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| Jul 17, 2026 |
California cannabis industry blazes path with exhibit at state fair
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — It used to be a hike to get to the California State Fair’s cannabis consumption lounge. Visitors would buy products in one area, then start a long, cardboard cutout-lined path to where they could imbibe. Fences separated them from the noncannabis portion of the fair. In fact, the entire cannabis exhibit, retail area and consumption lounge sat a world apart from the rest of Cal Expo, the home of the state fair each year in Sacramento. That was by design — a careful path to ensure people didn’t have to see, hear or smell the area unless they wanted to. That hike lasted only one year. This summer, visitors will be able to consume cannabis near the purchase point. |
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| Jul 17, 2026 |
Extracts, Edibles Shape Q3 2025 Canadian Cannabis Trends
The latest sales and inventory figures from Health Canada indicate that total cannabis sales in the medical and recreational markets were up 21% in Q3 2025 (July-September) compared with Q3 2024. Dried cannabis continued to account for the largest share of total medical and non-medical sales at 48% (12,901,920 units), although its overall share continues to shrink from 50% in Q2 2025 and 51% in Q3 2024. The second largest cannabis product category after dried cannabis flower was cannabis extracts at 28%, which includes the fast-growing vape pen category. This was up from 25% in the previous quarter and 24% year over year. |
| Jul 17, 2026 |
Judge: California cannabis law can be tweaked without voter approval
California lawmakers can likely adjust the state’s 2016 adult-use marijuana legalization law without having to go back to voters to approve every change, a state judge tentatively ruled Thursday. The decision came from San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harold Kahn in a lawsuit brought by youth advocacy organizations seeking to undo a cannabis retail tax cut passed by the Legislature and signed into law last fall by Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to Courthouse News. |
| Jul 17, 2026 |
International Cannabis Deals: Why Due Diligence Matters More Than Ever
As more Canadian cannabis companies pursue international opportunities, experienced exporters say one of the biggest mistakes businesses can make is assuming that a promising lead is automatically a legitimate one. While new medical cannabis markets continue to emerge around the world, international business relationships also introduce new legal, financial, and operational risks. Verifying who you’re doing business with and whether they can actually deliver on their promises has become an essential part of any export strategy. “The first step any exporter should take is to verify that the organization is who it claims to be. This goes beyond reviewing a professional-looking website or marketing materials, and requires independent validation through multiple sources,” said a spokesperson for Export Development Canada (EDC). |
| Jul 17, 2026 |
Gitanmaax Band to Sign Eighth Section 119 Cannabis Agreement with BC
The BC Government and the Gitanmaax Band are finalizing a government-to-government cannabis agreement that supports shared health and safety priorities. The agreement, under Section 119 of BC’s Cannabis Control and Licensing Act, builds on the Gitanmaax Band’s leadership in the regulated cannabis sector, including the operation of a provincially licensed cannabis retail store in the community. Section 119 of the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act authorizes the province to enter into agreements with Indigenous governments. BC’s Cannabis Control and Licensing Act restricts businesses from operating in both the cannabis production and retail sectors, but section 119 of the Act allows this. |
| Jul 17, 2026 |
SEC sanctions cannabis company, execs
U.S. securities regulators secured over US$40 million in disgorgement and penalties against a group of cannabis companies and executives that were accused of defrauding investors. A federal court in California entered a final judgment against American Patriot Brands, Inc. (APB), its various subsidiaries and a pair of executives — former CEO Robert Lee and chief operating officer Brian Pallas — that raised millions from investors and allegedly diverted much of that money for personal use. |
| Jul 17, 2026 |
Combining Marijuana And Music Enhances Medical Benefits, Reduces Prescription Drug Use And Boosts Emotions, Government-Funded Study Shows
A new government-funded study is putting quantifiable evidence behind the idea that marijuana use enhances the experience of listening to music. But the new research also suggests that the combination can bolster the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. The study, published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research and conducted by researchers at Dalhousie University and other schools in Canada, examined self-reported data from 122 marijuana consumers who completed an exhaustive, 176-question survey. |
| Jul 17, 2026 |
Cannabis for Cancer Declaration Announces New Video Series Advocating for Cannabis as a Potential Direct Cancer-Fighting Treatment
BALTIMORE, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cannabis for Cancer Declaration, an advocacy initiative dedicated to raising awareness of cannabis as a potential cancer treatment, today announced the formal launch of its educational YouTube video series examining the scientific and patient-reported evidence surrounding cannabis and cancer. |
| Jul 17, 2026 |
Most cannabis flower on the European market would fail a human-consumption standard, FundaciĂłn CANNA finds
Cannabis extracts and isolates carry pesticides and heavy metals more often than the raw flower they are made from, which means the purification step the industry treats as a route to a cleaner product is concentrating the contamination it is supposed to strip out. These are findings by Fundacion CANNA, a non-profit initiative that studies the cannabis plant and its active ingredients. |
| Jul 16, 2026 |
Banking Reform is Unlikely to Fix Marijuana Industry Payment Processing Challenges
For finance teams in the cannabis industry, managing payments often means navigating a complicated and uncertain system. Invoices are issued to retail customers, payment deadlines stretch out, and staff members juggle concerns over large electronic transfers, checks, cash deposits, and wire payments that have not fully cleared. At the same time, businesses must continue buying inventory, paying taxes, and maintaining banking relationships that can seem fragile. This challenge lies at the heart of wholesale cannabis payments. |
| Jul 16, 2026 |
The Psychiatric Impact of Cannabis Policy: More Than a Legal Framework
Key Takeaways Cross-jurisdiction moves can shift patients from labeled, quality-controlled cannabis to informal supplies with unknown THC content and contaminants, amplifying anxiety and paranoia via uncertainty and perceived threat. Regulated legalization improves potency disclosure and quality control, but commercialization enables very high-THC concentrates (70%-90%) associated with panic reactions and psychosis-related presentations in vulnerable youth. |
| Jul 16, 2026 |
Senate Democrats File Bill To Fully Legalize Marijuana Under Federal Law As Trump Moves To Merely Reclassify It
Senate Democrats have filed a bill to federally legalize marijuana, a far-reaching proposal that comes as the Trump administration is moving ahead with a more incremental reform to reschedule cannabis. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), which is being led by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ron Wyden, along with other Democratic senators, would completely remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a process known as “descheduling.” |
| Jul 16, 2026 |
Inside Canada’s Legal Cannabis Culture
Few countries have normalised cannabis as quickly as Canada. What was once strictly prohibited is now a regulated part of everyday adult life, sold near the coffee and the corner shop. For curious readers abroad, it offers a fascinating case study in how a society adapts to a major legal change. This is a cultural look, not an endorsement, and cannabis laws differ sharply around the world. In Canada, licensed adults-only retailers such as The Herb Centre operate under strict federal rules. This guide explains how legalisation unfolded, what it looks like day to day, and what a visitor should keep in mind. |
| Jul 16, 2026 |
The first authorized cannabis crop in the Canary Islands drives a high-tech agroindustrial model
The first authorized medicinal cannabis crop in the Canary Islands marks the beginning of a new agro-industrial activity in the archipelago. The company Nivaria Tech obtained authorization from the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) to develop a project that integrates production, processing, and quality control within a single facility. According to the company, the Canary Islands' climate offers advantages for this crop thanks to high solar radiation, thermal stability, and a favorable photoperiod, making it possible to produce using natural light rather than artificial lighting. The company expects to carry out up to six harvests per year and to renew growing areas approximately every 60 days |
| Jul 16, 2026 |
Lawyers vow to fight on after Kenya court rejects Rastafarians' cannabis bid
In a long-awaited ruling, Kenya's High Court has rejected a bid by Rastafarians to be allowed to smoke cannabis as part of their religious worship. But lawyers say the fight continues and the case has opened up debate on the country's drug laws and what constitutes religious freedom. |
| Jul 16, 2026 |
Ottawa’s high taxes are stunting the growth of legal cannabis
Almost eight years after Canada legalized cannabis, the black market remains strong. One major reason: a tax structure that makes it harder for the legal industry to compete. A long overdue reform of that tax structure could move Canada closer to achieving the aims of legalization. The legal regime, laid out in 2018’s Cannabis Act, was designed to keep cannabis out of the hands of youth, prevent money from flowing to criminals and protect public safety through the creation of a regulated market. |
| Jul 15, 2026 |
Cannabis linked to overdoses didn't contain opioids: police
A dispensary in Garden River First Nation says cannabis samples analyzed by Health Canada have tested negative for harmful substances. The owners of Little Green Garden posted on social media this afternoon to advise the public that all samples collected from their business "contain only cannabis," after two suspected overdoses were initially linked to cannabis sold at the dispensary. |
| Jul 15, 2026 |
Provincial investigators seize $8 million worth of cannabis from 4 B.C. warehouses
The provincial agency that targets unlicensed cannabis operations says it has seized nearly $8 million worth of the drug from four warehouses across B.C. The Community Safety Unit conducted the operations at facilities in Richmond, Vancouver and Vernon, according to a statement issued Wednesday. |
| Jul 15, 2026 |
Rastafarians in Kenya fail in bid to get cannabis legalised for religious purposes
Kenya's High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes. The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief guaranteed under the constitution. |
| Jul 14, 2026 |
New Clinical Data Shows Promise for Cannabinoid Treatment in Advanced Dementia
A Canadian company specializing in cannabinoids has announced positive results from a clinical trial evaluating the company’s proprietary oral cannabinoid formulation for the treatment of agitation in patients with advanced dementia. Ontario-based MediPharm Labs Corp. shared the results from the Phase II LiBBY (Life’s End Benefits of Cannabidiol and Tetrahydrocannabinol) trial at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in London, United Kingdom, on July 14, 2026. AAIC is the world’s largest forum for the dementia research community. |
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