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Jun 5, 2026	BC Cannabis Producers Put Human Face on Regulatory Challenges at Legislature Representatives from two of BC’s cannabis producers’ associations met in Victoria on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, as part of a broader push in BC cannabis industry lobbying to connect with elected officials and discuss the sector’s benefits and challenges. Members from the BC Cannabis Alliance (BCCA) and the Cannabis Cultivators of BC (CCBC), representing large and small businesses across the province, held their first lobbying day to build connections and engage in informed discussions with elected officials and policymakers.
Jun 5, 2026	Virginia Lawmakers And Governor Meet To Discuss Marijuana Sales Legalization Compromise That Could Pass This Month Virginia officials in the administration of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) and lawmakers who sponsored a bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales that the governor vetoed last month have met recently to discuss the possibility of enacting the reform through budget legislation that is due to be passed soon. The sides are getting closer to reaching a deal, several sources said.
Jun 5, 2026	Michigan treated cannabis like a piggy bank, and the revenue grab is backfiring Michigan’s decision to treat its already struggling cannabis industry like a piggy bank for road repairs appears to be backfiring, with tax revenue falling far short of expectations as marijuana sales continue to fall. Four months into the state’s new 24% wholesale tax, Michigan has collected less than $34 million, according to a new state Treasury report. That’s less than a third of the roughly $105 million the tax would need to generate each quarter to meet the $420 million annual estimate lawmakers relied on when they approved the controversial levy last year.
Jun 5, 2026	Study shows surprising link between social media use and cannabis Could social media make you try weed? The answer is not as simple as you might think. According to new research from the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, teenagers who frequently use social media are about three times more likely to try cannabis than those who do not.
Jun 5, 2026	Stop Consulting, Start Implementing: South Africa’s Cannabis Industry Demands Action as Businesses Suffer South Africa’s long-suffering cannabis operators have demanded that the government make good on its extensive plans for a regulated framework, as frustration with its lack of meaningful action reaches a boiling point. As Business of Cannabis reported in April, the country’s National Cannabis Master Plan, in development for the best part of seven years, involving ten separate government departments across nine separate pillars, is on the verge of finalisation.
Jun 5, 2026	Pot shops have high expectations from World Cup fans, tourists While no one expects cannabis to overshadow the action on the field, many foresee at least a marginal lift in pot sales and dispensary foot traffic when Toronto and Vancouver play host for their combined 13 matches in June and July. (The remainder of the tournament will take place in the U.S., where some states have also legalized weed, and Mexico.)
Jun 4, 2026	How a little-known federal rule could make cannabis seeds illegal A federal provision that most cannabis consumers have never heard of is poised to potentially upend the seed and genetics market this fall, and the companies that supply America’s growers say the rule is written so vaguely that no legitimate business can comply with it. The fight over Section 781 comes down to the narrow window between now and November 12, 2026. The provision was almost certainly never meant to criminalize a dormant, THC-free seed, but unless that single line is struck, that’s exactly what it will do, potentially putting decades of preserved genetics, the livelihoods of small breeders, and a home grower’s ability to simply start their next plant on the wrong side of federal law.
Jun 4, 2026	Cannabis Oil Provides “Clinically Meaningful” Improvements in Fibromyalgia Symptoms Lismore, Australia: Fibromyalgia (FM) patients who consume cannabis extracts before bedtime experience clinically meaningful improvements in their symptoms – including reduced pain and better sleep, according to placebo-controlled clinical data published in the journal Pain Research and Management.
Jun 4, 2026	Pre-Rolls Now Lead Canada’s Cannabis Market. What Comes Next? s Canada’s legal cannabis market has matured and stabilized, producers and retailers have adjusted their product mix to meet the needs of every consumer and keep their brands at the top of the sales charts. But one category in particular has quietly and consistently separated itself from the rest due to its ready-to-use, convenient format: the humble pre-roll.
Jun 4, 2026	Louisiana Will Let Terminally Ill Patients Use Medical Marijuana In Hospitals After Governor Allows Bill To Take Effect Without His Signature A newly enacted Louisiana law will let patients with terminal and irreversible conditions use medical marijuana in hospitals. Gov. Jeff Landry (R) allowed the reform to be enacted without his signature on Monday, rather than signing or vetoing it.
Jun 4, 2026	Taiwan proposes to withdraw driving licenses for cannabis use abroad Taiwan could soon revoke the driving licenses of those convicted of using the drug cannabis abroad, even if such consumption was legal in the country concerned. The proposal, announced by Taiwan's Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC), is part of a wider initiative to tighten penalties for driving under the influence of drugs, following several high-profile road accidents involving narcotics.
Jun 4, 2026	First medical cannabis store opens in Alabama after years of delays Amanda Taylor, a patient advocate, bought the first medical cannabis product in Alabama Wednesday morning at Callie's Apothecary in Montgomery.
Jun 4, 2026	Motorists using medicinal cannabis no longer to be automatically penalised in NSW Drivers with trace amounts of medicinal cannabis in their body will no longer be automatically penalised in NSW in a shake up to laws labelled “bloody stupid”. The Labor government announced on Thursday reforms to parliament that seek “a more commonsense approach” to medically prescribed cannabis and road laws.
Jun 4, 2026	Congressional Committee Directs Feds To Keep Testing Truck Drivers For Marijuana, Regardless Of Trump’s Rescheduling Move A congressional committee is directing federal officials to continue requiring government employees and safety-sensitive workers such as truck drivers and airline pilots to be drug tested for marijuana, “regardless of any future changes to the legal status or scheduling.”
Jun 3, 2026	New York governor signs anti-inversion cannabis bill New York is cracking down on illicit cannabis sneaking into the legal market. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed the Anti-Inversion Act, taking aim at cannabis inversion, when bad actors disguise illegal marijuana as legal product, slip it into the regulated supply chain and undercut businesses playing by the rules.
Jun 3, 2026	Health Canada recalls cannabis product sold in Alberta Health Canada says some Albertans were shorted on their pot purchases. In an online advisory, the agency says Hybrid Infusion Ltd. initiated a recall of one of its cannabis products because of improper labelling and packaging.
Jun 3, 2026	The Hidden Cost of High Budtender Turnover When a budtender walks out the door, most operators instinctively think about the cost of a job posting and a few slow weeks. It’s a reasonable first instinct and almost entirely wrong. “When you fully load the costs and do the math,” said Graydon Welbourn, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of White Ash Group, “think vacancy coverage, overtime on remaining staff, manager time pulled off the floor, onboarding, compliance, and the quiet erosion of customer relationships that good budtenders carry with them [and] then you’re typically looking at 30 to 50 percent of that employee’s annual salary. Per departure. In Ontario, that’s a real number somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000 every time.”
Jun 3, 2026	Latest French CBD Crackdown To Be Challenged In Court French trade groups are seeking to overturn the ban on the sale of CBD food supplements in an attempted re-run of the successful 2022 removal of the ban on the sale of flowers. The three main trade groups representing the €200m French industry are set to lodge an appeal to the Conseil d’État (Council of State) against the recent oppressive move by the Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty (MASA).
Jun 3, 2026	Virginia Cannabis Commission Holds First Hearing Following Governor’s Veto Of Bill To Legalize Recreational Sales Virginia lawmakers are gearing up for a push to include provisions to legalize recreational marijuana in budget legislation this month despite the governor’s veto of a proposal to enact the reform just weeks ago. The effort was a topic of discussion at the first meeting of the legislature’s Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a Cannabis Retail Market since Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) move to kill the previous proposal to regulate adult-use marijuana sales.
Jun 3, 2026	In a new multi-clinic survey, the majority of UK patients being treated with medical cannabis for anxiety, depression, and PTSD report improvements in their symptoms. It's been more than five years since Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill allowing residents of the state to use medical cannabis. And starting this week, they'll finally have a place to legally buy it. According to Fox54, Callie's Apothecary in Montgomery will open on Thursday. It's the first retail spot for the dispensary owner, which said it's opening two more soon in nearby Talladega and Bessemer.

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