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May 13, 2026	Study Suggests Older Adults Prefer CBD or CBD/THC Combinations for Medicinal Cannabis A recent study exploring product preferences among first-time medicinal cannabis buyers aged 60 and older indicates a notable inclination towards products containing cannabidiol (CBD), either alone or in combination with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). This research, recently published in JAMA Network Open, provides insights into how older adults approach medicinal cannabis use, as reported by Ganjapreneur.
May 13, 2026	The Telltale Spark: Spain Dismantled 1,850 Indoor Cannabis Grows by Tracking Illegal Power Hookups in 2025 Spain has increased penalties for electricity theft linked to indoor cannabis cultivation after Endesa reported a record number of illegal power hookups. In 2025 alone, the company detected 72,700 cases of fraud: about 200 daily—and dismantled nearly 1,850 illegal indoor cannabis grows.
May 13, 2026	Israeli ‘turbo cannabis’ breakthrough could reshape medical marijuana industry Company from Kibbutz Ruhama has developed medical cannabis seeds that produce nearly 20 times more yield, making it one of just four companies worldwide to do so, led by Dr. Silit Lazare, whose mother’s cancer battle inspired the breakthrough
May 12, 2026	Why Do Regular Cannabis Users Tend to Weigh Less? There’s a paradox surrounding regular cannabis use. Despite marijuana’s well-known appetite-stimulating effects, people who use it regularly tend to weigh less and have a reduced risk of developing diabetes. So what’s going on? New research published in The Journal of Physiology is offering some possible answers.
May 12, 2026	Georgia Governor Signs Bill To Expand Medical Marijuana Access By Allowing Vaping And Adding New Qualifying Conditions Georgia’s governor has signed a bill to expand medical marijuana access in the state. SB 220, which Gov. Brian Kemp (R) approved on Tuesday, will add new qualifying conditions for the program, allow patients to vaporize medical cannabis and change THC potency limits, among other reforms.
May 12, 2026	Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club fighting seizure of two properties The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC) says the province has filed civil forfeiture documents aimed at seizing its 1625 Quadra St. location. “This is the first time a property has been seized from the landlord by the government because a medical cannabis dispensary was operating without a licence,” VCBC said in a May 11 email.
May 12, 2026	Most Ohioans See Marijuana As ‘Safe’ And ‘Acceptable,’ New Poll Shows As State Officials Launch Campaign Highlighting Risks Of Use Ohio officials are launching a public education campaign about the risks of marijuana use—an effort that involves partnering with an organization behind a new poll that shows widespread support for legalization and broad acceptance of cannabis use among the state’s residents.
May 12, 2026	How Cannabis Creators Beat Social Media Censorship — One ‘Broccoli’ at a Time Social media platforms have become the new censors of cannabis culture. Josh Kesselman posts at 2am India time. Edible Dee rewrote four books. Riley Cannabichem puts on a metaphorical white coat. Here’s how the sharpest minds in cannabis content are surviving the algorithm — and what they’ve learned the hard way.
May 12, 2026	B.C. cannabis sales losing its buzz as novelty fades Data hints that buying legal weed in B.C. may have lost the cache of being an exciting novelty. Overall cannabis wholesale sales and volume in the province in the first quarter of this year was down slightly, following years of significant growth. The trend coincides with a decline in consumer eagerness to join cannabis protests, or celebrations.
May 11, 2026	Congressional Researchers Explain Limitations, Implications of Marijuana Reclassification A new report from congressional researchers is shedding light on what the Trump administration’s move to reclassify cannabis could mean for the industry, while also outlining the limits of the policy shift under federal law. The analysis, released recently by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), examines the DOJ’s decision to move medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the CSA. The report explains that while the change could offer legal protections to some patients and licensed medical cannabis operators, it does not fully legalize cannabis businesses at the federal level, particularly those tied to recreational sales.
May 11, 2026	Cannabis compounds may improve metabolism and reduce diabetes risk A University of California, Riverside preclinical study is shedding light on a long-observed but poorly understood phenomenon: chronic cannabis users tend to have lower body weight and a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes, despite the drug's well-known tendency to increase appetite.
May 11, 2026	Potential push for cannabis regulation and legalization RALEIGH, N.C. — Cannabis is a controversial substance in North Carolina that Modern Apotheca owner Eric Stahl is trying to destigmatize. “North Carolina, more than any other state in the nation, has really perfected the art of taking a consumable crop, creating a regulated marketplace, and selling it not just nationwide but worldwide. Right. Because we've been doing that with tobacco since the 1800s,” Stahl said.
May 11, 2026	Membertou forges ahead with own cannabis law while seeking federal recognition Membertou First Nation is pressing ahead with its own cannabis law, amid a Nova Scotia crackdown on unlicensed retail outlets and federal government indifference over self-government rights. Retired Canadian senator Dan Christmas, appointed to engage his home community of Membertou on a proposed new cannabis law, said it's time the federal government fulfilled its promise to include Indigenous authority over marijuana in its legislation.
May 11, 2026	Spain diversifies as Czechia and Malta emerge alongside Portugal in Europe's cannabis supply chain With all the turmoil going on in Portugal cannabis over the last year, some other countries have been trying to seize the momentum and get part of Portugal's market share. Spain has been indicated as one of the spaces that will come out on top of Portugal. "The short answer to that is no," says Arnau Valdovinos, founder and analyst at Cannamonitor. "At the same time, the situation is much more nuanced than a simple 'no'."
May 11, 2026	Casino Weed Ban Costing State Revenue The separation of Nevada’s legal marijuana industry and casinos has potential state revenue going up in smoke, according to a new report from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Cannabis Policy Institute. Banning weed usage in the gaming sector has deprived the state of significant revenue from additional sales of cannabis. The situation also helps fuel the illegal cannabis market, according to the study. “Today, the separations act as severe constraints on capital mobility, tourism synergy, and public-revenue growth, without any corresponding economic, public health or safety, or risk benefits to market participants in either market,” the UNLV study noted.
May 11, 2026	White House National Drug Control Strategy Presents Conflicting Stances on Medical Cannabis Policy The White House’s recently published National Drug Control Strategy outlines a comprehensive approach to addressing the nation’s drug and addiction crisis, yet it presents several internal inconsistencies, particularly concerning medical cannabis policy. The 195-page document, released on May 4, sets ambitious public health goals that some experts contend are undermined by the administration’s concurrent actions.
May 11, 2026	Saskatchewan Introduces On-Reserve Cannabis Refund Program The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a new program to share cannabis tax revenue with First Nations that operate provincially licensed cannabis stores. The On-Reserve Cannabis Refund Program will share half of Saskatchewan’s share of tax revenue from on-reserve sales at qualifying stores with interested First Nations. The province receives 75% of every dollar of federal cannabis excise duty, which is applied on wholesale sales of cannabis in the province.
May 10, 2026	New Calif. study finds evidence cannabis could treat obesity, diabetes The munchies are one of marijuana’s most famous effects, with countless movies playing up the trope that smoking weed leads to uncontrollable hunger. But a new study is showing that cannabis could actually have surprising effects on your waistline. Researchers at UC Riverside gave cannabis to obese mice and found that not only did the rodents lose weight, but when given a concentrated cannabis oil, the mice also saw striking benefits in their metabolic function. Nicholas DiPatrizio, a UC Riverside professor and the lead author of the study, said he thinks the work could lead to cannabis-based diet therapies.
May 10, 2026	Most people don’t realise that the munchies aren’t the whole story — regular cannabis users consistently weigh less than non-users, and the reason has nothing to do with willpower or the bag of chips they finished at midnight The assumption arrives before the conversation does. Someone mentions they smoke regularly, and somewhere in the listener’s mind a picture assembles itself: the couch, the late-night snack run, the family-size bag of something orange and salty gone before midnight. It is one of the more durable images in American popular culture — stoner, munchies, consequence. The logic feels airtight. You get hungry, you eat, you gain weight. Cause, effect, end of story.
May 9, 2026	Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana And Hemp Regulation Bill Sets The State Up For Broader Recreational Legalization, GOP Senator Says A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of the existing medical marijuana program. It would also regulate hemp-derived products, which contain intoxicating cannabinoids and are currently sold in head shops and gas stations around the commonwealth.

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