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| Mar 2, 2026 |
New Trump tariffs create more chaos for cannabis operators
The cannabis industry is no stranger to tackling complex regulatory challenges, but the latest wave of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has introduced a new level of uncertainty that's rippling across the supply chain. |
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| Mar 2, 2026 |
Origins of THC, CBD and CBC in cannabis revealed
Where do the well-known cannabis compounds THC, CBD and CBC come from? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how cannabis acquired the ability to produce these cannabinoids. In the process, they also developed enzymes that show promise for the biotechnological production of cannabinoids for medicinal applications. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Uruguay considers legalizing cannabis sales to tourists
Uruguay's Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) is evaluating the implementation of mechanisms that would allow legal access to regulated marijuana for non-resident foreigners, including tourists, students, and temporary workers , with the aim of expanding the user base and reducing reliance on the illegal market. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Germany: Cannabis regulations under scrutiny
A petition on cannabis regulations was submitted on July 17, 2025, shortly after the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) presented the draft bill for the revised Medical Cannabis Act (MedCanG ). The draft bill proposes a ban on the shipment of cannabis flowers and requires a doctor's consultation for prescriptions. Henning Todt's petition opposes this and has garnered nearly 60,000 signatures. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Ghana officially launches medicinal cannabis cultivation program
Ghana has launched a tightly regulated program for cultivating low-THC cannabis, opening opportunities in medicinal and industrial applications while strictly prohibiting recreational use. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Cannabis is agriculture-and B.C. is finally treating it that way
By moving cannabis to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, B.C. signaled that the sector is no longer a social experiment—it's a multi-billion-dollar agricultural industry driving jobs, exports and GDP. |
| Mar 1, 2026 |
The End of the Vegetative Phase: A Revolution in Cannabis Cultivation
A "No-Veg" method flips plants straight to 12/12, trading smaller individual yields for higher annual output and a dramatic jump in top-shelf buds. |
| Feb 28, 2026 |
GHANA: Farmer drags government to Supreme Court over cannabis licence fees
A farmer from Techiman, Mariam Alhassan, has triggered a legal showdown at the Supreme Court after filing a landmark suit challenging the government’s regulatory regime for industrial cannabis cultivation |
| Feb 28, 2026 |
Authorities destroy 1,000 hills of cannabis in Bukidnon
ILIGAN CITY–Some 1,000 hills of fully grown cannabis were uprooted by policemen following a raid in a remote village of Bukidnon province on Saturday morning. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Health Canada continues to ramp up inspections, revocations of personal/designated cannabis cultivation licenses
Health Canada’s efforts to clean up the personal and designated medical cannabis grow licence program have continued to pick up steam. According to a briefing note from October, 2025, Health Canada had refused or revoked over 4,100 medical cannabis registrations under the Cannabis Regulations, including approximately 3,400 for reasons of public health and public safety as of March 31, 2025. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
8 Michigan Senators Plan to Repeal State's 24% Cannabis Tax
Michigan Senate Democrats and Republicans are teaming up on legislation to halt the governor’s plan to fix the "damn roads" by making licensed cannabis businesses and consumers foot the bill. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Texas Grapples with Increasing Cases of Marijuana DUI
As Texas lawmakers review how cannabis is regulated and enforced, safety advocates are drawing attention to what they describe as a mounting and often overlooked risk on the state’s roads: drivers impaired by marijuana. Texans for Safe & Drug Free Youth, a statewide prevention group, argues that limiting access to cannabis products remains the most reliable way to curb use and its consequences. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Kansas City May Allow 24-Hour Pot Shops
Kansas City might soon have 24-hour cannabis dispensaries. According to KMBC News, the city's Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee is scheduled to consider an ordinance that would allow certain dispensaries to operate around the clock. The revised rules would only apply to dispensaries that are located at least 1,000 feet from residential zones. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Excessive cannabis taxes will make legalization’s 'problems' much worse
Alarmed by marijuana legalization's unintended or unforeseen consequences, the New York Times recently called for widespread tax hikes on legal cannabis. That's a recipe for disaster. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Louisiana Lawmaker Files Bill To Create Three-Year Marijuana Legalization Pilot Program
A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced a bill to create an adult-use marijuana legalization pilot program in the state to determine whether the reform should eventually be expanded and permanently codified. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Majority Of Pennsylvania Voters Back Legalizing Marijuana, New Poll Shows
A majority of Pennsylvania voters say they’re ready for the state to legalize adult-use marijuana, according to the latest Quinnipiac University Poll. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Monsanto Never Cracked Weed. 2026 Might Open the Door
If corporations own the seeds of almost everything we eat, why hasn’t anyone managed to do the same thing to cannabis? Until now, cannabis has lived in a kind of legal and cultural side universe where the usual machinery of seed monopolies never fully clicked into place. That universe is ending. The changes converging around 2026, especially the shift to regulating seeds by THC potential and the slow march toward rescheduling, represent the first plausible structural opening for a Monsanto-style player in weed. |
| Feb 27, 2026 |
Injured workers turn to cannabis when conventional treatments fall short
As legal cannabis becomes more entrenched in Canada, injured workers appear to be integrating it into their recovery in complex and largely self-directed ways. A new qualitative study led by Institute for Work & Health (IWH) scientist Dr. Nancy Carnide draws on interviews with 45 Ontario workers who used cannabis to manage symptoms of a work?related injury. The participants were originally identified in a prior survey of workers with accepted lost-time compensation claims and were re-interviewed four to five years after their injury. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Clinical Evidence vs. Food Law: Europe’s CBD Dilemma
The CBD sector has had a turbulent few weeks on both sides of the Channel, with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) terminating four novel food applications, just days after announcing incredibly restrictive new safety limits. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Virginia Tech Leverages Novel Way to Study Marijuana Effects on Driving
As more states legalize cannabis, researchers are racing to understand what that shift means for road safety. While laws have changed significantly, scientific evidence on how cannabis influences behavior behind the wheel has lagged. A new study led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute seeks to close that gap by tracking drivers in their everyday routines. |