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| Mar 11, 2026 |
Ontario cannabis stores forced to drop the word "dispensary", despite consumer preferences Some cannabis retailers in Ontario say they are being told to remove any use of the word "dispensary" from their websites and online storefronts. |
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| Mar 11, 2026 |
After a Decade of Growth, Legal Cannabis Declined in 2025 America's legal cannabis market, both medical and recreational, had been enjoying years of growth. But last year the streak ended. In 2025, total U.S. cannabis revenues were estimated to fall between $28.6 billion and $29.6 billion. That's down from about $30 billion in 2024. Moreover, it's the first time the country's cannabis market has failed to grow since 2014. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Hawaii Senate Passes Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use By Seriously Ill Patients In Health Facilities The Hawaii Senate has passed a bill to allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana at health facilities. After receiving a favorable report in committee last week, the legislation from Sen. Joy San Buenaventura (D) advanced through the full chamber in a unanimous 25-0 vote on Tuesday as part of the consent calendar. A House companion version of the proposal has also been moving through the process this session. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Oklahoma cannabis operators notch win in federal court against state Oklahoma medical marijuana operators are escalating a legal fight against Gov. Kevin Stitt and other state authorities, whom they claim are waging a deliberate effort to shut them down. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
I Was a Cop Who Enforced Marijuana Laws. Now I’m Speaking Out. I started researching crime statistics, effective policing, community-based alternatives, and how other countries approach law enforcement. The conclusion I reached surprised me: I began to feel that much of what we were doing relied on outdated methodologies, often created the issues we claimed to enforce, and that cannabis laws were rooted in racist ideology while functioning largely as a revenue stream for courts. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Colorado Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals Heads To Governor’s Desk The Colorado House of Representatives has sent a bill to the governor that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in healthcare facilities such as hospitals—with recently added provisions that advocates argue undermine the measure’s original intent. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Florida Supreme Court Won’t Review Cannabis Signatures; Adult-Use Legalization Dead for 2026 Florida's elected officials 2; citizen-initiated adult-use legalization campaigns, 0. The Florida Supreme Court, on March 9, declined a motion to rehear Smart & Safe Florida’s lawsuit against Secretary of State Cord Byrd, stemming from nearly 71,000 disqualified signatures for a petition to legalize adult-use cannabis in the November 2026 election. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Cannabis Reshapes the Way We Recall the Truth Summary: Does cannabis just make you forgetful, or does it actually change what you "remember"? A new study reveals that THC doesn't just blur memories—it reshapes them. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Canada's Organigram makes $268M move into German cannabis market Canada's largest cannabis producer is expanding its global reach with the acquisition of a major player in the world’s second-biggest market. |
| Mar 10, 2026 |
Kentucky Cannabis Businesses Roll With the Punches, Limited Products in Medical Program’s Rollout Kentucky legalized medical cannabis on Jan. 1, 2025, but with the usual hiccups any new bureaucratic system endures, today’s roughly 20,000 patients and 19 businesses are in sync with one unified opinion: Open the door to as many formats as possible, especially in light of the program’s no-smoking law. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
A Republican Weed CEO Wants To Be Governor. Can Cannabis Be His Bridge Issue? Duke Rodriguez runs Ultra Health and is running for governor of New Mexico as a Republican. In a moment when "rescheduling" is still only a federal directive, not a finished reality, he argues cannabis can shift from a partisan fight to a practical test of governance: rules people can follow, honest labeling, real oversight, and a legal market that can actually compete with the illicit one. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Virginia Bill To Protect Rights Of Parents Who Use Marijuana Heads To Governor’s Desk Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to protect the rights of parents who use marijuana in compliance with state law. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Ohio Brewing Companies Sue to Keep Hemp THC Beverages Legal
Four stakeholders in Ohio’s hemp-derived beverage market filed a lawsuit on March 6 in the state’s Supreme Court to stop what they call Gov. Mike DeWine’s "lawless executive overreach." |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Patient Protect Launches to Support UK Medical Cannabis Patients Facing Discrimination A new UK-wide service supporting medical cannabis patients who face discrimination has launched, as the private sector continues to fill gaps left by the absence of systematic government support. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
The hardest job in cannabis – and the most lucrative – is in cultivation As cannabis cultivation permits shrink and price compression hits retailers, brands that can produce reliable flower at scale are winning. That means they need a master grower - and they'll pay handsomely for it. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Tennessee Lawmakers Launch 'Pot for Potholes' Legalization Campaign Tennessee State Senator Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, and Representative Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, have launched a series of infomercials and a public petition to build support for their Pot for Potholes Act (SB 2440/HB 2525). Their legislation would legalize and tax marijuana in Tennessee and invest the revenue in rebuilding crumbling roads, bridges and transit infrastructure. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Washington State Lawmakers Send Bill Allowing MMJ Use in Hospitals to Governor Lawmakers in Washington State have approved a proposal that would allow patients with terminal illnesses to use medical marijuana in certain healthcare facilities, including hospices, hospitals, and nursing homes. The measure now awaits action from Governor Bob Ferguson. |
| Mar 9, 2026 |
Budtenders at a cannabis store in Ontario join UFCW as union membership in the industry continues to grow Budtenders at Canna Cabana cannabis store in Waterloo, Ontario, recently voted to join UFCW Locals 175 and 633. Union representatives say the group of cannabis retail workers came together to improve their workplace and address key issues, including better scheduling, fairer compensation, and fair treatment on the job. |
| Mar 8, 2026 |
Gen Z's weed habits are flipping California's cannabis industry Gen Z has shredded a long-held dynamic in the cannabis industry. For centuries, cannabis flower has been the king of marijuana. And since legalization, flower has always been the most popular product at legal pot shops in California. But that dominance is now all over, largely thanks to Gen Z. Cannabis vapes surpassed flower in June and are consistently the top-selling product category in California, according to state data. |
| Mar 6, 2026 |
Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease Two compounds from a cannabis plant could help what's commonly known as "fatty liver disease," Israeli researchers say. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, known as MASLD, is the most common liver problem in the world, affecting about one out of every three adults. |
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