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Mar 20, 2026 Beyond the Abstract: What the Landmark Lancet Psychiatry Cannabinoid Review Shows
A major new systematic review has concluded that the available evidence rarely justifies the routine prescribing of cannabinoids for mental health conditions and substance use disorders.

Mar 20, 2026 Meet Bloomwell, The Telehealth Company Growing Germany’s $900 Million Cannabis Industry
Brother and sister duo Niklas and Anna-Sophia Kouparanis built Bloomwell to help patients get a prescription for medical marijuana—and have it delivered to their door. It’s a preview of what’s to come in Europe as they build the Amazon of pot.

Mar 20, 2026 Indiana Will 'Have To Address' Marijuana Legalization Because It’s 'Lagging' Behind Neighboring States, Governor Says
The Republican governor of Indiana says the fact that four neighboring states have moved to legalize marijuana in some form means Hoosiers are “probably going to have to address” the issue, while also likening cannabis reform to sports betting.

Mar 20, 2026 Canadian Cannabis Sales Began 2026 with Growth
Statistics Canada released January retail sales for the country, with cannabis sales decreasing from the December levels, down 8.4% to C$466.1 million from the all-time high monthly total. The sequential decrease was up the same 8.4% on a per-day basis more due to the equal number of days than in the prior month. December, originally reported at C$503.7 million, was revised slightly higher to C$508.6 million. The sales in December were up 6.4% from a year ago, down from the level in May at 8.3% and 7.5% in June but better than the prior lowest annual growth rate since legalization commenced of -0.9% in September 2024 and then -1.6% in October due to the BC strike. In December, growth was much slower at just 3.9%. In 2024, total sales increased 4.5% to C$5.39 billion, and they were up 4.1% in 2025 to C$5.62 billion.

Mar 19, 2026 Study Finds That Marijuana Legalization Lowers Crime Rates
A new study suggests that marijuana legalization may be linked to changes in crime patterns over time. Researchers found that allowing cannabis for recreational use among adults appears connected to gradual declines in violent offenses, while laws permitting medical marijuana are associated with decreases in property-related crimes.

Mar 19, 2026 Tilray Medical Announces Major Expansion of Medical Cannabis Portfolio in Australia
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tilray Medical, a recognized global leader in medical cannabis and a division of Tilray Brands, Inc. ("Tilray") (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), today announced its largest portfolio expansion in Australia to date. The expanded medical cannabis offering reinforces Tilray Medical’s long-term commitment to the Australian market and supports increased patient access to regulated, clinically supported medical cannabis products.

Mar 19, 2026 Japan: Consumer products containing cannabis-derived CBN to be banned starting June
Japan’s health ministry announced Wednesday that it has classified cannabinol (CBN), a compound derived from cannabis, as a “designated drug,” banning its manufacture, import, sale and use starting June 1, except for limited medical purposes.

Mar 18, 2026 Georgia House Approves Bill Easing Medical Marijuana Program Access
The Georgia House of Representatives has approved medical marijuana legislation designed to broaden patient access. The proposal cleared the chamber with strong bipartisan support, passing 138 to 21.

The measure, Senate Bill 220 by Senator Matt Brass, proposes expanding the number of medical conditions that qualify for treatment, revising possession limits, and allowing patients to use vaporized cannabis products.

Mar 18, 2026 DEA’s New 'Drug Quiz' Admits That Youth Marijuana Use Is Declining As Legalization Expands
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is acknowledging that, even as more states have legalized marijuana, youth cannabis use has "declined" over the past several decades.

Mar 18, 2026 Where Does Marijuana Grow Naturally in the U.S.?
Marijuana does not grow naturally in the U.S. as a native species, but feral cannabis populations can still be found today—primarily in Midwestern states where historic hemp farming allowed the plant to naturalize.

Mar 18, 2026 ‘Equal representation’: cannabis advocates push for public pot zones
There are hookah lounges and smoking zones — and now, advocates are pushing the provincial government for public places to consume weed.

The Cannabis Business Association of Manitoba is calling on Premier Wab Kinew to green-light public cannabis consumption spaces.

Mar 18, 2026 Celebrity cannabis brands continue to perform, but there’s a secret behind the success
It’s no longer enough to slap a celebrity’s name and face on a generic jar of cannabis for operators to sit back and watch sales soar.

Over the past three years, brands linked with famous personalities who also evoke cannabis culture have gradually but steadily outsold other celebrity cannabis brands, national sales data shows.

Mar 17, 2026 Compliance Check Data From Legal States Confirms That Licensed Retailers Don’t Sell Cannabis to Minors
Licensed cannabis retailers are in strict compliance with their state’s minimum age requirements and nearly always deny access to underage patrons. That’s according to compliance check data provided by regulators in California, Colorado, Washington, and several other states.



Mar 17, 2026 N.S. RCMP issues more cannabis tickets as crackdown on First Nations stores continues
Nova Scotia RCMP say they issued two summary offence tickets at what they say were illegal storefronts in First Nations communities in the province.

RCMP say they conducted inspections at two stores in the Cape Breton communities of Whycocomagh and Eskasoni on March 12 and 13.

Mar 17, 2026 UK fights to keep selling more potent cannabis products in EU ‘reset’ talks
The UK is fighting to keep more potent cannabis products on the market after any “reset” trade deal with the EU, complicating talks between the two sides.

The country wants to continue allowing drinks and food supplements that contain up to 10mg of marijuana or hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD), five times the EU safe limit of 2mg per day, to preserve a competitive advantage.


Mar 17, 2026 UK Hemp Industry Has Everything It Needs Except the Law
The UK’s industrial hemp sector, and its potential, have been raised in Parliament nearly as many times in the first three months of 2026 as the entirety of 2025.

In the House of Lords alone, peers have pressed the government in three separate exchanges in as many weeks, questioning whether current restrictions on hemp cultivation should be lifted, how much the UK is exporting, and how hemp can contribute to the country’s net-zero targets in construction.

Mar 17, 2026 IRS Clarifies Post-Rescheduling 280E MSO Marijuana Tax Arrears
Several large cannabis companies operating across multiple U.S. states collectively owe over $1.6 billion in unpaid federal taxes, according to information disclosed in recent corporate filings. The outstanding balances stem largely from disputes over Internal Revenue Code Section 280E, a provision that significantly limits the deductions marijuana businesses can claim.



Mar 17, 2026 Newsom Declares That ‘Cannabis Is Now Legal’ After Trump Mistakenly Calls Him ‘President Of The United States’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) didn’t waste much time seizing on President Donald Trump’s latest slip-up, when he mistakenly called the Californian “president of the United States” during Oval Office remarks in which the incumbent otherwise disparaged the Democrat. Playing into the gaffe, Newsom said legalizing marijuana was among the "many big announcements" his White House was making.

Mar 17, 2026 How Weed Nuns Helped Shape Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-Winning DiCaprio Epic
When renowned US film director Paul Thomas Anderson and production designer Florencia Martin visited the Sisters of the Valley farm in California’s Central Valley, they were stunned. They were scouting locations and finding inspiration for their new film, and that work, the lush greenery, those open landscapes, those distant mountains… all that timeless mystique remained etched into their retinas.

Mar 17, 2026 Is Hemp the Future of Flooring?
For decades, the flooring aisle has offered a familiar tradeoff. Natural wood brings warmth and longevity but at rising cost and environmental strain. Vinyl promises affordability and convenience, yet increasingly raises questions about what it introduces into the home. As homeowners, schools, and designers reconsider those choices, hemp is beginning to surface as a credible alternative.

Hemp-based flooring sits at an unusual intersection. It is neither synthetic nor traditionally timber. Instead, it relies on the fibrous stalk of Cannabis sativa, a plant historically grown for rope and textiles, now reimagined for the built environment.

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