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Jun 17, 2026	Major Restaurant Lobby Group Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal As An Alternative To Alcohol An organization that represents the restaurant industry is calling on Congress to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC beverages that is scheduled to take effect later this year and replace it with a regulatory framework that “ensures consumer safety and supports restaurant operators serving these products” as an alternative to alcohol.
Jun 17, 2026	Cannabis funded basic income scheme successful after first year, city leaders say A universal basic income scheme, funded by tax revenue from cannabis sales, is helping families thrive, according to leaders in the US city of Albuquerque.
Jun 17, 2026	Fewer Employees Skip Work Days Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal, Especially For Manual Labor Jobs, Study Shows Legalizing medical marijuana appears to be associated with reduced rates of employees missing work—particularly in trades like manufacturing and agriculture where workers are more likely to experience symptoms such as pain that cannabis can help treat—according to a new study.
Jun 17, 2026	Virginia adult-use cannabis sales to begin July 2027 under new deal Virginia will at long last launch the first regulated adult-use cannabis marketplace in the South next summer after all. Under a deal announced Tuesday that resolves a standoff between Gov. Abigail Spanberger and state lawmakers, the first sale in what’s expected to become a billion-dollar marijuana market will come July 1, 2027. The compromise between Spanberger, who had vowed to sign off on adult-use cannabis sales after years of delay before a shocking veto last month, and state lawmakers comes as part of the state’s budget process – the last chance that Virginia officials had to come to a compromise and start sales next year. Virginia had legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021 but did not allow sales, thanks in part to obstructionism from former Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whom Spanberger was elected to replace last November.
Jun 17, 2026	Cannaleaks: Nearly One Million Cannabis Club Users’ Data Was Exposed Nearly 985,000 cannabis club identity documents were reportedly exposed through public URLs linked to Cannabis Club Systems and PuffPal, raising serious questions about how the industry protects sensitive user data. The incident underscores why privacy is especially critical in cannabis, where leaked information can affect not only finances, but also employment, immigration, reputation, and legal exposure.
Jun 16, 2026	PBO Clarifies the Math Behind $4.4 Billion “Savings” from Veterans’ Cannabis Policy The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has provided additional information on the government’s estimate of savings from recent changes to the medical cannabis compensation program through Veterans Affairs Canada. Canada’s Budget 2025, released in November, included measures to adjust medical cannabis benefits for the RCMP and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), to save the government $4.4 billion over four years. The move lowered the compensation rate from the federal government for cannabis for medical purposes for approved Veterans, from $8.50 a gram to $6 a gram, effective April 1, 2026.
Jun 16, 2026	Do cannabis products need standardized expiration dates? As cannabis flower, edibles and other finished products sit on store shelves, a thorny question follows: When does marijuana “expire,” and who decides? With no national standard, rules vary widely. Some states require expiration dates, others call for “best used by” dates. Many default to a blanket one-year mark that doesn’t account for how flower, edibles and beverages age, critics say. And some states allow operators to set their own standards — if they can find the justification.
Jun 16, 2026	Massachusetts High Court Allows Ballot Measure to End Adult-Use Cannabis Sales to Proceed The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last week ruled that the ballot question seeking to roll back the commonwealth’s 2016 adult-use cannabis law will be put to voters, NBC Boston reports. The proposal had been challenged by some participants in the state’s social equity program who argued that Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s summary of the initiative left out key details and that she should not have certified the measure because it contains unrelated policy sections.
Jun 16, 2026	Brazilian researchers are studying hemp fibers to strengthen recycled paper Researchers at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil are studying whether hemp fibers could help improve the quality and lifespan of recycled paper products. Conducted in partnership with the startup Buds INC, the project focuses on fibers extracted from the stems, branches, and roots of Cannabis plants, with the goal of strengthening recycled paper, which typically loses its strength after several cycles of reuse.
Jun 16, 2026	Swiss canton St Gallen launches large-scale cannabis studySwiss canton St Gallen launches large-scale cannabis study For five years, around 3,300 people in the canton of St. Gallen in northeastern Switzerland will be able to buy cannabis legally. This is part of a nationwide study on cannabis use, which was presented on Tuesday by the Swiss Cannabis Research association.
Jun 16, 2026	Virginia Governor And Lawmakers Unveil Newly Negotiated Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales That’s Expected To Pass This Month Virginia’s governor and key lawmakers have announced the details of a plan to legalize recreational marijuana sales through budget legislation this month following the veto of a previous proposal to enact the reform.
Jun 15, 2026	Federal Cannabis Trafficking Cases Dwindle Amid State-Level Legalization Federal prosecutions tied to marijuana trafficking have dropped to their lowest level on record, reflecting a 95% decline that has unfolded over more than a decade, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The commission’s data shows that fewer than 400 individuals faced federal marijuana trafficking charges in 2025. That marks the smallest annual total ever recorded and highlights the changing landscape of cannabis enforcement across the country. Marijuana-related cases accounted for just 2% of all federal drug trafficking prosecutions during the year.
Jun 15, 2026	A hidden cannabis problem sparked New York’s latest crackdown Despite strict supply-chain rules, many legal cannabis states struggle to keep unregulated products off the market. Illegal products aren’t limited to the illicit market or unlicensed smoke shops. They can also enter licensed dispensaries through a practice known as inversion. New York is taking aggressive action against the practice—but regulators still face significant enforcement challenges.
Jun 15, 2026	Eight years after legalization, South African cannabis is still waiting for its legal market Nearly eight years after the Constitutional Court’s ruling authorizing the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use, South Africa is still struggling to establish a coherent regulatory framework for its industry. While the market continues to grow in a legal gray area, companies that have invested in authorized sectors are criticizing the lack of clearly defined legal avenues for their products.
Jun 15, 2026	Ukraine Issues First Medical Cannabis Prescriptions, Two Years After Legalisation On Thursday, 11 June, the first medical cannabis products were prescribed by neurologists at the Vinnytsia Regional Clinical Psychoneurological Hospital to Lyudmila Monastyrska, a patient with multiple sclerosis, and Yaroslav Yurchuk, a veteran who lost his leg a year ago while fighting in the Pokrovsk area.
Jun 15, 2026	Morocco's medical cannabis industry continues development Five years after the adoption of Law No. 13-21 , Morocco continues to develop its legal cannabis sector. The country announced that it has registered more than 140 cannabis-based products , manufactured by Moroccan pharmaceutical laboratories and approved by the Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AMMPS) .
Jun 14, 2026	How to Buy Weed in Medellín (2026): Colombia’s Cannabis Laws & Decriminalization Explained Buying weed in Medellín is not legal: there are no recreational dispensaries, and cannabis sales remain illegal throughout Colombia regardless of nationality. Possession of up to 20 grams has been constitutionally protected since 1994 under Colombia’s “dosis personal” framework, and the personal cultivation of up to 20 plants for personal use has legal support from a 2015 Supreme Court ruling. An informal gray market operates through expat and social networks, but no licensed recreational retail exists. Colombia does not currently have a confirmed national legal framework for recreational cannabis social clubs; adult-use regulation has been debated in Congress but not enacted.
Jun 14, 2026	The First U.S. Marijuana Stock Is Now Trading on the NYSE. Here's What That Means for Every Cannabis Investor. Last week, Trulieve Cannabis (TCNNF +0.00%) (NYSE:TRLV) became the first U.S. cannabis operator to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock is now trading under the symbol "TRLV." Although a publicly traded company moving up to the NYSE is not uncommon, it is in the cannabis industry.
Jun 13, 2026	Opinion: Cannabis, medicine and the crisis of public trust Following multiple surgeries, years of chronic pain, trauma-related symptoms and a growing collection of prescription bottles, I found myself asking a question I never expected to ask: Why are we so quick to trust a pill but so slow to trust a plant?
Jun 13, 2026	Fake Marijuana News: What the Cannabis Media Isn't Telling Investors About the D.C. Circuit Rescheduling Challenge WASHINGTON, June 13, 2026 (Newswire.com) - In the rush to celebrate marijuana rescheduling, much of the cannabis media has abandoned journalism for advocacy. The latest example came after MMJ International Holdings, National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) and other petitioners filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking a stay of the federal marijuana rescheduling order. Within hours, industry commentators were assuring investors that the challenge was merely a "speed bump," that the legal arguments were "weak," and that rescheduling was essentially inevitable. There is only one problem. That is not what the court filing actually says. (see attached court filing)

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