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Nov 11, 2026	“The Single Convention Has Been One of Our Biggest Nightmares” Junior “Spirit” Cottle is a political activist and president of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cannabis Revival Committee. Since the 1970s he has led efforts to break with British colonialism and establish greater economic and political ownership and control for Vincentians. For the last four decades he has organized traditional cannabis farmers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines against US drug eradication exercises, including Operation Weedeater. He is a member of the Caribbean Fairtrade Cannabis Working Group and sits on the Steering Committee of the Global Forum of Producers of Prohibited Plants.
Nov 11, 2026	Iowa’s Incoming Governor Says Legalizing Marijuana Can Generate ‘Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars’ For The State Rob Sand, the Democrat who won Iowa’s gubernatorial election last week, says he plans to move forward with a proposal to legalize marijuana in the state—arguing that it could generate “hundreds of millions of dollars” in annual revenue to fund public schools and other services. “We should treat cannabis the way that we treat alcohol,” the incoming governor said on the latest episode of Iowa Press that aired on Iowa Public Television on Friday. “That’s, year one, a smaller figure—maybe 54 million—but after that, hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Nov 10, 2026	Proposition 215, 30 Years Later: When Cannabis in California Was a Movement, Not an Industry Thirty years after Proposition 215 was passed on November 5, 1996, California cannabis has become a a multibillion-dollar industry. Clinics that look like Apple Stores, lab-tested products, licenses and taxes that the activists of that time could never have imagined. Many of those who enacted the law, however, regret what it took away. Among many growers, patients, and advocates, nostalgia runs deep. The years leading up to legalization in 2016 left them with memories of a close-knit community, direct relationships between growers and consumers, and an industry that could be operated without relying on large corporations or their compliance costs.
Nov 10, 2026	California Legalized Medical Marijuana 30 Years Ago. So Why Is Most of Its Cannabis Still Underground? Prop 215 made California the first state to legalize medical cannabis 30 years ago this month. Ed Rosenthal, Ethan Nadelmann and Lanny Swerdlow look back on how it won and what it left unfinished.
Nov 10, 2026	Bills filed to regulate adult-use cannabis in Texas DALLAS — New bills have been filed to regulate adult-use cannabis in Texas. Under two bills, both filed under the name the Texas Regulation of Cannabis Act, adults 21 and older would be allowed to use, possess, and transport no more than 2 ounces of cannabis, but not more than 15 grams of cannabis concentrate. For personal use, Texans would also be allowed to grow up to 12 cannabis plants on their private residence under the bills.
Nov 10, 2026	Cannabis Industry Welcomes Excise Stamp Reform in Budget 2026, Continues Call for National Stamp The Canadian cannabis industry is responding with cautious optimism to recently announced plans to harmonize aspects of the federal cannabis excise stamp and create new enforcement tools. The federal government’s 2026 Budget proposes streamlining the federal excise stamping program by reducing the number of unique cannabis excise duty stamps from 13 to six. It also includes increased financial penalties for those selling cannabis outside of the regulatory system.
Nov 9, 2026	War on drugs: Agencies widen offensive, use technology to wipe out cannabis, opium cultivation New Delhi, November 9 (IANS): There are multiple agencies which are burning the midnight oil to put an end to the drug menace across India. Operations led by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the state police have been busting several narcotics modules in a bid to make India free of drugs by 2029, a vision of the Narendra Modi-led government.
Nov 9, 2026	1.2 million people in Britain use cannabis daily, study estimates An estimated 1.2 million people in Great Britain use cannabis every day, according to a new study. Researchers from King’s College London and the University of Bath found that 7.2% of adults surveyed had consumed cannabis in the previous year. Among those who had used it, 24.2% reported daily consumption, a substantially higher proportion than recorded in official figures.
Nov 9, 2026	From Caribbean Soil to Zurich Labs: Grow Antigua’s Path to Sovereign Driven, High Quality Medicinal Cannabis Grow Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda’s first licensed medicinal cannabis operator, exemplifies a sovereign?driven green economy. Under Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s New Global Economic Order (NEO), the company integrates cultivation, extraction, and blending with SwissX Island’s Shirley’s Apothecary. Every product is verified by SwissX Labs in Zurich, ensuring scientific rigor. The partnership extends to sovereign wealth, marine restoration, and cultural initiatives, positioning Antigua as a Caribbean hub for natural wellness and renewable biofuel.
Nov 9, 2026	‘We Hear About the Abuse, We Don’t See the Data’: German Cannabis Industry Challenges Berlin’s Case for Restrictions Last week, the first Cannabis Health Symposium to take place in Germany saw the local industry’s leading telemedicine and pharmacy voices pull apart the rationale behind proposed medical cannabis restrictions. Representatives from across Germany’s thriving medical cannabis sector, including Grünhorn Group, Bloomwell Group, and the Association of Cannabis-Supplying Pharmacies, challenged the government’s assertions of widespread abuse, criticised their lack of engagement with the sector, and argued that such restrictions would impact the most vulnerable.
Nov 9, 2026	5 things you (probably) didn't know about cannabis and Vancouver Nowadays, the discussion around cannabis has calmed down in B.C. it seems, as legalization has taken the wind out of the sails for both opponents and advocates. However, for decades it was a big deal, with drug raids, community meetings, and a very public debate going back more than 50 years about its place in society, with Vancouver often central to the Canadian conversation.
Nov 9, 2026	Charlottetown’s interim police chief fined $200 for buying unauthorized First Nations cannabis Sometimes, the price of pot is more than expected. Article content Charlottetown’s interim police chief has been fined for purchasing cannabis products at an unauthorized First Nations store. Interim Chief Darren MacDougall confirmed the charge in a statement to The Guardian, saying he pleaded guilty to the offence and paid the $200 fine. “I purchased cannabis products from the Mniku Trading Post in Scotchfort, which is not an authorized cannabis retailer under P.E.I.’s Cannabis Control Act. I was subsequently advised by the RCMP that I would be issued a summary offence ticket for violating the act.”
Nov 9, 2026	Missouri Officials Warn Marijuana Businesses That Interstate Commerce Is Not Allowed, Even Under Federal Rescheduling Missouri regulators are warning marijuana businesses not to ship or receive cannabis products over state lines—even if they get permission from federal officials under the Trump administration’s rescheduling reform.
Nov 8, 2026	Court Orders New Trial for Unlicensed Cannabis Store Operator The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia overturned the conviction in a 2025 case involving a man who operated an unlicensed cannabis store, while allowing an appeal of the initial ruling. The appeal centred on whether the trial judge erred by not allowing defence counsel to make oral submissions before issuing a decision. In a decision posted on Oct. 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia found that, because of a series of adjournments and scheduling complications, the trial judge in the 2025 case ruled the guilty verdict was proven without ever hearing the defence’s oral closing arguments. The court agreed with the appellant that he had a right to present oral closing arguments, and it ordered a new trial before a different Provincial Court judge.
Nov 8, 2026	Buying Weed Used to Mean Hanging Out With Your Dealer. Now It’s Just Retail. Nobody ducked into the dealer’s house, bought and left, Aaron Zeeman remembers. That looked suspicious. So in a lot of circles you sat down. You smoked a joint. You talked for fifteen or twenty minutes and acted like you’d come over to visit. “And then it actually became a visit,” he says. The cover story turned into friendship. The hiding turned into habit, and the habit turned into culture. Zeeman, a Hawaii grower and breeder, spent decades inside that culture and has now written it down. He says legalization is already retiring the parts of it that existed to hide.
Nov 7, 2026	Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Industry Generates R$485 Million In A Year Brazil continues to serve as the largest legal medical cannabis market in South America, which comes as no surprise given how much larger the nation’s population is compared to its continental peers. According to local reporting, Brazil’s medical cannabis industry generated R$485 million during the last year for which data is available. “The Brazilian medical cannabis market generated R$ 485.4 million in the 12 months ending in August 2026, a 15% increase compared to the previous period. The data from consulting firm Close-Up International was released by the portal Brasil Economy in an article published on November 3. Commercial growth and changes in sanitary regulations will be among the topics at Cannabis Connection 2026, held this Thursday (5), in São Paulo.” reports Sechat in its original coverage.
Nov 7, 2026	Unregulated Cannabis Cultivation Decreases 88% In Morocco Morocco’s history as a top international producer of cannabis is well known, with most of that production being unregulated. Morocco has served as a top source of smuggled cannabis for many years, particularly hash smuggled into Europe. The country has worked in recent years to modernize its cannabis policies and provide farmers with a path to enter the regulated market. Unregulated cannabis cultivation has decreased dramatically in Morocco in recent decades.
Nov 7, 2026	Unregulated Cannabis Cultivation Decreases 88% In Morocco Morocco’s history as a top international producer of cannabis is well known, with most of that production being unregulated. Morocco has served as a top source of smuggled cannabis for many years, particularly hash smuggled into Europe. The country has worked in recent years to modernize its cannabis policies and provide farmers with a path to enter the regulated market. Unregulated cannabis cultivation has decreased dramatically in Morocco in recent decades.
Nov 6, 2026	Another Study Finds That Cannabis May Provide Benefits To Dogs Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease that affects an estimated 10-15% of the world’s dog population, resulting in severe itchiness (pruritus) that can lead to infections. The condition is an environmental-based allergy for which there is currently no known cure. A team of researchers based in Brazil and affiliated with the Federal University of Santa Maria and the Federal University of Santa Catarina conducted a study examining the efficacy of cannabis-based therapies to treat atopic dermatitis and pruritus in dogs. The study’s findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Allergy.
Nov 6, 2026	Trump Administration Should Rewrite Marijuana Rescheduling Rule To Include Tribes, American Indian Group Says The Trump administration “failed to engage” in consultation with American Indian tribes as is required under federal law when crafting its plan to reschedule marijuana, according to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). As such, the group wants the policy rewritten or supplemented with a new one to ensure that tribally regulated cannabis is covered under the reform.

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