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Aug 8, 2026	Senate Passes Spending Bill With One-Month Delay to Federal Hemp Crackdown WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a government funding bill that would give the nation’s embattled hemp industry roughly one more month before sweeping federal restrictions on hemp-derived THC products take effect.
Aug 8, 2026	After 2 Decades of Raids and Prison Stints, Liverpool's 'Cannabis Martyr' Is Still 'Fighting for Freedom' Gary Youds says his cannabis café is “what the future looks like the day after the drug war.”
Aug 7, 2026	SQDC to Host First Networking Event for Cannabis Producers The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) is hosting a networking and educational event for cannabis producers in Montreal on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The one-day event, split into a morning plenary session and an afternoon networking session, is focused on those selling cannabis into the Quebec market, as well as those interested in doing so.
Aug 7, 2026	Square Tells Businesses To Stop Selling Hemp And CBD Products In Light Of Upcoming Federal Ban The popular point-of-sale and payments service Square says it will no longer allow CBD and other hemp-derived products to be sold on its platform, according to an email obtained by Marijuana Moment. The communication, sent to a business that uses Square, cited an upcoming change to federal law that will recriminalize many hemp products that were previously legalized by Congress.
Aug 7, 2026	Police Used Flock Cameras to Track Wisconsin Man’s Out-of-State Cannabis Purchases Police in Wisconsin used Flock camera feeds to determine that a man who regularly traveled to Michigan and back was likely trafficking cannabis, which remains strictly prohibited in Wisconsin, according to a 404 Media report.
Aug 6, 2026	Why Low-Dose Cannabis Is Becoming The Industry's Growth Engine For decades, cannabis brands competed on one metric: potency. More THC meant a better product, at least for experienced consumers chasing a stronger high. But in today's maturing legal market, some of the most successful companies are taking the opposite approach, betting on precision instead of potency to win over adults who don't regularly consume cannabis.
Aug 6, 2026	Virginia and Texas Are About to Become Cannabis Battlegrounds. Here's Which Stocks Are Positioned to Win. Forget California and Colorado. Those markets are already well established. If you're looking for where the cannabis industry could find its next meaningful growth opportunities, Virginia and Texas deserve a much closer look. Each state is following a different regulatory path, but both could become important drivers of industry growth over the next few years.
Aug 6, 2026	Hemp fight sparks GOP ‘blowup’ as Trump pushes to delay ban President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to delay a federal hemp ban he signed into law, personally calling one senator as the White House pushes for broader cannabis reform. According to Axios, Trump phoned Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) to explain why his administration is in favor of a proposed delay to the so-called hemp ban. Trump reportedly explained the White House is working on updates to federal cannabis policy and the November ban could “complicate” their plans.
Aug 6, 2026	New law allows for marijuana sales at farmer's markets & other community events SYRACUSE, N.Y. — On Thursday, August 6, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation designed to strengthen New York’s regulated cannabis market by offering more venues to legally sell and purchase products. The bill, S.10113/A.11217, ensures that licensed cannabis microbusinesses are eligible to fully participate in Cannabis Showcase Events (CSEs). These permits allow licensed operators to engage directly with consumers at approved pop-ups, farmers’ markets and public market events, while strengthening partnerships with local municipalities. The law recognizes the unique role microbusinesses play in New York’s cannabis marketplace and expands opportunities for them to participate in these community-centered events.
Aug 5, 2026	Medical Cannabis for ADHD in the UK: How It Compares With Stimulants Ask any UK cannabis clinic which conditions bring people through the door, and ADHD will reliably be near the top of the list. Despite this demand, the published literature on what cannabis does for ADHD is strikingly thin. Currently, there is only one small randomised trial that missed its primary endpoint, a single uncontrolled case series, and a large volume of self-report. Stimulant medication, by contrast, has decades of controlled trials behind it. That imbalance is the starting point for any meaningful comparison, but the reason why so many patients are asking about cannabis lies elsewhere.
Aug 5, 2026	10 Things to Know About Terpenes The cannabis industry is abuzz over terpenes. Everyone in the know is claiming it’s “all about them terps brah,” but do you truly understand these magnificent compounds? Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the intoxicating aromas of cannabis. 1. Terpenes Are Everywhere
Aug 5, 2026	French Polynesia Is Finally Ready to Launch Its Medical Cannabis Pilot Program After Months of Delays After a delay of more than a year, the French Polynesia is finally set to launch its pilot program for growing medical marijuana. The authorities have confirmed that training for the nine selected farmers will begin in early August, while the decree authorizing cultivation is expected to be presented to the Council of Ministers shortly. If the final administrative steps are completed on schedule, the first harvests are now expected in April 2027.
Aug 5, 2026	Is hemp a thirsty crop? New research measures just how much water cannabis farming can use In South Africa, it’s been legal for several years for people to grow hemp (a type of Cannabis sativa with very low levels of the psychoactive compound THC), for personal use following changes to the law. There’s also been a growing interest in its medicinal and industrial potential for clothing, insulation and paper production. Many see it as a “green gold” opportunity for small-scale farmers. However, hemp needs water to grow, and South Africa has limited water resources. Planting more hemp could potentially reduce the water available in already dry areas.
Aug 5, 2026	UNLV launches cannabis career certificate programs LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — If you're hoping to make a career out of cannabis, you're in luck. The University of Nevada Las Vegas has just announced a new certificate program. The program is part of a partnership with Green Flower, a cannabis education company. There are more than 11,000 jobs in the state, according to the 2026 Cannabis Jobs Report.
Aug 5, 2026	GFL must pay after firing worker over single cannabis test A positive cannabis test was enough for one safety-sensitive employer to fire an assistant operator the same day. It was not enough, a labour tribunal has now confirmed, to prove the company had just cause for the dismissal. In a decision dated July 22, 2026, Vice-Chairperson Patricia Warwick of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board dismissed GFL Environmental Inc.'s appeal of a wage assessment issued in the worker's favour by the Director of Employment Standards. The ruling confirmed an earlier adjudicator's finding and left GFL owing $5,958.19 in wages tied to the notice period.
Aug 5, 2026	The science of THCV Cannabis research has historically concentrated on THC and CBD, and for good reason. These two ‘major cannabinoids’ dominate the cannabinoid profiles of almost all cultivars available to medical cannabis patients around the globe. But recently, there has been a shift towards interest in the distinct pharmacological properties of comparatively rare cannabinoids, THCV in particular. James Duckenfield, CEO of Glass Pharms®, explains why the emerging evidence is compelling, while cautioning that scientific promise should not be taken as outright clinical evidence.
Aug 5, 2026	Cannabis farms are drying up California's mountain streams Some streams in California’s Emerald Triangle have flowed every day of every year since long before anyone was measuring them. A new study suggests that’s starting to change, and not for any of the reasons you’d expect. No drought hit hard enough to blame on its own and nobody diverted the water outright.
Aug 5, 2026	The States Looking To Turn Cannabis Facilities Into Data Centers A growing number of states and provinces are exploring an unusual solution to two very different economic trends: Converting struggling cannabis cultivation facilities into data centers. As demand for AI and cloud computing infrastructure surges, developers are searching for sites that already have the power, cooling and security systems needed to support server operations. At the same time, following years of falling wholesale cannabis prices and chronic oversupply in many state markets, some cultivation facilities have closed or become underutilized, leaving a stock of power-intensive industrial buildings available for redevelopment.
Aug 5, 2026	Enrollment jumps after lawmakers ease access to Georgia’s medical cannabis program Georgia’s medical cannabis program experienced an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly to ease access. The patient registry grew from 36,595 patients in late June to 44,854 on Monday, an increase of more than 22% in just over a month. The increase of over 8,200 active patients marks a significant change of pace for a decade-old program that grew sluggishly under the previous law.
Aug 5, 2026	Medical cannabis compound alleviates nightmares associated with PTSD Nightmares are among the most agonizing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – a condition that can develop after exposure to severe traumatic experiences, such as disasters, serious accidents, acts of violence, or wartime experiences. Individuals affected relive the events intensely at night, as if they were real, time and time again. This results in extreme sleep deprivation and fear of going to bed. Existing pharmacological treatment approaches often fail to adequately relieve these nightmares. Researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin investigated whether a prescription medication containing THC – one of the active compounds of the cannabis plant – could help. As they report in Nature Medicine, more than half of the participants responded to treatment, while more than a third experienced a complete disappearance of nightmares.

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