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Nov 2, 2026	Alcohol Use Declined In Germany After Cannabis Legalization A pair of researchers in Germany recently examined usage data for cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco to try to determine if consumption levels for alcohol and tobacco have fluctuated in Germany after cannabis legalization. Similar ongoing research efforts are occurring in Canada. The German researchers’ findings were recently published in the journal Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Nov 2, 2026	CBG and High Blood Pressure: A New Study Reveals Surprising Cardiovascular Effects Cannabigerol (CBG), a lesser-known compound in cannabis, may influence blood pressure, blood vessel function, and blood clot formation. A new scientific study suggests that this non-psychoactive cannabinoid may have several cardiovascular effects, although its potential medical applications have yet to be proven in humans.
Nov 2, 2026	DEA issues first federal registrations to MMJ dispensaries, sets November 29 supply chain deadline The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued its first federal registrations to more than 900 state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, the Department of Justice announced.
Nov 2, 2026	From prohibition to medicine: Rethinking cannabis in Morocco For a long time, in Morocco as elsewhere, simply uttering the word “cannabis” was enough to conjure up almost instantly the same images, drugs, prohibition, addiction, and a certain marginality, as if the entire plant were reduced to the dark side attributed to it. Yet today, the same word appears in spheres that until recently seemed irreconcilable with that image: legal agriculture, industry, cosmetics, wellness, research, and now medicine.
Nov 2, 2026	SVG Agriculture Minister demands equitable access for traditional cannabis cultivators At the opening of Cannabis 2026, Israel Bruce, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, challenged investors, regulators, and policymakers to guarantee equitable economic participation for traditional cannabis cultivators in the country's expanding medicinal sector.
Nov 1, 2026	Nepal court gives 3 months for cannabis cultivation rules — Kathmandu Post Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to introduce, within three months, a regulatory framework for the controlled commercial cultivation and production of cannabis for medical, scientific, agricultural, horticultural and industrial purposes. This was reported by Kathmandu Post.
Nov 1, 2026	Medical Cannabis Production Measure Advances In South Korea A measure that would allow the domestic production of cannabis plants containing high amounts of cannabidiol (CBD) appears to be advancing in South Korea. The measure seeks to stabilize the supply of medical cannabis products and reduce the nation’s reliance on imports.
Nov 1, 2026	Ontario's Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Stores Explained On October 19, 2026, the Ontario government announced measures to tackle illegal cannabis storefronts, a decision welcomed by the approximately 1,800 legal cannabis retailers across the province, including areas like Bathurst and Dupont streets in Toronto. The proposed changes will empower the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to inspect suspected illegal storefronts, seize contraband products, and impose fines. This initiative comes in response to data showing that around 30% of Ontario's cannabis retail market is still dominated by illegal operators, nearly a decade after legalization. Paul Macchiusi, owner of Minerva Cannabis near Bathurst Street, expressed relief that efforts are becoming proactive instead of reactive.
Oct 31, 2026	More Alabama Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Set To Open This Week, Officials Announce Two medical cannabis dispensaries are expected to open next week, bringing the total to five statewide, Alabama officials announced Thursday.
Oct 30, 2026	US Supreme Court Rules Against Gun Ban Applied to Marijuana User For over a decade, Rob Greene was the senior law enforcement official in his Pennsylvania county, prosecuting drug offenses while privately using marijuana himself. Greene is among roughly 440,000 people in Pennsylvania who have received authorization to use medical cannabis. Greene left the district attorney’s office this year. He says using cannabis every now and then has greatly improved his well-being. But the former prosecutor says federal firearms restrictions have forced him to give up his guns. Greene argues that the federal prohibition is unconstitutional as it treats medical cannabis users as prohibited firearm owners even when they are not impaired.
Oct 30, 2026	DEA Refuses To Approve Marijuana Businesses In States That Allow Dual Medical And Recreational Licensing While the Department of Justice announced on Friday that it has given federal registration and protections to more than 900 medical cannabis businesses across the U.S., it is also refusing to extend such approvals to cannabis operators in certain states.
Oct 30, 2026	Marijuana rescheduling: DEA recognizes first federally legal medical cannabis dispensaries The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued federal registration to “more than 900” medical cannabis dispensaries in seven states, federal officials said Friday. It’s “the first phase” of major changes for medical marijuana operators in the legal U.S. industry following the Trump administration’s April reclassification of medical cannabis as a Schedule 3 drug, the Justice Department said.
Oct 30, 2026	US Issues First Medical Cannabis Registrations Following Rescheduling The US has issued the first registrations for medical cannabis dispensaries following rescheduling earlier this year and reviewing applications from manufacturers and distributors. The announcement means the US government is beginning to roll out regulated medical cannabis supply chains, while warning operators that they must soon source products through official channels.
Oct 30, 2026	Science backs up what many stoners knew all along When shopping at a dispensary, many consumers gravitate toward indicas, sativas, or hybrids. It’s become the de facto way to classify cannabis products, with most menus matching this breakdown. However, connoisseurs argue that this breakdown is an inaccurate way to describe a weed strain’s effects—and it turns out, science may agree.
Oct 30, 2026	TobaGrown Acquires Great Gardener Farms Manitoba-based TobaRolling Inc. has acquired BC micro cannabis producer Great Gardener Farms. TobaRolling, which operates under the TobaGrown brand, says the acquisition will bring celebrated British Columbia genetics to Manitoba, while preserving Great Gardener Farms’ experienced cultivation team and supporting its expanded direct delivery and craft cannabis production in BC. Great Gardener Farms (GGF) is an established British Columbia craft cannabis cultivator and processor founded by cannabis advocates Kirk Tousaw and Mat Beren. Founded in 2018 and first licensed in 2021, the legendary Vancouver Island company operates with a micro cultivation and processing licence and received a second micro cultivation licence in 2026.
Oct 30, 2026	How far can Türkiye’s cannabis exception go? In Türkiye, possessing cannabis can still mean up to five years in prison. Yet products from the same plant sit on pharmacy shelves under strict state control. The penalties remain, but a legal wall once seen as unbreakable has started to crack. Is this just a narrow exception, or the first sign of a bigger change that could reach beyond the pharmacy?
Oct 30, 2026	Nearly Half of US Hikers Use Cannabis, And Other Strange Findings From the ‘Hiking While High’ Survey It’s also not news to anyone that some hikers use drugs in nature. People smoke weed on the trail, eat edibles, drink beer, and even take psychedelics. Every year it seems like we publish at least one story with a headline like, “Hikers Rescued After Mushroom Trip Goes Bad” or “Two Hikers Reported Their Friend Dead. It Turned Out They Were Just on Mushrooms.”
Oct 29, 2026	The Argentine province of Chubut is creating its own framework for medical cannabis More than two years after it was unanimously adopted, the Argentine province of Chubut has finally adopted the regulations necessary to implement the Salomé Act, a landmark piece of legislation governing the medical marijuana, domestic culture, and the industrial hemp in the province. This decision opens up new avenues for patients to access cannabis-based treatments, while laying the groundwork for a regulated provincial industry, in conjunction with national regulations.
Oct 29, 2026	State Police union sues over firing of trooper for off-duty cannabis use The labor union representing New York state troopers has filed a lawsuit over the firing of an officer for his off-duty use of cannabis, noting that adult use of the substance has been legal for more than five years in the state.
Oct 29, 2026	New Bill In Congress Would Dramatically Overhaul How The Federal Government Classifies Drugs While Legalizing Marijuana A Democratic lawmaker has filed a lengthy new bill in Congress that would completely overhaul the federal system for classifying drugs. The Public Health and Research Reforms In Controlled Substances Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) on Thursday, amounts to a wholesale rewrite of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), legislation enacted in the Nixon era that has governed federal scheduling of marijuana, psychedelics and other drugs for more than half a century.

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