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| Mar 4, 2026 |
'We're rising up,' says Mi'kmaw leader as RCMP raid cannabis storefronts RCMP conducted inspections at five cannabis storefronts in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, seizing products and issuing tickets. Officers carried out the activity at businesses located in Eskasoni First Nation, Potlotek First Nation, Paqtnkek First Nation, Waycobah First Nation and Digby, police said in a news release. |
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| Mar 4, 2026 |
India: Ex-Navy official held with 1.2 kg ganja, 10 cannabis plants in Kerala A 37-year-old retired Navy officer was arrested after 1.2 kg of ganja and 10 cannabis plants were allegedly seized from his house in this coastal district of Kerala, Excise officials said on Wednesday. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Canada continued to supply bulk of German medical cannabis imports in 2025 Germany imported 201,094 kg of cannabis in 2025, more than doubling the previous year’s 72,850 kg. The newest figures from Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) show the continued and rapid growth of the country’s medical cannabis program, which has continued to rely on imports from countries like Canada. (h/t Alfredo Pascual) |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Hemp THC Drinks Are Exploding. Here’s Why the Alcohol Lobby Is Panicking. Big liquor is against it, and even some cannabis advocates are cool toward hemp=based THC - but that's not stopping growth. If you happen to stop by for a concert at the United Center in Chicago, you can now catch a marijuana-like buzz by purchasing a hemp-based drink with 5 milligrams of THC for about the cost of a beer at the massive 20,000-seat arena, one of the largest indoor venues in the region. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Texas Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure Texas voters have approved a marijuana legalization question that appeared on the state’s Democratic primary ballot. As part of the primary election on Tuesday, each major party was able to place several non-binding propositions on the ballot that allow voters show how they feel on key issues. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Oklahoma Could Extend Moratorium on Licensing New Marijuana Businesses
Oklahoma lawmakers are weighing another extension of the state's pause on issuing new medical cannabis business licenses, a move that could also lead to a long-term limit on the number of grow operations once the freeze is lifted. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Cannabis industry launches organization to further US policy changes with members from US, Canada In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s December 2025 executive order relating to the possible rescheduling of cannabis in the US, a new advocacy group has formed to push for policy changes that will benefit the cannabis industry. The goal of the newly-launched National Compassionate Care Council (NCCC) is to build a bridge between cannabis product manufacturers, the medical cannabis community, and the mainstream federal healthcare system. The council will inform and advise on a reform agenda for cannabis policy that creates a sustainable and legal marketplace for medicinal cannabis driven by data and research, while acting as a go-to resource for policymakers and regulators as they craft reforms, ensuring that the integration of these treatments prioritizes science, standardized dosing, and patient safety. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Nova Scotia RCMP raid five First Nations cannabis dispensaries; Sipekne’katik sets up checkpoints Nova Scotia RCMP raided five First Nations cannabis dispensaries on Tuesday, while another First Nations community set up checkpoints to block anyone from entering the community by force. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Gun Ownership Case Before US Supreme Court Triggers Unusual Alliances
Two issues that rarely share political ground are now colliding at the highest court in the country. Firearm rights and marijuana policy have each reshaped U.S. law and politics over the past few decades. Recently, they met in a Supreme Court case that has produced an unexpected mix of allies and opponents. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Canadian LP Aurora Cannabis is now 'solely' a medical company Aurora Cannabis is exiting the adult-use cannabis market to focus "solely" on global opportunities in medical marijuana, company Chief Financial Officer Simona King said Monday. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Brazil's Cannabis Crossroads: New Rules, Old Truths, and the Road Ahead Brazil entered 2026 not with a celebration, but with a reckoning. In the final week of January, the country approved a new regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis, and in doing so crossed a line it had spent decades carefully circling. This was not a sudden conversion, nor a sweeping political victory. It was something more complicated and far more honest. Brazil acknowledged, at last, that cannabis belongs within the health system, and that keeping it outside that system had never been a technical necessity. It was a political decision. One that reality had already rendered obsolete. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Texas ban on selling smokable cannabis takes effect March 31 Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state's health department. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
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 2, 2026 |
Cannabis is agriculture-and B.C. is finally treating it that way By moving cannabis to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, B.C. signaled that the sector is no longer a social experiment—it's a multi-billion-dollar agricultural industry driving jobs, exports and GDP. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Ghana officially launches medicinal cannabis cultivation program Ghana has launched a tightly regulated program for cultivating low-THC cannabis, opening opportunities in medicinal and industrial applications while strictly prohibiting recreational use. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Germany: Cannabis regulations under scrutiny A petition on cannabis regulations was submitted on July 17, 2025, shortly after the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) presented the draft bill for the revised Medical Cannabis Act (MedCanG ). The draft bill proposes a ban on the shipment of cannabis flowers and requires a doctor's consultation for prescriptions. Henning Todt's petition opposes this and has garnered nearly 60,000 signatures. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Uruguay considers legalizing cannabis sales to tourists Uruguay's Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) is evaluating the implementation of mechanisms that would allow legal access to regulated marijuana for non-resident foreigners, including tourists, students, and temporary workers , with the aim of expanding the user base and reducing reliance on the illegal market. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Origins of THC, CBD and CBC in cannabis revealed Where do the well-known cannabis compounds THC, CBD and CBC come from? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how cannabis acquired the ability to produce these cannabinoids. In the process, they also developed enzymes that show promise for the biotechnological production of cannabinoids for medicinal applications. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
New Trump tariffs create more chaos for cannabis operators The cannabis industry is no stranger to tackling complex regulatory challenges, but the latest wave of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has introduced a new level of uncertainty that's rippling across the supply chain. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Cannabis Sales Remained Weak in February Cannabis sales decreased 3.6% sequentially in February. Adjusted for the fewer number of days, sales rose sequentially by 6.7% on a per-day basis. In this review, we share the results by state, beginning with the western markets and then concluding with the eastern markets. In total, BDSA estimates that sales across the 15 markets totaled $1.99 billion during February, which was up 2.7% from a year ago. |