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| Jul 10, 2025 |
Medical cannabis registrations continued to decline in second half of 2024 The number of Canadians accessing cannabis from licensed cannabis producers, or through personal or designated growers, continued to decline in 2024. |
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| Jul 10, 2025 |
Where Is Cannabis Legal In Europe?
In April 2024, Germany legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the largest country in Europe to turn green. There are currently 28 EU countries with some form of legalization, whether for medical marijuana or adult use. So for now, the EU market is small when it comes to cannabis sales. This year sales are expected to reach $1.2 billion, according to a report by Prohibition Partners. It is projected to reach $2.6 billion in 2028 and $6 billion in annual sales within a decade, or more than a 400% jump from this year. |
| Jul 8, 2025 |
AHPRA takes action against more than 50 practitioners in medicinal cannabis crackdown The health-practitioner watchdog has put medicinal cannabis prescribers on notice, saying poor prescribing practices and surging consumer demand are leading to "significant" patient harm. |
| Jul 8, 2025 |
ER docs are too quick to assume cannabis users are experiencing this rare side effect Human health is complex and diagnostic tools and their limitations, so missing a diagnosis is sometimes unavoidable. But every missed diagnosis has the potential to cause harm to a patient, as is demonstrated by a dangerous trend I’ve noticed within emergency departments: a tendency to attribute symptoms too readily to cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) without adequate diagnostic work-up. |
| Jul 8, 2025 |
Cannabis giant TerrAscend to exit Michigan market, closing 20 stores and cutting 230 jobs More than 230 employees of the publicly traded cannabis company TerrAscend Corp. in Michigan will lose their jobs as the company, which owns brands such as Gage Cannabis and Cookies, pulls out of the Michigan market, according to a WARN Act notice filed with the state. |
| Jul 7, 2025 |
Medical cannabis program changes drastically when adding anxiety as a qualifying condition, study finds Within months of Pennsylvania's medical cannabis program adding anxiety as a qualifying condition, that diagnosis quickly rose to become the most common for cannabis certifications, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Johns Hopkins University. The study was published in Annals of Internal Medicine. |
| Jul 6, 2025 |
DEA Cannabis Poisoned, Zero Oversight-Massachusetts Lab Scandal: A Case Study in DEA's Regulatory Collapse Poisoned Cannabis, Zero DEA Oversight The DEA's mission statement is a sham under Thomas Prevoznik's watch. Americans are being poisoned by untested state cannabis operators while terminal patients are denied potential cures. |
| Jul 5, 2025 |
B.C. lawyer gets suspension for misconduct in retail cannabis application A New Westminster lawyer has been suspended two months for professional misconduct that included failing “to guard against becoming the tool of an unscrupulous client.” |
| Jul 5, 2025 |
Traffickers who ran migrant cannabis farms jailed Members of an organised crime gang which forced trafficked migrants to work in cannabis farms across the country have been jailed. |
| Jul 4, 2025 |
Democratic Senate Sponsor Of Marijuana Banking Bill Says Budget Issues And War Have Delayed Cannabis Reform Efforts The Democratic Senate sponsor of a marijuana banking bill says that, despite efforts to coordinate meetings around the legislation, other priorities have taken precedence for now. |
| Jul 4, 2025 |
$26 million in cannabis seized after Health Canada compliance checks Cannabis raids in Chatham-Kent uncovered massive illegal grow operations, according to Chatham-Kent police. |
| Jul 3, 2025 |
Israeli ombudsman upholds rejection of tariffs on Canadian cannabis A new ruling from Israel’s Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister has reportedly put an end to ongoing debate in the country about imposing high tariffs on Canadian cannabis. |
| Jul 2, 2025 |
Alberta rolls out new cannabis, liquor rules
Alberta announced regulatory changes on Wednesday, saying they will support local liquor and cannabis businesses. |
| Jul 1, 2025 |
Delaware to Commence Adult-Use Cannabis Sales on Aug. 1—831 Days Since Legalization
Delaware will be the 22nd state to launch adult-use cannabis sales when dispensaries open for business on Aug. 1, state regulators announced this week. |
| Jul 1, 2025 |
Mike Tyson's cannabis plea: Boxing legend presses Trump on marijuana reform after Biden's broken pledge; says 'was going crazy without it' Boxing icon Mike Tyson has joined a powerhouse coalition of athletes and entertainers urging US President Donald Trump to deliver on marijuana reform, a pledge they say Joe Biden failed to keep. |
| Jun 30, 2025 |
Where Is Weed Legal? A Guide to Marijuana Legalization On Election Day 2012, Colorado voters approved a ballot initiative legalizing the recreational use and sale of cannabis, making the state the first in America to do so. |
| Jun 30, 2025 |
Selling, consuming cannabis creating confusion for Edmonton festivals Rules around where you can sell and consume cannabis are creating confusion for festivals in Edmonton this summer. |
| Jun 26, 2025 |
Clear Packaging, Edible Co-Packs, Other New Products Excite Cannabis Consumers Following changes to the regulations earlier this year, new cannabis packaging and products are continuing to hit shelves across Canada. |
| Jun 26, 2025 |
America’s $3.1 Billion Cannabis Pre-Roll Habit: 316 Million Joints Smoked Last Year—Here’s Who Cashed In Once dismissed as a beginner’s crutch for people who couldn’t roll their own, the humble joint, now widely sold as a “pre-roll,” has become one of cannabis’ hottest commodities: potent, precise and proudly pre-packed. According to a new industry report from Custom Cones USA, Headset and Lake Superior State University, Americans sparked more than 316 million pre-rolls in 2024, fueling $3.1 billion in sales and claiming more than 15% of the entire legal market. |
| Jun 26, 2025 |
NSW politicians say cannabis decriminalisation inevitable after report points to unequal system Exclusive: Recommendation to decriminalise backed by six of seven committee members, including Labor, Liberal and crossbench MLCs |