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Oct 16, 2026	Most Pre-Rolls Suck. Josh Kesselman Thinks He Found the Fix, and He Wants the Industry to Copy Him. Three people who judge cannabis for a living were asked separately what’s wrong with the pre-roll aisle. None knew what the others had said. They landed in almost exactly the same place. Then one of them built a fix and published it so his competitors could steal it.
Oct 16, 2026	Kentucky Now Has Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Open In Every Region Of The State, Governor Announces The governor of Kentucky announced on Friday that medical marijuana dispensaries are now open across all 11 licensing regions of the state following the opening of Sunnyside Dispensary in Floyd County this week. “Kentuckians suffering from PTSD, cancer, terminal illnesses, sickle cell anemia and more deserve a safe, non-addictive option for relief, and medical cannabis provides that,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said.
Oct 16, 2026	Morocco revokes 1,490 cannabis licenses amid 2026 harvest and European market push Morocco's National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities has revoked 1,490 licenses tied to the country's legal cannabis sector for noncompliance with applicable procedures and regulations, as the 2026 harvest moves forward across the country's three regulated provinces. Of the total licenses withdrawn, nearly 1,300 belonged to cannabis growers and 190 to other operators across the supply chain. The 190 non-grower licenses cover seed imports (60), processing and manufacturing (45), marketing (35), exports (31), seed exports (12) and transportation (7).
Oct 15, 2026	France already has 3,000 cannabis retail outlets. None of them are legal. France has thousands of drug dealing spots, five million annual cannabis users, and a market worth several billion euros. Yet the sale of cannabis to adults remains illegal. This paradox is reflected in the official figures. According to the Mapping of the Drug Trade in France in 2024 According to government data, there were approximately 3,000 points of sale across the country. This figure includes all types of narcotics, not just cannabis, but it gives an idea of the scale of the distribution networks.
Oct 15, 2026	Chile’s Cannabis Social Clubs Are Booming In A Legal Gray Area Cannabis social clubs are taking off across Chile, yet they continue to operate in a precarious legal gray area that leaves their future hanging in the balance. Over the past decade, the number of registered cannabis social clubs shot up to at least 294 by late 2024, spread across all 16 regions of the South American country, according to a study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research in September. Although 67.3% of these clubs are concentrated in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, 2024 alone saw a record 71 new registrations nationwide—most of them in Santiago and Las Condes.
Oct 15, 2026	Competing Canadian Trademark Filings Spark Brand Name Dispute Over Cannabis Products Sidekick Analytics, an independent cannabis product developer and brand owner based in Ontario, is involved in a priority battle with multinational consumer packaged goods company Tilray Brands Inc. over conflicting claims to the PORTALS brand name. Dan Black launched the PORTALS brand under Sidekick Analytics and managed its formulation, compliance, packaging, and sales. By 2023, PORTALS-branded products, including tablets and edibles, were sold commercially in Ontario, BC, and Alberta, generating what he says was nearly $3 million in retail sales.
Oct 15, 2026	Marijuana Is A Popular Tool For People Trying To Quit Smoking Cigarettes, Rivaling Prescription Nicotine Cessation Medications, Study Shows Almost as many people are using marijuana to help them quit smoking cigarettes as are using prescription nicotine cessation aids, according to a new study conducted by officials with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other institutions. The research, however, raises questions about potential side effects experienced by people who are using cannabis to quit tobacco products.
Oct 15, 2026	Nearly one-third of cannabis consumers say they have completely cut out alcohol Nearly one-third of cannabis consumers say they have completely replaced alcohol with cannabis, while almost two-thirds report drinking less as a result of their cannabis use, according to a new survey conducted in the United States. The poll was conducted as part of Sober October, an annual initiative encouraging people to abstain from alcohol for a month, by medical cannabis telehealth company NuggMD. Over 1000 cannabis consumers were polled between 24 and 26 September 2026.
Oct 15, 2026	Cronos Completes Acquisition of CanAdelaar, Europe’s Largest Adult-Use Cannabis Company TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) ("Cronos" or the "Company"), an innovative global cannabis company, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of CanAdelaar B.V. ("CanAdelaar"), the largest cannabis company operating within the Netherlands' adult-use cannabis pilot program, the Wietexperiment.
Oct 15, 2026	Irradiated Medical Cannabis and the Science Behind the Debate Much of the discussion involving irradiated medical cannabis centres on whether the treatment affects THC or terpenes. Those are reasonable questions, but I think the microbiology deserves an equal share of the attention. Irradiation can substantially reduce the number of viable microorganisms in flower, but any mould that has already grown remains physically present after treatment.
Oct 15, 2026	Cannabis doesn’t make you violent – despite what recent reports have claimed n what looked like a return to the dark days of Reefer Madness – a 1936 film that portrayed cannabis as a drug that could drive people to madness and murder – a recent article in the Daily Telegraph claimed that cannabis users are “twice as likely to be violent”. The claim comes from a systematic review by King’s College London that combined 63 studies covering more than 265,000 people. The researchers did, indeed, find a link between cannabis use and violence, but the headline overstates what the numbers can tell us. There are three reasons to be cautious: other factors that could explain the link (known as confounders), the way the studies were designed, and potential biases in how the data was gathered.
Oct 14, 2026	Tilray Medical Facility in Portugal Gains Approval for In-House Testing Portugal’s National Authority of Medicines and Health Products has approved the quality control laboratory at Tilray Medical’s EU-GMP-certified facility in Cantanhede, Portugal, to conduct microbiological and chemical/physical testing in-house. The company says the INFARMED approval gives Tilray Medical greater control over critical quality testing, accelerates product release capabilities, and strengthens its Portugal facility as a strategic launchpad for medical cannabis supply across regulated international markets.
Oct 14, 2026	New cannabis packaging business launches in Canada CropPak has launched a new cannabis packaging company and website created specifically for cannabis growers and brands. The launch marks the start of operations for the Abbotsford-based business, which was established around a factory-direct packaging model intended to help cultivators manage packaging expenses as tighter operating margins increase the importance of cost control.
Oct 14, 2026	Herbal Dispatch Ships 3,000 Units of 2026 Happy Hour Holiday Cannabis Calendar to BCLDB Following Sold-Out 2025 Edition Herbal Dispatch (LUFFF) sold and shipped 3,000 units of its 2026 Happy Hour Holiday Cannabis Calendar to the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch. The shipment represents over $100,000 in wholesale sales at $34.99 per unit, with an approximate gross margin of 42%. Produced with Coast Mountain Cannabis, the Calendar will reach BC Cannabis Stores and private licensed retailers. Production increased to 4,200 units, about 25% above the sold-out 2025 run of 3,350 units.
Oct 14, 2026	Aurora Cannabis Reaffirms Recommendation to Shareholders: REJECT Curaleaf's Revised Hostile Bid; Preserve Opportunities for Future Upside EDMONTON, AB, Oct. 14, 2026 /CNW/ -- Aurora Cannabis Inc. ("Aurora" or the "Company") (TSX: ACB) (NASDAQ: ACB), the Canadian-based leading global medical cannabis company, today reconfirms that the Board of Directors (the "Board"), on the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of independent directors (the "Special Committee"), unanimously recommends that shareholders REJECT the hostile offer by Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. ("Curaleaf") (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, as revised in the Notice of Variation, Change and Extension filed by Curaleaf on October 6, 2026 (the "Hostile Bid"). "Curaleaf's revised offer still does not reflect the value of the company Aurora shareholders own today. Aurora is debt-free with a strong cash position, and we believe the revised Hostile Bid continues to ask shareholders to give up that strength, and their future upside, at a discount," said Miguel Martin, Executive Chairman and CEO of Aurora.
Oct 14, 2026	German Organizations Criticize Changes To Cannabis Flower Reimbursements This month, the Health Committee of the German Bundestag held a hearing to discuss the coalition’s proposed amendments to the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) Contribution Rate Stabilization Act. The measure was approved before the Bundestag’s summer recess. The German Hemp Association (DHV) issued a statement leading up to the recent Health Committee hearing.
Oct 14, 2026	The Aurora Ménage à Trois: Three Shifts in Seven Days Curaleaf Holdings’ battle to acquire Aurora Cannabis has shifted in favour of the Canadian producer on multiple fronts over the last week. Not only has Curaleaf raised its hostile bid by 25% to an implied US$5.00 per share, but media reports suggest the BAT-backed (British American Tobacco) Organigram Global is now also in contention to merge with Aurora. Alongside the completion of a major expansion of its German EU-GMP facility expected to double its annual flower production, Aurora is now in a considerably stronger position than just a week earlier.
Oct 14, 2026	Cannabis prices down $1 to date in 2026 Cannabis prices hit a new low in September, falling to an average $6.57 per gram. Total sales in both the adult-use and medical markets also fell between August and September. The average price per gram of marijuana has fallen by just over a dollar in 2026. In January, marijuana averaged $7.63 a gram. Prices have generally fallen each month, except between April and May where the price per gram increased by nine cents. Marijuana prices peaked in March 2024, at an average $12.51 per gram and have largely fallen month-over-month since. The average price per adult-use product has also followed the same trend. In September, the average adult-use product cost $27.24, down from $28.09 the previous month.
Oct 14, 2026	Why Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) Is Defending Its Medical Cannabis Strategy Against Curaleaf's Revised Bid Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) is in the spotlight because it is defending against a hostile take-over bid from Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., which was revised in early October to an offer that Curaleaf values at US$5.00 per Aurora share. Aurora's board had said it would give a formal recommendation on the revised terms after its special committee reviews them. In the meantime it has told shareholders to take no action. The company's case for independence rests on a debt-free balance sheet, a growing international medical cannabis business and EU-GMP certified production capacity.
Oct 13, 2026	Puerto Rico Rolls Back Workplace Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients. Who’s Left Out? Puerto Rico’s new Act 204-2026 creates an exception to workplace protections for registered medical cannabis patients in certain safety-sensitive transportation roles. The law does not eliminate the medical cannabis program or protections for patients generally, but it gives employers a new legal basis for employment decisions involving covered workers.

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