultivating low-THC cannabis, opening opportunities in medicinal and industrial applications while strictly prohibiting recreational use. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Cannabis is agriculture-and B.C. is finally treating it that way By moving cannabis to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, B.C. signaled that the sector is no longer a social experiment—it's a multi-billion-dollar agricultural industry driving jobs, exports and GDP. |
| Mar 1, 2026 |
The End of the Vegetative Phase: A Revolution in Cannabis Cultivation A "No-Veg" method flips plants straight to 12/12, trading smaller individual yields for higher annual output and a dramatic jump in top-shelf buds. |
| Feb 28, 2026 |
GHANA: Farmer drags government to Supreme Court over cannabis licence fees A farmer from Techiman, Mariam Alhassan, has triggered a legal showdown at the Supreme Court after filing a landmark suit challenging the government’s regulatory regime for industrial cannabis cultivation |
| Feb 28, 2026 |
Authorities destroy 1,000 hills of cannabis in Bukidnon ILIGAN CITY–Some 1,000 hills of fully grown cannabis were uprooted by policemen following a raid in a remote village of Bukidnon province on Saturday morning. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Health Canada continues to ramp up inspections, revocations of personal/designated cannabis cultivation licenses Health Canada’s efforts to clean up the personal and designated medical cannabis grow licence program have continued to pick up steam. According to a briefing note from October, 2025, Health Canada had refused or revoked over 4,100 medical cannabis registrations under the Cannabis Regulations, including approximately 3,400 for reasons of public health and public safety as of March 31, 2025. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
8 Michigan Senators Plan to Repeal State's 24% Cannabis Tax
Michigan Senate Democrats and Republicans are teaming up on legislation to halt the governor’s plan to fix the "damn roads" by making licensed cannabis businesses and consumers foot the bill. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Texas Grapples with Increasing Cases of Marijuana DUI As Texas lawmakers review how cannabis is regulated and enforced, safety advocates are drawing attention to what they describe as a mounting and often overlooked risk on the state’s roads: drivers impaired by marijuana. Texans for Safe & Drug Free Youth, a statewide prevention group, argues that limiting access to cannabis products remains the most reliable way to curb use and its consequences. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Kansas City May Allow 24-Hour Pot Shops Kansas City might soon have 24-hour cannabis dispensaries. According to KMBC News, the city's Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee is scheduled to consider an ordinance that would allow certain dispensaries to operate around the clock. The revised rules would only apply to dispensaries that are located at least 1,000 feet from residential zones. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Excessive cannabis taxes will make legalization’s 'problems' much worse Alarmed by marijuana legalization's unintended or unforeseen consequences, the New York Times recently called for widespread tax hikes on legal cannabis. That's a recipe for disaster. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Louisiana Lawmaker Files Bill To Create Three-Year Marijuana Legalization Pilot Program A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced a bill to create an adult-use marijuana legalization pilot program in the state to determine whether the reform should eventually be expanded and permanently codified. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Majority Of Pennsylvania Voters Back Legalizing Marijuana, New Poll Shows A majority of Pennsylvania voters say they’re ready for the state to legalize adult-use marijuana, according to the latest Quinnipiac University Poll. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Monsanto Never Cracked Weed. 2026 Might Open the Door If corporations own the seeds of almost everything we eat, why hasn’t anyone managed to do the same thing to cannabis? Until now, cannabis has lived in a kind of legal and cultural side universe where the usual machinery of seed monopolies never fully clicked into place. That universe is ending. The changes converging around 2026, especially the shift to regulating seeds by THC potential and the slow march toward rescheduling, represent the first plausible structural opening for a Monsanto-style player in weed. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Injured workers turn to cannabis when conventional treatments fall short As legal cannabis becomes more entrenched in Canada, injured workers appear to be integrating it into their recovery in complex and largely self-directed ways. A new qualitative study led by Institute for Work & Health (IWH) scientist Dr. Nancy Carnide draws on interviews with 45 Ontario workers who used cannabis to manage symptoms of a work?related injury. The participants were originally identified in a prior survey of workers with accepted lost-time compensation claims and were re-interviewed four to five years after their injury. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Clinical Evidence vs. Food Law: Europe’s CBD Dilemma The CBD sector has had a turbulent few weeks on both sides of the Channel, with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) terminating four novel food applications, just days after announcing incredibly restrictive new safety limits. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Virginia Tech Leverages Novel Way to Study Marijuana Effects on Driving As more states legalize cannabis, researchers are racing to understand what that shift means for road safety. While laws have changed significantly, scientific evidence on how cannabis influences behavior behind the wheel has lagged. A new study led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute seeks to close that gap by tracking drivers in their everyday routines. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Alberta to eliminate 2% early payment fee for cannabis producers The Alberta Government announced on Thursday, February 26, 2026, that it will be getting rid of its 2% early payment fee for producers selling into the province as of April 1, 2026. The fee applies to payments from Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) to producers for their products sold in the province within 15 days, rather than the standard 60-day turnaround. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Legalizing Marijuana In Pennsylvania Would Generate Almost Half A Billion Dollars In Revenue By 2028 Under Governor’s Plan, State Analysis Finds Legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania under the governor’s latest budget plan could bring in nearly half a billion dollars in annual revenue by 2028, according to a new analysis from the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) that estimates a significantly larger cash windfall compared to projections from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) own office. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Standing on the Moon in Japan: Hemp, History, and the Long Game in Japan I arrived in Tokyo in November for the Japanese International Hemp Expo (JIHE) 2025 with a familiar mix of jet lag, curiosity, and professional reflex. After decades working at the intersection of cannabis, law, and global markets, I’ve learned that the plant reveals more about a society than almost anything else. Where it’s embraced, feared, regulated, or whispered about tells you volumes about culture, history, and power. |
| Feb 25, 2026 |
Mainstream Media's New Era of Reefer Madness For more than 50 years, NORML has been 'setting the record straight' on cannabis. Today, this job is more important than ever. You've no doubt seen the headlines. More and more, sensational claims about marijuana are going unchallenged in mainstream reporting. Fortunately, NORML is there to respond. |
| Feb 25, 2026 |
Union raises safety concerns as solo shifts introduced for BC Cannabis Store workers Some BC Cannabis Store staffers will be working solo for the first time since legalization, following a provincial policy change that is raising safety concerns for the union that represents store employees. |
| Feb 25, 2026 |
Colorado lawmakers to discuss proposal for more cannabis-friendly events Colorado lawmakers to discuss proposal at the Colorado State Captiol for more cannabis-friendly events to smoke marijuana in public. |
| Feb 25, 2026 |
New bill increases fines, enforcement powers for illegal cannabis in Nova Scotia The Nova Scotia government has tabled legislation to strengthen cannabis enforcement amid its crackdown on illegal dispensaries across the province. Justice Minister Scott Armstrong says his bill increases fines and allows peace officers like constables and conservation officers to enforce cannabis rules alongside police. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Tax hike crashed Michigan marijuana sales An unprecedented cannabis tax hike that took effect in Michigan on Jan. 1 significantly depressed legal sales, recent state data shows. Michigan marijuana retailers reported about $227 million in sales in January, according to state Cannabis Regulatory Agency data. That’s a nearly 16% decrease from the $270 million in sales recorded in December, according the CRA. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Florida Lawmakers Vote To Slash Medical Marijuana Fees For Military Veterans A Florida bill to significantly reduce the fee for military veterans to obtain medical marijuana registry identification cards has cleared another legislative committee. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Arbitrator kills cannabis suspension: positive urine test wasn't enough proof A workplace vehicle accident. A positive urine test. A 30-day unpaid suspension, mandatory drug assessments, and random testing — all thrown out. In a February 12, 2026, award, Arbitrator Graham J. Clarke ruled that Toronto Terminals Railway Company (TTR) had no just cause to discipline a signal maintainer who tested positive for THC metabolites after a workplace incident, because TTR failed to prove he was actually impaired on the job. For HR professionals relying on blanket cannabis prohibition policies, the message is clear: a positive urine test alone is not enough. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Health Canada provides updates on cannabis sampling rules for producers Health Canada is reminding cannabis production licence holders of the requirements for engaging in activities with cannabis samples, focusing on storage, distribution, documentation, and personnel. All cannabis used for the purpose of providing samples to cannabis retailers must be stored at the site specified in the licence. Storage is not permitted at any location other than the licensed site or at a dwelling-house, including permanent or temporary residences. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Germany's Medical Cannabis Boom: Data-Driven Insights for Investors Germany's medical cannabis market exploded in 2025, with prescriptions surging 3,300 percent from March 2024 to December 2025, per Bloomwell Group’s Cannabis Barometer. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Virginia Republican Lawmakers Explain Why They Voted To Legalize Marijuana Sales As Virginia lawmakers push ahead with an effort to legalize marijuana sales in the commonwealth, certain GOP members are finding themselves ideologically aligned with their Democratic colleagues, breaking with the majority of their caucus in support of creating a regulated marketplace for adults to purchase cannabis. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Key Congressional Committee Set To Vote On Delaying Federal Hemp THC Ban Next Week A GOP congressman is seeking to amend a large-scale agriculture bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for one year as industry stakeholders work to identify a long-term solution to the pending recriminalization—and a key House committee is expected to consider the proposal next week. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Organigram launches 10 SKUs in Australian medical cannabis market Organigram Global Inc. is introducing 10 product SKUs in the Australian medical market across its Edison and BOXHOT brands. The move marks the first time the company’s branded products will reach one of the world’s largest medical markets, although the Canadian cannabis company already supplies cannabis flower to the Australian market through existing B2B supply relationships. |
| Feb 23, 2026 |
South Dakota to Switch to Digital MMJ Cards South Dakota is moving toward a digital system for medical cannabis cards, a change that state health officials say will make access easier for patients and caregivers. |
| Feb 23, 2026 |
Scientists Reveal What Types Of Food The Marijuana 'Munchies' Make You Crave The Most Getting the "munchies" after using marijuana isn’t just in your head. It’s a real biological phenomenon that could hold important, real-world implications for people suffering from conditions associated with appetite loss, according to a new study that also identified some of the most commonly desired food items while high. |
| Feb 23, 2026 |
When Beer Beats Weed: Germany’s Cannabis Reform Backlash When Germany introduced the “Cannabis-Gesetz” (CanG) to partially legalize cannabis in April 2024, it faced criticism not only from conservatives but also from proponents of legalization, who argued it could not achieve its goals without a fully regulated adult-use market. The reform came in two phases: Pillar 1 legalized home cultivation and non-profit cannabis cultivation associations similar to cannabis social clubs in Spain, but without permission for a space for common consumption. Pillar 2 promised regional pilot programs for licensed retail sales. |
| Feb 22, 2026 |
Ottawa yanks 4,100 cannabis licences as legal pot industry struggles with debt and black market Federal health regulators have pulled more than 4,100 cannabis licences since legalization, citing risks to public health and safety — including concerns about marijuana being diverted into the black market — as the legal pot industry grapples with bankruptcies and mounting unpaid taxes. |
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