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| Apr 11, 2025 |
Poll: Half Of Cannabis Consumers’ Intake Increased After Trump Elected Four months into the Trump administration, recent executive actions may be influencing how people consume, choose, and grow cannabis. In a new poll asking a variety of questions about consumer safety, 50% of participants said that the new presidential administration will lead them to consume more cannabis than they did before. |
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| Apr 10, 2025 |
97 drivers tested positive for cannabis during enforcement campaign: Winnipeg police Results from a recent traffic enforcement campaign show more needs to be done to educate Winnipeggers about the dangers of getting behind the wheel while high, police say. |
| Apr 10, 2025 |
Israel to move forward with tariffs on Canadian cannabis—as high as 165% Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry has announced the nation will impose tariffs on Canadian cannabis at rates as high as 165% for the next four years. The decision still needs to be approved by the country’s Knesset Finance Committee and Finance Minister. |
| Apr 8, 2025 |
Cannabis extract can improve behavior of children and teens with autism spectrum disorder New research presented at the 2025 European Congress of Psychiatry reveals that the use of cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis extract can lead to meaningful benefits and improve the behavior of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD affects approximately 1 in 100 children around the world and symptoms can include difficulty interpreting language, difficulty expressing emotions, and repetitive behavior and routines. |
| Apr 7, 2025 |
Analysis: Legalization Has Significantly Displaced Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market Legalizing the adult use marijuana market in Canada led to “immediate” and “sustained” declines in illicit market cannabis sales, according to data published online in the International Journal of Drug Policy. |
| Apr 7, 2025 |
Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal BEMMEL, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative on Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities will be allowed to sell marijuana from 10 licensed producers. |
| Apr 7, 2025 |
Meet the CEO leading the charge in Canada’s global cannabis dominance Organigram Global’s Beena Goldenberg has seen the company’s market share more than double in recent years. ‘We can capitalize on the international markets that are opening up and the U.S. cannabis companies can’t, because it’s not federally legal.’ |
| Apr 6, 2025 |
Germany's first year of legalized cannabis: Has it worked? After one year of legalized cannabis use, smokers and experts say the legislation is a first step in the right direction, but also a missed opportunity. Lighting it up has been legal in Germany for a year now. Since April 1, 2024 adults can possess and smoke cannabis in public. |
| Apr 6, 2025 |
Medical Cannabis Is A Better Sleep Aid Than OTC And Rx Pills, Patients Report Medical cannabis is a significantly more effective sleep aid than prescription and over-the-counter sleep remedies, according to a survey of medical cannabis patients released on Sunday. The survey of more than 1,000 people who have been using medical cannabis to help them sleep found that nearly 70% of patients reported that cannabis is a better sleep aid than prescription sleeping pills. More than nine out of 10 (91.2%) said medical cannabis was more effective than OTC sleep remedies. |
| Apr 4, 2025 |
Nova Scotia approves sale of cannabis by Mi’kmaw communities Nova Scotia introduced new regulations to allow Mi’kmaw communities to open legal cannabis retail stores on reserve. A new agreement will allow bands or band-owned corporations to become authorized sellers within their communities under the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC). |
| Apr 4, 2025 |
Woman dies after consuming fentanyl-laced cannabis: Police Warwick police issued a public safety warning on Thursday after they say a 27-year-old woman died when she unknowingly consumed cannabis laced with fentanyl. |
| Apr 4, 2025 |
What Impact Has Partial Cannabis Legalisation Had on Germany One Year On?
This week, Germany’s pioneering cannabis reform bill, CanG, turned one year old. Since April 01 2024, hundreds of millions of Euros have been invested into the German medical cannabis sector, hundreds of thousands of criminal proceedings have been avoided, and millions of citizens have enjoyed free and legal access to cannabis for the first time. |
| Apr 3, 2025 |
High just got higher: Trump tariffs to raise prices for US cannabis users Sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday are set to increase prices of cannabis products in the country, as many firms rely on Asia for manufacturing. The latest levies will stack up on any duties imposed earlier on countries like China, Canada, Mexico and the EU. |
| Apr 2, 2025 |
Cannabis worth €2.2m seized in Donegal Cannabis with an estimated value of more than €2m (£1.8m) has been seized in County Donegal. Gardaí (Irish police) and revenue officers seized the drugs in Lifford on Tuesday in a joint operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue's Custom Service. |
| Apr 1, 2025 |
Regina cannabis store brings community together In recognition of 4-20, a local cannabis store in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood organized an outdoor celebration to bring the community together. |
| Apr 1, 2025 |
Cannabis retail expansion in Canada came with only a small uptick in the number of consumers Ever since recreational cannabis was legalized across Canada in 2018, researchers have been studying what that decision changed for Canadians. |
| Apr 1, 2025 |
Pro-marijuana group aims to sway Trump by airing ads around White House and Mar-a-Lago President Donald Trump as a candidate vowed to decriminalize marijuana and make it easier for weed companies to obtain bank accounts and for universities to research the drug. Now, commercials carrying reminders of Trump’s promises will air on televisions where the president spends most of his time. |
| Mar 31, 2025 |
BC survey shows fewer young people using cannabis after legalization, but increased use among those A new report says young people in BC who have tried cannabis were at the lowest rate in 25 years in 2023, with youth less likely to consume cannabis five years into cannabis legalization. However, those who do report using cannabis appear to be using it more often. |
| Mar 31, 2025 |
Rolling in Opportunities: The Two Biggest Job Market Catalysts in Cannabis Is working in cannabis a cool job now? In 2024, the legal cannabis industry saw a significant uptick in jobs, gaining 22,952 additional positions. Today, there are approximately 440,445 full-time equivalent jobs in the cannabis space. |
| Mar 31, 2025 |
Company claims to have made first non-addictive cannabis painkiller A cannabis-derived drug is the first non-addictive and clinically-proven painkiller made using the plant, a drug maker claims. Developed under the name VER-01 by German drug company Vertanical, the painkiller is made from a cannabis extract and includes low levels of THC – the compound contained in the plant that produces a high. |