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| Oct 8, 2026 |
Shen says he does not support legalizing cannabis in Taiwan
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Puma Shen (???), the DPP’s mayoral candidate in Taipei, said in a televised interview Wednesday that he would not push for drug decriminalization and does not support legalizing cannabis in Taiwan. Shen was responding to questions from media personality and politician Jaw Shao-kang (???) about his stance on drug policy, per CNA. Jaw served one term as a Taipei city councilor before being elected to the Legislative Yuan in the 1990s and was the KMT’s vice-presidential nominee in the 2024 election. |
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| Oct 8, 2026 |
Tilray posts record revenue but cannabis sales drop, shares fall 4% amid profit pressure
Tilray Brands reported a first-quarter revenue record, rising 23% year-over-year, driven by gains in its beer and distribution segments following the BrewDog acquisition. However, its core cannabis sales declined, falling to $56.1 million, causing investor concern and a 4% drop in its stock price. Despite higher revenue and gross profit, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization decreased due to factors like global fuel surcharges. The company remains optimistic with a net cash position and reduced debt, but the market will watch closely to see if cannabis sales stabilize and profitability improves in coming quarters. Canopy Growth and Aurora Cannabis, more focused on cannabis, showed smaller stock declines, indicating Tilray's mixed results are company-specific rather than sector-wide. |
| Oct 7, 2026 |
Cannabis Becomes Canada’s Fifth-Most Important Cash Crop
Cannabis has become one of Canada’s most important cash crops since it was first made legal for adult use in 2018. Cannabis legalization transformed the sector from less than 1% of total farm receipts in 2016 to a competitor with crops like soybeans and corn, outpacing durum wheat, barley, lentils, and tobacco. According to Statistics Canada’s annual farm cash receipts data, cannabis farm receipts (Cannabis seeds, vegetative plants, and flowering tops, including leaves) in Canada have grown from $94.8 million in 2016 to more than $3 billion in 2025. |
| Oct 7, 2026 |
Albania Adopts Cannabis Industry Tracking Rules
Albania’s government has adopted new rules for tracking and tracing the cannabis industry. Such rules are commonly referred to as ‘seed-to-sale’ tracking in many legal markets and are standard for emerging cannabis industries around the globe. “The new framework establishes an oversight system covering the entire chain of activity from the import of seeds, seedlings and clones to cultivation, harvesting, drying, processing, storage, transportation and export. It also sets out procedures for the seizure, confiscation and destruction of cannabis-related materials.” reported Albanian Daily News in its local coverage. |
| Oct 7, 2026 |
New Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Restrictions Take Effect In Ohio
New restrictions on the size and potency of adult-use cannabis products took effect this week in Ohio, WCMH reports. The changes could force some businesses to remove products from their shelves. Under the rules enacted by the Division of Cannabis Control (DCC), cannabis flower is now limited to one ounce per package and vape cartridges are limited to three devices per package. Cartridges also now have a THC cap of 90% and cannot exceed two grams. Regulators have also determined that a single serving from a vape product is a two-second inhalation. |
| Oct 7, 2026 |
Dutch Cannabis Patients Facing 10-Month Supply Gap, Many With ‘No Therapeutic Alternative’
Thousands of Dutch patients are facing a 10-month supply gap for medically essential Bedrocan products, including varieties clinicians consider irreplaceable for children with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Last week, Bedrocan announced that its key Dutch entities had taken emergency financial measures to avoid bankruptcy. The crisis arrives as roughly three-quarters of Bedrocan’s European production capacity falls out of the Dutch patient-supply chain, with no import authorisation granted for Danish-produced material to replace it in the interim. |
| Oct 7, 2026 |
PM says no to cannabis cultivation in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Manet has restated his firm opposition to cannabis cultivation in Cambodia, saying the government would not be able to effectively control its production and domestic use. The premier made his remarks today, while presiding over the University of Health Sciences’ the 80th anniversary celebrations in Phnom Penh. “My position, even before I became prime minister, was to oppose the cultivation of cannabis in Cambodia,” he said. |
| Oct 7, 2026 |
Experts issue medical cannabis warning to millions of Britons
Nearly two million unlicensed cannabis items were prescribed privately in England over the past 12 months according to new figures, prompting a warning over potential risks to patients. England’s patient safety commissioner Professor Henrietta Hughes said that immediate measures are required to safeguard people purchasing medical cannabis on online platforms. |
| Oct 7, 2026 |
How Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CN: OILS) Is Balancing Brand Growth Against Margin Pressure in Canadian Cannabis
Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CN:OILS) is trying to grow a portfolio of consumer cannabis brands and an export Business while absorbing the pricing compression that continues to weigh on Canada's legal market. Its fiscal 2026 results so far show the tension clearly: a profitable first quarter was followed by two loss-making quarters, as gross Margin narrowed and the company spent on sales infrastructure, a second processing site and export capability. |
| Oct 6, 2026 |
Do government-run cannabis retail sales work?
Key points in this article: Minnesota is one of at least two adult-use cannabis states that allow local governments to operate cannabis retail. Anoka Cannabis Co., Minnesota’s first city-run cannabis retail store, opened Feb. 5. The store pays no federal taxes, sidestepping Internal Revenue Code Section 280E. Other Minnesota cities are seeking retail cannabis licenses. When Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis, cities saw an opportunity in the state’s unique law to create a new revenue stream: a marijuana business that could be run much like the municipal liquor stores that have been in business since 1937. In Anoka, a Twin Cities suburb, the result is Anoka Cannabis Co., a city-owned cannabis store that opened Feb. 5 adjacent to the liquor store the city has owned and operated for 33 years. |
| Oct 6, 2026 |
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) Rallies 14.16% as Upside Momentum Strengthens
Aurora Cannabis Inc. gained 14.16% on 5 October 2026 and finished the session in positive territory. The move points to stronger marginal Demand for the shares and a shift toward a more constructive short-term setup. The immediate backdrop is not explained by price action alone. Recent company updates highlighted continued international expansion, including European market progress and acquisition-led additions to the medical platform. Investor attention is also elevated by an unsolicited takeover process, with the company continuing to advise shareholders while reviewing developments through its special committee. That combination can encourage investors to re-evaluate the balance between company-specific optionality and execution risk. |
| Oct 6, 2026 |
Medical cannabis has been legalised in the UK. So why is it still a surprise?
Mention to anyone in a pub that cannabis might soon be legally prescribed in Britain and you’re sure to get the side-eye. It’s been legal since 2018, but the language we use about cannabis in the UK doesn’t reflect that. The trouble is that it’s easy to confuse two whole different things. Recreational marijuana is still not legal. You can get a prescription for medical cannabis. Separating the two makes it a whole lot less complicated. |
| Oct 6, 2026 |
Uganda Minister To Lead Cannabis Industry Organization
The Uganda Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Cooperative Society (UMCHICS) was launched to help organize and promote Uganda’s emerging legal medical cannabis and hemp industry. The nation’s Minister for Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance, Justine Kasule Lumumba, will serve as the newly formed organization’s acting chairperson. “We want our members to be judged not simply by what they grow, but by how responsibly they operate,” Minister Lumumba said, according to Nile Post. |
| Oct 6, 2026 |
Florida could get another shot at legalizing weed
Pro-cannabis advocates in the Sunshine State are once again trying to legalize adult use. Two separate measures were recently submitted to the state in hopes of getting on the ballot in 2028. The first initiative would legalize the possession and consumption of cannabis for adults 21 and over. The measure would limit possession to two ounces of marijuana, including no more than five grams of concentrates. |
| Oct 6, 2026 |
No Progress After 2 Years of South African Cannabis Act
South Africa is often described as one of the African countries that decriminalised cannabis, but that description becomes less straightforward the closer one looks at what followed the Constitutional Court’s 2018 judgment. In Minister of Justice v Prince, the Court held that criminalising an adult’s private use or possession of cannabis for personal consumption, and private cultivation for that purpose, was an unjustifiable infringement of a person’s constitutional right to privacy. Crucially, the Court did not legalise commercial dealing and did not create an unrestricted right to possess any quantity, but it drew an important line between private and commercialised conduct. Eight years later, South Africa is still trying to decide exactly where that line should be drawn. |
| Oct 5, 2026 |
From THC gummies to cannabis seltzers, a federal ban could upend a $28-billion industry
In a commercial kitchen outside Raleigh, N.C., Nicholas Hohns spreads a blue-green goo into a gridded mold, making one of his company’s signature products: potent THC gummies, featuring the primary intoxicating compound found in marijuana. It’s a business he might soon have to give up. America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products — such as THC seltzers sold at some Target stores and smokable cannabis flowers, and different from the regulated legal marijuana industry — faces potential elimination after Congress voted to close a loophole in federal law that has allowed it to flourish. |
| Oct 5, 2026 |
Uganda warns medical cannabis licence holders against diverting crop to illicit market
uganda's government warned medical cannabis and industrial hemp investors against diverting licensed crops into the illicit market at the Annual General Meeting of the Uganda Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Cooperative Society in Naguru, Kampala on Friday, October 3, 2026. |
| Oct 5, 2026 |
Cannabinoids “Significantly Improved” Insomnia Symptoms
According to international researchers, over 852 million adults suffer from insomnia worldwide. Of those individuals, nearly 415 million suffer from severe insomnia. The researchers estimate that insomnia and severe insomnia are “more prevalent in females versus males across all age groups.” Insomnia is a condition in which people have a hard time falling asleep and/or staying asleep, and it is one of the most common health conditions worldwide. The condition can have a tremendously negative impact on a person’s life, making nearly every aspect of life harder, especially among people with severe cases of insomnia. |
| Oct 5, 2026 |
55% Of Americans Say Cannabis Is Not Dangrous
Most US adults say that marijuana doesn’t pose significant dangers to either consumers or to society, according to nationwide polling data compiled by Rasmussen. 55% of respondents said that cannabis is either ‘not dangerous at all’ or ‘not very dangerous.’ Just 13% of respondents perceived marijuana as ‘very dangerous.’ |
| Oct 5, 2026 |
Marijuana and Trucking’s Drug-Testing Dilemma
Marijuana is getting stronger, laws are changing, and drug tests still can’t reliably establish impairment. What does that mean for truck drivers and the fleets that employ them? |
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