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| Dec 31, 2025 |
Cannabis Stocks Rally in December But End 2025 Down Yet Again Cannabis stocks, as measured by the Global Cannabis Stock Index, were quite volatile in 2024 and then in 2025 as well. |
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| Dec 31, 2025 |
Three trends affecting the U.S. cannabis industry in 2026 As the U.S. cannabis industry enters 2026, shifting market dynamics are reshaping how businesses operate and compete. |
| Dec 31, 2025 |
2025 Year in Review: NORML's Top Ten Events in Marijuana Policy #1: President Trump Takes Executive Action to Federally Reschedule Cannabis President Donald Trump issued an executive order in December directing the US Attorney General to finalize a Biden-era recommendation to amend marijuana’s longstanding classification as a Schedule I federally controlled substance. Prior to signing the order, Trump said, "These facts compel the federal government to recognize that marijuana can be legitimate in terms of medical applications." |
| Dec 30, 2025 |
I ran High Times magazine. Cannabis reform needs safeguards. Like many Americans, I saw cannabis as natural, safer than alcohol and free of real downside. It wasn’t until I stopped that I understood how deeply it had shaped my life. |
| Dec 29, 2025 |
Stressed-out rats seek cannabis to cope, new study finds Like stressed-out humans, sometimes rats go looking for a little relief too — in the form of cannabis, a new study has found. |
| Dec 29, 2025 |
A masterful misdirection: Analyzing Trump's cannabis executive order US President Donald Trump's executive order, issued on Thursday, December 18, represented a brilliant political balancing act for a controversial subject. |
| Dec 29, 2025 |
Would you host a cannabis-infused dinner party? Canolio Gourmet matches chefs who cook with cannabis to people who want to serve marijuana-laced meals. There are some strict rules hosts must abide by. |
| Dec 26, 2025 |
The biggest Canadian cannabis stories of 2025
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| Dec 26, 2025 |
What cannabis investors should watch for in 2026 after marijuana rescheduling Cannabis investors are understandably optimistic heading into 2026 after President Donald Trump’s historic Dec. 18 executive order. Marijuana rescheduling may yet become the singular, transformative catalyst for cannabis equities to rally, but that's only if Congress follows through and ensure federal reform finally arrives. |
| Dec 24, 2025 |
Cannabis reclassification could finally end the industry's financial exile President Donald Trump's executive order to fast-track the reclassification of cannabis offers hope to a $30 billion industry that is ready to move beyond cash. |
| Dec 23, 2025 |
Typical Dispensary to Save $268K Annually Under Schedule III Reclassification In the days following President Donald Trump’s executive order on Dec. 18 that directed U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi to reschedule cannabis, industry advocates and prohibitionists speculated what a Schedule III listing would mean. |
| Dec 23, 2025 |
Canada's cannabis industry on target to reach $10 Billion in annual GDP contribution in 2025 Canada's cannabis industry contributed $10.9 billion to Canada's annual GDP as of October 2025. This is a slight decline from the previous month's $11 billion, but an increase from $9.3 billion as of October 2024. |
| Dec 23, 2025 |
Credit cards, advertising and more: Cannabis rescheduling means business opportunities In the wake of President Donald Trump moving reschedule cannabis last week, operators in the $32 billion legal cannabis industry are rolling out their growth strategies. |
| Dec 22, 2025 |
When is marijuana officially rescheduled? Schedule 3 timeline is unclear - and has risks One day after President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated executive order directing federal authorities to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug, the $32 billion legal U.S. cannabis industry is posing a central question: When? |
| Dec 20, 2025 |
Small study finds microdoses of cannabis stalled cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients As the world's population ages, the number of people living with dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease increases. Given the lack of curative treatments and the limited effectiveness of available medications, interest in new therapeutic approaches is growing. Among them are cannabinoids from the cannabis plant. |
| Dec 19, 2025 |
Trump Rescheduled Weed. Here’s What That Means On Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order enacting to reschedule cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The order directs the Attorney General to move cannabis from Schedule I, a category of drugs with high risk for addiction “no accepted medical use” that includes heroin and LSD, to Schedule III, reserved for drugs with “moderate to low potential” for addiction. This marks the first significant shift in federal marijuana policy since Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” in 1971. |
| Dec 18, 2025 |
SCOTUS: Justices Refuse To Hear Case Challenging Federal Cannabis Prohibition Washington, DC: Judges on the US Supreme Court have declined to take up a lower court case challenging the constitutionality of federal marijuana prohibition. |
| Dec 18, 2025 |
How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump Donald Trump's executive order to ease restrictions on marijuana is the culmination of more than a yearlong campaign by the cannabis industry to persuade the president to embrace a cause the GOP has historically opposed. |
| Dec 18, 2025 |
US President's order to reschedule cannabis welcomed by Canadian industry Several Canadian cannabis companies say they are supportive of the announcement from US President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025, directing federal agencies to pursue reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. |
| Dec 18, 2025 |
Marijuana stocks tumble as Trump reclassifies drug but stops short of legalisation Marijuana stocks plunged on Thursday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up the loosening of restrictions on the drug, but stopped short of legalising it. |