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| Feb 10, 2026 |
Health Canada cannabis guidance exposes "absurd" education gap in healthcare TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New federal guidance on cannabis for medical purposes is drawing attention to a growing gap in Canadian healthcare: patients are increasingly using cannabis to manage symptoms, but often without consistent clinical education, dosing support, or medication-interaction screening. (January 2026) : https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/topics/accessing-cannabis-for-medical-purposes/cannabis-medical-purposes/cannabis-medical-purposes.pdf |
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| Feb 9, 2026 |
Florida spent $4 million in opiate settlement to defeat marijuana legalization Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration spent $4 million in cash from a national opiate crisis settlement to defeat a 2024 adult-use marijuana legalization initiative. |
| Feb 9, 2026 |
'Our position will remain the same': Newmarket council not moving on allowing cannabis stores Newmarket council indicated it would not change its position on allowing retail cannabis stores in town until it gains more planning control. |
| Feb 8, 2026 |
Advocates push for change on retail cannabis
Advocates are once again urging Newmarket council to reconsider its ban on retail cannabis stores. |
| Feb 8, 2026 |
Online Cannabis Sales Are Booming in Germany - and the Government Is Racing to Catch Up A few years ago, Lukas, a 20-year-old who lives outside Berlin, would have had to wander through a park at night or arrange an illicit street pickup if he wanted to buy marijuana. Now, all he needs is five minutes and an internet connection. Since Germany liberalized its cannabis laws two years ago, online telemedicine platforms with suggestive names like Cannadoc24 and Weed.de have become the preferred way for buyers—technically, patients—to access both pharmacist-vetted weed and doctors’ notes to order it legally. |
| Feb 7, 2026 |
Cannabis Culture Can’t Afford to Keep Fighting Itself Cannabis has never been a single experience. It was never one molecule, one effect, one intention, or one lane. It has always been plural—used for healing, ritual, relief, escape, communion, and survival, sometimes all at once. The plant made room for contradiction long before regulators tried to flatten it into categories that could fit on a spreadsheet. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Turning spare change into meaningful impact in cannabis Dutchie has announced Round Up the Change, a new checkout feature that allows dispensary customers to round up their purchase total to support nonprofit organizations and industry associations advancing cannabis justice reform and legalization. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Ohio Sues Major U.S. Cannabis Companies Over 'Anti-Competitive Conduct' In an antitrust lawsuit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has accused nine multi-state cannabis operators of engaging in anti-competitive conduct to reduce product choice and keep prices artificially high, harming both consumers and smaller, Ohio-based cannabis businesses. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Opioid Use Dropped in States That Legalized Recreational CannabisOpioid Use Dropped in States That Legalized Recreational Cannabis
Legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational use may lead to a decline in daily opioid use among people who inject drugs in the United States, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher (BUSPH). |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Alberta cannabis growers call for tax revenue reinvestment, regulatory reform Cannabis growers say the Alberta government needs to do more to help the industry thrive in the province. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Canada's massive medical cannabis mistake - and how the U.S. can avoid it Canada committed a grave error and left medical cannabis patients behind with legalization. The U.S. can avoid this mistake. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Pennsylvania House Lawmakers Slam Senate Over Marijuana Legalization Inaction As Governor Again Calls For Reform Pennsylvania House Democratic lawmakers are calling on the GOP-controlled Senate to come to the table and pass a bill to legalize marijuana, as proposed by the governor once again as part of his budget latest request. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
9 in 10 UK Cancer Patients Say Cannabis Helps, Survey Finds LONDON - For many people living with cancer, everyday life can feel harder to manage as symptoms affect energy, mood, and the ability to maintain normal routines. Seven years after medical cannabis legalization in the United Kingdom, a new survey indicates an ancient medicine is providing relief. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
New Wisconsin Bill Could Legalize Medical and Recreational Cannabis
Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use, renewing a long-running debate as the state continues to lag behind nearby Midwestern neighbors on cannabis policy. Michigan and Illinois already permit recreational cannabis, while Minnesota has moved in the same direction. Wisconsin, by contrast, still treats most marijuana possession as a crime. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
A New Government-Run Marijuana Store Just Opened In Minnesota The first government-run marijuana retailer in Minnesota has officially opened its doors, marking another milestone in the state's adult-use cannabis program. |
| Feb 6, 2026 |
Medical cannabis helping 'miracle' girl, mum says The mother of a six-year-old girl who takes medical cannabis to control her epileptic seizures has met a government minister to push for it to be available on the NHS. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
Germany's Cannabis Future: Political Posturing vs. Market Reality
Last month (January 15, 2026) Germany's Bundesrag held a debate on the hotly contested amendments aimed at significantly restricting medical cannabis prescriptions, and potentially transforming the industry. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
New Study Design Could Provide Workaround to Existing Research Hurdles A pilot study conducted in Minnesota is pointing to a possible new way for scientists to study medical marijuana without becoming entangled in federal regulatory hurdles that have long limited clinical research in this area. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
The Rescheduling of Marijuana Is Not Happening Any Time Soon
When, on Dec. 18, 2025, President Donald Trump directed his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to "take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process related to rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act in the most expeditious manner," several U.S. listed cannabis stocks jumped, according to BNN Bloomberg. Bloomberg called Trump's move "the biggest shift in marijuana regulation since 1970," referring to the year when President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act, "provisionally" placing marijuana on Schedule I the following year – a "temporary" drug classification that has remained in place for more than 55 years. |
| Feb 5, 2026 |
Scientists And Advocates Slam Anti-Marijuana Group For Blocking Their Participation In D.C. Drug Policy Conference The prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is facing criticism over its decision to deny multiple drug policy reform experts entry to a summit it is hosting in Washington, D.C. this week where the organization will lay out its 2026 priorities and agenda. |