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Sep 27, 2026	Scientists Identify Rare Flavoalkaloids in Marijuana Leaves for First Time Scientists have identified a rare class of compounds known as flavoalkaloids in marijuana leaves for the first time, adding to evidence that parts of the plant often treated as waste contain a diverse range of potentially useful chemicals. The research, published in the Journal of Chromatography A, was conducted by analytical chemists Magriet Muller and André de Villiers of Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
Sep 26, 2026	Antigua And Barbuda Wants To Become A Cannabis Tourism Hotspot Antigua and Barbuda is an independent dual-island nation in the Caribbean region. The country is already a top international destination for tourists from around the world due to being home to 365 amazing beaches, festivals, world-class sailing, food, and culture. If the nation’s emerging cannabis industry has its way, Antigua and Barbuda will also be a top destination for cannabis tourism.
Sep 26, 2026	China's Yongji Health Takes Control of Tasmanian Botanics Yongji Health, a Chinese company already a shareholder in Tasmanian Botanics, has finalized the acquisition of shares still held by the Australian producer's historic investors. A transaction worth 31 million Australian dollars which now places the Chinese group in a situation of almost total control of the Tasmanian company. The operation, finalized in September 2026 and relayed by Cannabiz.com.au, also illustrates the continued interest of international capital in Australian assets related to the regulated production of medical cannabis.
Sep 26, 2026	Curaleaf's Hostile Takeover Attempt of Aurora Cannabis Is Hitting Turbulence. Here's What Investors Should Watch. Curaleaf (CURLF-1.34%) went public with an offer to buy marijuana competitor Aurora Cannabis (ACB-1.44%) in early Aug. 2026. Curaleaf stated that Aurora wasn't being responsive to private attempts to work out a deal. Aurora refuted those claims, and at this point, the relationship has only gone downhill. That's how hostile takeovers sometimes go. Here's what investors should watch as this one gets increasingly ugly.
Sep 25, 2026	Atlantic City Official Accepted Cannabis as a Bribe From a Dispensary An Atlantic City public official was charged in connection with a scheme to solicit bribes from a cannabis business, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Kashawn McKinley, 42, Director of Constituent Services in Atlantic City and a member of the Atlantic City School Board, was charged by complaint with honest services fraud and two counts of soliciting bribes. McKinley had his initial appearance this week, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sharon A. King in federal court in Camden.
Sep 25, 2026	Don’t toss cannabis leaves: They may contain rare compounds with medical potential Scientists discovered rare flavoalkaloids in Cannabis leaves for the first time, along with dozens of other phenolic compounds that had never been reported in the plant. The findings suggest that Cannabis leaves, often discarded as waste, may contain a surprisingly rich source of potentially useful chemicals.
Sep 25, 2026	Health Canada Proposes Streamlining Amendments to Cannabis Tracking System Order Health Canada is seeking stakeholder input on proposed amendments to the Cannabis Tracking System Order (CTSO). The proposed amendments aim to reduce administrative and regulatory burden while maintaining tracking of high-level cannabis movement through the supply chain. The consultation opens on Saturday, September 26, 2026, and closes on November 10, 2026. Under the proposed changes, federal licence holders would no longer need to report book value and site capacity information, and several inventory-related categories would be consolidated. Federal licence holders would instead need to specify the reasons for any inventory additions or reductions reported under “any other reason.”
Sep 25, 2026	Curaleaf dismisses Aurora's securities complaint as "desperate delay tactics" Curaleaf has accused Aurora Cannabis of "desperate delay tactics that focus on technicalities" after Aurora took its objections to Curaleaf's hostile bid to the Alberta Securities Commission. Aurora filed the application on September 23, according to German outlet Hanfjournal, asking the regulator to order Curaleaf to correct its bid circular on three points: the absence of pro forma financial statements for the combined company, whether the bid stays open for the full minimum deposit period required by securities law, and the lack of notice in a French-language publication.
Sep 25, 2026	90% of Americans Want Legal Weed. Lawmakers in Both Parties Keep Punishing Them for It. Nearly 90% of Americans—including majorities of Democrats and Republicans—say that marijuana should be legal for either medical or adult use. Yet far too often, lawmakers choose to either ignore this constituency or treat them with outright hostility. In several Republican-led states, lawmakers have overturned (or are actively trying to overturn) voters’ decisions on cannabis policy, while in Democratic-led states, lawmakers are undermining existing legalization markets by drastically hiking marijuana-related taxes.
Sep 25, 2026	Dates announced for 10th Annual International Cannabis Business Conference For the last decade, the annual International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Berlin has served as the world's premier cannabis industry tradeshow. Legal cannabis markets have evolved considerably in the last ten years, particularly in Europe, and ICBC has been at the forefront of all of it. With ICBC set to return to Berlin on April 13th-15th, 2027, this year's tradeshow will be bigger and better than ever. It will not only be a celebration of the conference's 10th anniversary in Berlin, but also a celebration of how much progress the international cannabis industry has made in the last decade.
Sep 25, 2026	How Employers Are Adapting to Medical Cannabis in the Workplace More states have active medical cannabis programs than at any point in the past decade. That shift has moved a once-niche compliance question into ordinary HR conversations across a wide range of industries. A worker with a valid medical cannabis card still faces real friction on the job. Drug testing policies, safety-sensitive roles, and inconsistent state protections mean a legal patient can end up defending their treatment to a supervisor who has no framework for the conversation. It’s an awkward spot for everyone involved.
Sep 25, 2026	Switzerland’s SCRIPT Trial Finds Regulated Cannabis Sales Change How People Consume, Not How Much Government-led scientific studies from across Europe’s most progressive cannabis markets are solidifying an evidence base suggesting that greater access does not cause greater harm to public health. Building on Germany’s government-mandated Ekocan reports, officials in the Netherlands recently published their preliminary findings from the country’s ongoing adult-use cannabis experiment. Alongside these country-wide frameworks, Switzerland’s eight active regional pilot projects continue to provide unique and precisely targeted results.
Sep 25, 2026	Almost Three-Quarters Of Massachusetts Voters Oppose Ballot Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization, Poll Shows Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly oppose an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law, according to a new poll. The survey, released on Thursday by The University of New Hampshire, shows that nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of respondents plan to vote against the anti-cannabis measure, while just 24 percent plan to support it.
Sep 24, 2026	Medical cannabis use surges by 64 % in Denmark The consumption of Medical cannabis has seen significant growth in Denmark in 2025. However, the number of reports of suspected adverse effects remained extremely low: only three for the entire year, according to the latest report from the Danish Medicines Agency (Lægemiddelstyrelsen). Published in September 2026, this annual pharmacovigilance report covers products distributed under the Danish medical cannabis program between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
Sep 24, 2026	Survey Finds Most German Cannabis Patients ‘Feel Stigmatized’ More patients in Germany are using legal medical cannabis to treat their condition(s) than ever before. However, an overwhelming percentage of them feel stigmatized in their daily lives because of it, according to a recent survey. MedCanOneStop (MCOS), a Düsseldorf-based medical cannabis digital infrastructure platform, surveyed 7,033 German medical cannabis patients, asking them about the effectiveness of their therapeutic use of cannabis, among other things. “70 percent of patients report massively improved sleep, and almost half are more productive and pain-free at work.” MCOS wrote in a news release (translated from German to English. “Over two-thirds of those surveyed were able to completely discontinue prescription painkillers, opiates, or sleeping pills thanks to cannabis.”
Sep 24, 2026	Chain vs. Indy: Which Dispensaries Do People Prefer? Dispensaries generally fall into one of two camps: part of a multi-state chain, or an independent operator. Those independents might own several stores within one state (a single-state operator), or they might be a classic “mom & pop” shop with a single location. Consumers have good reasons to shop at either, and sometimes it just comes down to location and convenience. However, when pressed, it seems renegade cannabis consumers prefer the indies.
Sep 24, 2026	The Netherlands’ Landmark Adult-Use Cannabis Experiment Publishes First Results Initial findings from the Netherlands’ landmark ‘controlled cannabis supply chain experiment’ were submitted to the House of Representatives on September 9, the first published findings since the T0 baseline report, published in March 2024 (covering data collected in 2022). The new data covers the period from April 7, 2025, through the first quarter of 2026, the first full year of fully regulated cannabis sales.
Sep 23, 2026	Youth Cannabis Use Drops To Historic Low In U.S. As more and more states legalize cannabis for adult use in the United States and permit legal recreational cannabis production and sales, youth cannabis consumption rates have dropped to historic lows, according to data compiled by the federal government. “The percentage of high-schoolers nationwide who acknowledge consuming cannabis has fallen to record lows, according to data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” wrote NORML in a news release received by the International Cannabis Business Conference. “According to data posted on the CDC’s YRBS (Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System) Explorer website, the percentage of high-schoolers who identify as current cannabis consumers fell approximately 60 percent over the past decade. This dramatic decline coincides with nearly half of all US states regulating adult-use marijuana markets.”
Sep 23, 2026	Mainstream insurance companies push for cannabis industry access Introduced on Sept. 16 by Democratic U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez of New York and Republican U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio, the bill “would shield insurers, brokers and agents from federal penalties for serving state-licensed cannabis businesses,” the lawmakers said in a news release.
Sep 23, 2026	Maryland veterinarians soon may advise on cannabis for pets A law in Maryland taking effect next week will enable veterinarians in the state to discuss and recommend the use of cannabis products in pets without fear of sanctions. It's the first such state law to pass in four years, breaking a quiet legislative spell that's left advocates of clear regulatory guidance across the country discouraged. Beginning Oct. 1, practitioners in Maryland may advise clients on the safe use of over-the-counter cannabis-derived products. Until now, veterinarians who discussed such products with clients could face disciplinary action.

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