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| Feb 12, 2026 |
Retail Cannabis Access Associated With Decline in Suicides Among Older Adults Atlanta, GA: The opening of state-licensed adult-use cannabis retailers is associated with fewer suicides among mid-life and older adults, according to data published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Researchers affiliated with Emory University assessed the relationship between adult-use marijuana legalization and suicide rates. They determined: “Suicide rates among adults aged 45 and older decline following the opening of recreational marijuana dispensaries, while there is no effect among those ages 25-44. These results hold when controlling for other state-level factors such as beer and cigarette taxes, opioid policies, unemployment rates, poverty, and income, none of which show significant impacts on suicide rates in this demographic. … These findings are important because of the implication that access to recreational marijuana has palliative effects among older populations which manifest in lower suicide rates |
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| Feb 12, 2026 |
Cannabis Stocks Are Sinking The Global Cannabis Stock Index closed on 2/11 at 5.69, which is down 3.4% in February and down 13.7% so far in 2026. Since April 30, 2024, it has plunged 51.4%. Five years ago, the index peaked at 92.48, and it has dropped 93.9% since then. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
California's biggest pot shop is dead after burning cash for years Planet 13 was supposed to revolutionize legal cannabis. The marijuana superstore opened five years ago in Orange County with fanfare and predictions that its walls of TV screens and massive footprint would change how everyone bought weed. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
US (MS): State House of Representatives pass two medical cannabis-related bill Two bills related to Mississippi's medical cannabis program passed in the House of Representatives this week. One bill extends the timeframe for a patient's follow-up visit to keep their medical cannabis card valid, while a second bill creates a system where patients suffering from debilitating or terminal conditions not already on the state's list of approved conditions can petition to try medical cannabis. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Ghana to start licensing process for medical, industrial cannabis cultivation The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) to start implementing the licensing regime for medicinal and industrial cannabis cultivation in Ghana. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Navigating New Hemp Laws- A Major Shift for the Cannabis Industry A fast-growing market built on hemp-derived cannabinoid products is about to face a federal reset. Over the past several years, consumer demand for products such as hemp-derived THC gummies, beverages, vapes, and flowers helped create thriving new retail categories across mainstream outlets and e-commerce. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
New Zealand: Guests, growers spend the day at rural cannabis facility The sun was out, the breeze was soft, and a group of international delegates enjoyed a day of speeches, networking, and alfresco dining among rows of cannabis plants. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
France's Long-Awaited Medical Cannabis Reimbursement Framework to Be Revealed Next Week French authorities will present a first draft of the long-awaited pricing and reimbursement decree for medical cannabis on February 18, marking a critical milestone in the country's drawn-out transition from pilot programme to permanent framework. |
| Feb 12, 2026 |
Washington state lawmakers weigh legalizing home cannabis grows Growing recreational cannabis at home is illegal in Washington state - but lawmakers in Olympia are considering a bill this year to legalize it. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
California Activists Warn of Environmental Damage from Illegal Cannabis Farms Pot has been legal in California for a decade, but a sprawling black market persists for crops cultivated outside the law. In a February 9 report from CalMatters, environmentalists and politicians sounded the alarm regarding the challenges they face in mitigating environmental damage caused by illegal marijuana farms. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
Cannabis retail's frontline workers are carrying more than we think In the early days of legalization, the budtender was cast as the friendly guide in a brave new world, part educator, part concierge, and part cultural translator. Over eight years later, that role has hardened into something far more complex: regulator, brand ambassador, salesperson, and sometimes security buffer, all at once. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
Canada's Medical Cannabis Research Is Changing the Global Debate For more than a decade, medical cannabis has existed in a strange policy limbo. Patients have benefited from it. Physicians have debated it. Regulators have tolerated it. But the kind of rigorous, longitudinal evidence that typically moves medical consensus has been slower to materialize - particularly evidence grounded in real-world patient outcomes. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
Bipartisan Wisconsin Lawmakers Circulate Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana Bipartisan Wisconsin lawmakers will soon be introducing a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession for first-time offenses. |
| Feb 11, 2026 |
South Dakota Senators Reject Bills To Repeal Medical Marijuana Program After Federal Rescheduling And Limit THC Potency South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a pair of bills that would have ended the state’s medical marijuana program if the plant is federally rescheduled and to set strict THC potency caps on cannabis products for patients. |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
Why the US Should Avoid Making Canada’s Medical Marijuana Mistake
President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on December 18 signaled a shift in US medical cannabis policy, opening new paths for research and fueling a wave of mergers and acquisitions across the sector. However, one essential issue remains unresolved: how will patients receive medical marijuana in a way that resembles standard healthcare? |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
Florida Officials Miss Counting 54,000+ Signatures for Cannabis Legalization Petition Florida election officials appear to have short-changed an adult-use cannabis legalization campaign by more than 54,000 valid signatures. |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
New cannabis exhibition addresses historical erasure and policy legacy in black communities As Canada's regulated cannabis market enters its eighth year, a Toronto-based health consultancy is advancing a thesis rarely articulated within the industry: that commercial legitimacy depends on historical reckoning. |
| Feb 10, 2026 |
Health Canada cannabis guidance exposes "absurd" education gap in healthcare TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New federal guidance on cannabis for medical purposes is drawing attention to a growing gap in Canadian healthcare: patients are increasingly using cannabis to manage symptoms, but often without consistent clinical education, dosing support, or medication-interaction screening. (January 2026) : https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/topics/accessing-cannabis-for-medical-purposes/cannabis-medical-purposes/cannabis-medical-purposes.pdf |
| Feb 9, 2026 |
Florida spent $4 million in opiate settlement to defeat marijuana legalization Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration spent $4 million in cash from a national opiate crisis settlement to defeat a 2024 adult-use marijuana legalization initiative. |
| Feb 9, 2026 |
'Our position will remain the same': Newmarket council not moving on allowing cannabis stores Newmarket council indicated it would not change its position on allowing retail cannabis stores in town until it gains more planning control. |
| Feb 8, 2026 |
Advocates push for change on retail cannabis
Advocates are once again urging Newmarket council to reconsider its ban on retail cannabis stores. |
| Feb 8, 2026 |
Online Cannabis Sales Are Booming in Germany - and the Government Is Racing to Catch Up A few years ago, Lukas, a 20-year-old who lives outside Berlin, would have had to wander through a park at night or arrange an illicit street pickup if he wanted to buy marijuana. Now, all he needs is five minutes and an internet connection. Since Germany liberalized its cannabis laws two years ago, online telemedicine platforms with suggestive names like Cannadoc24 and Weed.de have become the preferred way for buyers—technically, patients—to access both pharmacist-vetted weed and doctors’ notes to order it legally. |
| Feb 7, 2026 |
Cannabis Culture Can’t Afford to Keep Fighting Itself Cannabis has never been a single experience. It was never one molecule, one effect, one intention, or one lane. It has always been plural—used for healing, ritual, relief, escape, communion, and survival, sometimes all at once. The plant made room for contradiction long before regulators tried to flatten it into categories that could fit on a spreadsheet. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Turning spare change into meaningful impact in cannabis Dutchie has announced Round Up the Change, a new checkout feature that allows dispensary customers to round up their purchase total to support nonprofit organizations and industry associations advancing cannabis justice reform and legalization. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Ohio Sues Major U.S. Cannabis Companies Over 'Anti-Competitive Conduct' In an antitrust lawsuit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has accused nine multi-state cannabis operators of engaging in anti-competitive conduct to reduce product choice and keep prices artificially high, harming both consumers and smaller, Ohio-based cannabis businesses. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Opioid Use Dropped in States That Legalized Recreational CannabisOpioid Use Dropped in States That Legalized Recreational Cannabis
Legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational use may lead to a decline in daily opioid use among people who inject drugs in the United States, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher (BUSPH). |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Alberta cannabis growers call for tax revenue reinvestment, regulatory reform Cannabis growers say the Alberta government needs to do more to help the industry thrive in the province. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Canada's massive medical cannabis mistake - and how the U.S. can avoid it Canada committed a grave error and left medical cannabis patients behind with legalization. The U.S. can avoid this mistake. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Pennsylvania House Lawmakers Slam Senate Over Marijuana Legalization Inaction As Governor Again Calls For Reform Pennsylvania House Democratic lawmakers are calling on the GOP-controlled Senate to come to the table and pass a bill to legalize marijuana, as proposed by the governor once again as part of his budget latest request. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
9 in 10 UK Cancer Patients Say Cannabis Helps, Survey Finds LONDON - For many people living with cancer, everyday life can feel harder to manage as symptoms affect energy, mood, and the ability to maintain normal routines. Seven years after medical cannabis legalization in the United Kingdom, a new survey indicates an ancient medicine is providing relief. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
New Wisconsin Bill Could Legalize Medical and Recreational Cannabis
Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use, renewing a long-running debate as the state continues to lag behind nearby Midwestern neighbors on cannabis policy. Michigan and Illinois already permit recreational cannabis, while Minnesota has moved in the same direction. Wisconsin, by contrast, still treats most marijuana possession as a crime. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
A New Government-Run Marijuana Store Just Opened In Minnesota The first government-run marijuana retailer in Minnesota has officially opened its doors, marking another milestone in the state's adult-use cannabis program. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Medical cannabis helping 'miracle' girl, mum says The mother of a six-year-old girl who takes medical cannabis to control her epileptic seizures has met a government minister to push for it to be available on the NHS. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
Germany's Cannabis Future: Political Posturing vs. Market Reality
Last month (January 15, 2026) Germany's Bundesrag held a debate on the hotly contested amendments aimed at significantly restricting medical cannabis prescriptions, and potentially transforming the industry. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
New Study Design Could Provide Workaround to Existing Research Hurdles A pilot study conducted in Minnesota is pointing to a possible new way for scientists to study medical marijuana without becoming entangled in federal regulatory hurdles that have long limited clinical research in this area. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
The Rescheduling of Marijuana Is Not Happening Any Time Soon
When, on Dec. 18, 2025, President Donald Trump directed his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to "take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process related to rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act in the most expeditious manner," several U.S. listed cannabis stocks jumped, according to BNN Bloomberg. Bloomberg called Trump's move "the biggest shift in marijuana regulation since 1970," referring to the year when President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act, "provisionally" placing marijuana on Schedule I the following year – a "temporary" drug classification that has remained in place for more than 55 years. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
Scientists And Advocates Slam Anti-Marijuana Group For Blocking Their Participation In D.C. Drug Policy Conference The prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is facing criticism over its decision to deny multiple drug policy reform experts entry to a summit it is hosting in Washington, D.C. this week where the organization will lay out its 2026 priorities and agenda. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
Wisconsin Senators Approve GOP-Led Medical Marijuana Bill As Democrats Push Broader Recreational Legalization Wisconsin senators have approved a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state as other legislators push for broader adult-use legalization. |
| Feb 4, 2026 |
Trump Signs Bill Continuing To Block D.C. From Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Sales As Advocates Await Rescheduling Action As advocates and stakeholders await action on a federal marijuana rescheduling proposal, President Donald Trump has signed large-scale spending legislation that continues a longstanding policy blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. |
| Feb 4, 2026 |
Will Florida ever legalize adult-use marijuana? The recent setback suffered by an MSO-funded legalization effort at the hands of Florida elections and law enforcement officials shows how difficult legalizing adult-use marijuana in Florida may be. |
| Feb 4, 2026 |
The Cannabis Stock Big Money Managers Are Quietly Buying Canada-based Canopy Growth(NASDAQ: CGC) is one of the largest publicly traded pot producers. However, despite this, the company has remained consistently unprofitable. |
| Feb 4, 2026 |
Ontario heavy machine operator fired for allegedly smoking pot at lunch gets job back An arbitrator has ordered the immediate reinstatement of a heavy machine operator fired last summer from a “safety sensitive” plant in Toronto for allegedly getting high at lunch, then behaving in an “insolent” manner towards a senior manager after he was suspended pending investigation of cannabis use. |
| Feb 4, 2026 |
Virginia Senators Approve Bill To Let Patients Access Medical Marijuana In Hospitals After Federal Rescheduling Virginia lawmakers have approved a bill to allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana in hospitals-but only if the federal government moves forward with a pending plan to reschedule cannabis. |
| Feb 4, 2026 |
Tribally-owned cannabis operations as a model for regulatory development In much of the US, cannabis is still framed as a regulatory puzzle. For Indigenous nations, it is also a question of sovereignty, jurisdiction, and how economic development intersects with community responsibility. On the eastern end of Long Island, Little Beach Harvest operates as a tribally owned cannabis business of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. The dispensary opened in November 2023, but the work behind it started well before the doors did. |
| Feb 3, 2026 |
Cannabis legalization in Germany did not cause major changes in cannabis use or driving under the influence Cannabis legalization in Germany did not appear to cause any changes in cannabis use or driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC), according to a new study. |
| Feb 3, 2026 |
Oklahoma governor wants to recriminalize $600 million medical cannabis industry
Oklahoma would be the first state to completely eliminate legal cannabis access if Gov. Kevin Stitt's call to end a $600 million legal MMJ industry is heeded. |
| Feb 3, 2026 |
Maine Campaign to Kill Adult-Use Cannabis Market Misses 2026 Signature Deadline The attack on Maine's adult-use cannabis program won’t materialize in 2026. A prohibitionist campaign aiming to wipe out the state’s marketplace for those 21 and older failed to file signatures ahead of the Feb. 2 deadline to land its proposal on the November 2026 ballot, a spokesperson from the Maine Secretary of State Department confirmed Tuesday with Cannabis Business Times. |
| Feb 3, 2026 |
Study Finds Cannabis Usage in Middle Aged and Older Adults Associated With Larger Brain Volume, Better Cognitive Function Research studying the effects of cannabis on the brain has often focused on adolescents, but a new study from CU Anschutz researchers looks at population-level impacts of cannabis usage on the brain in older adults. |
| Feb 3, 2026 |
Cannabis recall due to heavy metal expanded to more products A recent cannabis product recall has now been updated to add seven new lots due to heavy metal contamination. |
| Feb 3, 2026 |
Maine Campaign to Kill Adult-Use Cannabis Market Misses 2026 Signature Deadline
The attack on Maine's adult-use cannabis program won’t materialize in 2026. A prohibitionist campaign aiming to wipe out the state’s marketplace for those 21 and older failed to file signatures ahead of the Feb. 2 deadline to land its proposal on the November 2026 ballot, a spokesperson from the Maine Secretary of State Department confirmed Tuesday with Cannabis Business Times. |
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