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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 |
Marijuana May Be A 'Gateway To Women's Orgasm' In Sexual Health Treatment, Scientific Analysis Finds Marijuana may be a "gateway," but not in the stigmatized way it’s been portrayed by prohibitionists as a stepping stone to other drugs. Rather, a growing body of scientific literature signals cannabis is a “gateway to women’s orgasm” that could hold significant therapeutic potential in the treatment of female orgasmic disorder/difficulty (FOD), a new research paper says. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Congressional Lawmakers Approve Youth Safety Bill That Could Complicate Marijuana Businesses’ Online Outreach A congressional committee has approved a bill aimed at protecting children online that could create complications for advertisers trying to promote legal marijuana and other regulated substances. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
The Best Rolling Papers on Earth, According to High Times Readers Rolling papers aren’t props. They’re the instrument that sets the pace and feel of a session. Whole towns learned to work with fiber, water and heat the way a luthier tunes a guitar. You can see it in the watermark, in how the seam seals, in how the ember travels without racing or stalling. Today’s factories use tools to keep every sheet the same thickness, the same airflow and the same clean cut. Small hand rooms still make special formats where a person’s eye and touch matter. Soldiers carried papers in field kits. Artists tucked giant sheets into record sleeves to make a point. The paper is part of the ritual, part of the memory of a room, and why a well-rolled joint feels like a small act of craft shared between friends. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Adult-use laws may displace illicit cannabis markets Adopting recreational cannabis laws, beyond only medical cannabis laws, may help reduce the size of the illegal cannabis market in U.S. states, reports a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study is among the first to comprehensively examine the dynamics of the illegal cannabis market using law enforcement seizure data. The findings are published in the International Journal of Drug Policy. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
New York Regulators Say Marijuana Sales Could Surpass California's New York's legal marijuana industry has started 2026 with strong momentum, following a year of rapid growth in 2025. State officials say sales during the opening weeks of the year suggest the market could reach new highs before the year ends. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
Cannabis company calls on Ottawa to postpone controversial medical cannabis cuts for veterans Aurora Cannabis is calling on the federal government to postpone upcoming changes to compensation rates for medical cannabis for veterans. Canada’s Budget 2025, released in November, included measures to adjust medical cannabis benefits for the RCMP and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) from a maximum of $8.50 a gram to a new limit of $6.00 a gram. |
| Mar 11, 2026 |
People raise treaty rights, medical access concerns over Nova Scotia's proposed cannabis law changes Speakers appearing before a Nova Scotia legislature committee urged the province to work with the Mi’kmaq and reconsider enforcement actions against unregulated cannabis stores as lawmakers look at amendments to the Cannabis Control Act. |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |