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May 16, 2026	Appeal court orders trial for Montrealers who had cannabis case stayed three years ago The Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered that a trial involving four Montrealers charged with growing cannabis illegally and conspiring to produce it proceed while reversing a judge’s decision that halted the case in 2023.
May 11, 2026	Spain diversifies as Czechia and Malta emerge alongside Portugal in Europe's cannabis supply chain With all the turmoil going on in Portugal cannabis over the last year, some other countries have been trying to seize the momentum and get part of Portugal's market share. Spain has been indicated as one of the spaces that will come out on top of Portugal. "The short answer to that is no," says Arnau Valdovinos, founder and analyst at Cannamonitor. "At the same time, the situation is much more nuanced than a simple 'no'."
May 11, 2026	Casino Weed Ban Costing State Revenue The separation of Nevada’s legal marijuana industry and casinos has potential state revenue going up in smoke, according to a new report from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Cannabis Policy Institute. Banning weed usage in the gaming sector has deprived the state of significant revenue from additional sales of cannabis. The situation also helps fuel the illegal cannabis market, according to the study. “Today, the separations act as severe constraints on capital mobility, tourism synergy, and public-revenue growth, without any corresponding economic, public health or safety, or risk benefits to market participants in either market,” the UNLV study noted.
May 11, 2026	White House National Drug Control Strategy Presents Conflicting Stances on Medical Cannabis Policy The White House’s recently published National Drug Control Strategy outlines a comprehensive approach to addressing the nation’s drug and addiction crisis, yet it presents several internal inconsistencies, particularly concerning medical cannabis policy. The 195-page document, released on May 4, sets ambitious public health goals that some experts contend are undermined by the administration’s concurrent actions.
May 11, 2026	Saskatchewan Introduces On-Reserve Cannabis Refund Program The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a new program to share cannabis tax revenue with First Nations that operate provincially licensed cannabis stores. The On-Reserve Cannabis Refund Program will share half of Saskatchewan’s share of tax revenue from on-reserve sales at qualifying stores with interested First Nations. The province receives 75% of every dollar of federal cannabis excise duty, which is applied on wholesale sales of cannabis in the province.
May 10, 2026	Most people don’t realise that the munchies aren’t the whole story — regular cannabis users consistently weigh less than non-users, and the reason has nothing to do with willpower or the bag of chips they finished at midnight The assumption arrives before the conversation does. Someone mentions they smoke regularly, and somewhere in the listener’s mind a picture assembles itself: the couch, the late-night snack run, the family-size bag of something orange and salty gone before midnight. It is one of the more durable images in American popular culture — stoner, munchies, consequence. The logic feels airtight. You get hungry, you eat, you gain weight. Cause, effect, end of story.
May 9, 2026	Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana And Hemp Regulation Bill Sets The State Up For Broader Recreational Legalization, GOP Senator Says A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of the existing medical marijuana program. It would also regulate hemp-derived products, which contain intoxicating cannabinoids and are currently sold in head shops and gas stations around the commonwealth.
May 9, 2026	Times Square has become ‘cannabis destination’: dispensary A dispensary operating in Times Square says the area is becoming a “cannabis destination.” Chris Thompson, the director of operations and marketing at The Daily Green, joins “Weekends on 1” to discuss the neighborhood’s place in the local cannabis industry.
May 8, 2026	Medical Marijuana Could Expand as Feds Reschedule the Drug A recent federal decision to reclassify medical cannabis is reshaping the outlook for licensed operators, prompting renewed attention from businesses and regulators across the country. The change, introduced under an order signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, moves state-approved medical cannabis to Schedule III of the CSA. That adjustment carries significant financial implications, particularly when it comes to taxation.
May 8, 2026	The fastest-growing demographic for cannabis use? People over 60, CU study finds BOULDER, Colo. — A new study found that more and more people over the age of 60 are starting to turn to cannabis products to help with health issues.
May 8, 2026	Greece Moves to Ban Hemp Flower Sales, Despite Government Advisory Body Warning of ‘Conflict’ With EU Law Last week (April 27), the deadline for Greek industry stakeholders to have their say on a controversial new hemp ban expired. The proposed legislation would impose a blanket ban on the sale of CBD flowers across the country, placing yet another European Union member state on the front lines of the perpetual ‘Hemp Wars’.
May 8, 2026	The Mothers Building Cannabis Cannabis has long been spoken about in feminine terms: the Green Goddess, lunar cycles, pot girls, and canna-moms. Cannabis growers speak about the “mother plant,” the living genetic anchors from which entire harvests emerge. A healthy mother plant is not rushed. She is protected, tended to carefully, relied upon for consistency, resilience, and future growth.
May 8, 2026	Older Adults Turning to Cannabis Edibles Cannabis use is increasing faster among adults over 60 than in any other demographic, yet research is only beginning to understand the motivations behind this trend. A new study by researchers from University of Utah Health and University of Colorado Boulder revealed that many older adults start using cannabis to manage sleep disturbances, chronic pain, or mental health concerns, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
May 7, 2026	Marijuana Reclassification Eases Some Industry Hurdles Cannabis rescheduling in the U.S. could reshape scientific research and parts of the industry, though key questions remain about how the change will be carried out. Under a final rule issued by the Office of the Attorney General, federally approved drug products containing marijuana would be placed in Schedule III of the CSA. This represents a significant change from the current Schedule I status, a category reserved for substances considered highly dangerous and lacking accepted medical use. Moving cannabis into Schedule III places it alongside drugs such as ketamine and codeine, signaling recognition of its therapeutic potential.
May 7, 2026	Harvard Doctor’s New Book Reframes Cannabis As A Senior’s Way Out Of Pharmaceutical Overload Dr. Peter Grinspoon’s new book “Aging Well with Cannabis” reframes the plant as what one geriatrician calls an “exit drug”: a tool for helping older Americans reduce their reliance on the prescription medications stacking up in their medicine cabinets. With 60 million Americans over 65 and twice that over 50, the book targets the fastest-growing cannabis demographic in the country.
May 7, 2026	Health Canada’s directive on tours leaves industry questioning what’s still possible Health Canada’s recent reminder to licensed producers about the rules governing facility visits hasn’t introduced new regulations, but it has shown that possibilities for meaningful compliant tours may be far narrower than previously assumed. For years, tours have served as a tool for producers to build brand equity, attract investors, and demonstrate quality in a highly regulated market. But the latest guidance appears to shift how the regulator interprets who should be allowed inside a cannabis facility and why.
May 7, 2026	California Bill To Allow Drive-Thrus At Marijuana Dispensaries Advances To Assembly Floor Vote A bill that would allow California marijuana stores to offer drive-thru windows to serve customers is heading to a floor vote in the state Assembly. The measure, which cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee in a 13-1 vote on Wednesday, says that licensed cannabis retailers and microbusinesses with storefronts could sell marijuana products “to a customer in a motor vehicle in a drive-through located on the premises.”
May 7, 2026	‘Mutant Marijuana’ Is Changing How Weed Is Grown. It’s Not What You Think. For outdoor growers, pollen is the enemy. One rogue male, one stressed hermaphrodite at the wrong moment, and an entire field seeds up. Premium sinsemilla becomes something you can barely move. The industry has tried feminized seeds, aggressive male elimination, tight protocols. The threat never fully disappears. Triploid cannabis offers a different answer: a plant so genetically scrambled it can barely reproduce at all.
May 7, 2026	Cash Crop: The Extractive Cannabis Industries Of the Global South For the past couple of years, many Global South nations have sought to capitalise on the global cannabis boom, reforming their drug laws just enough to allow for domestic cultivation industries to blossom, yet maintaining usually harsh systems of criminalisation. In late 2025, Sri Lanka’s President Dissanayake opened the country up to medical cannabis investments, and the national investment board selected seven international unnamed firms to cultivate cannabis for medical oil production. Cultivation is set to be highly controlled, with police and Special Task Force monitoring and the explicit guarantee that cultivation is “permitted solely for export, with strict assurances that the crop will be used only for pharmaceutical production and testing.” Its purpose is solely to generate “significant foreign currency inflows”, whilst assuring “no part of the plant… may enter the domestic environment”. Government forces continue to consider cannabis as a highly dangerous drug, and legislation remains unaltered to reflect this.
May 6, 2026	Looming Federal Ban Causes Colorado Bill Regulating Hemp THC to Fail Efforts to expand where hemp-derived THC beverages can be sold in Colorado stalled this week as lawmakers were unable to gather enough support to move the proposal forward. SB 164 sought to open the door for these drinks to be offered in restaurants and bars, rather than limiting sales to licensed marijuana dispensaries. However, the measure was withdrawn by its lead sponsor after it became clear that it would not secure the votes needed to pass.

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