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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Alberta to eliminate 2% early payment fee for cannabis producers
The Alberta Government announced on Thursday, February 26, 2026, that it will be getting rid of its 2% early payment fee for producers selling into the province as of April 1, 2026. The fee applies to payments from Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) to producers for their products sold in the province within 15 days, rather than the standard 60-day turnaround. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Legalizing Marijuana In Pennsylvania Would Generate Almost Half A Billion Dollars In Revenue By 2028 Under Governor’s Plan, State Analysis Finds
Legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania under the governor’s latest budget plan could bring in nearly half a billion dollars in annual revenue by 2028, according to a new analysis from the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) that estimates a significantly larger cash windfall compared to projections from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) own office. |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Standing on the Moon in Japan: Hemp, History, and the Long Game in Japan
I arrived in Tokyo in November for the Japanese International Hemp Expo (JIHE) 2025 with a familiar mix of jet lag, curiosity, and professional reflex. After decades working at the intersection of cannabis, law, and global markets, I’ve learned that the plant reveals more about a society than almost anything else. Where it’s embraced, feared, regulated, or whispered about tells you volumes about culture, history, and power. |
| Feb 25, 2026 |
Union raises safety concerns as solo shifts introduced for BC Cannabis Store workers
Some BC Cannabis Store staffers will be working solo for the first time since legalization, following a provincial policy change that is raising safety concerns for the union that represents store employees. |
| Feb 25, 2026 |
Colorado lawmakers to discuss proposal for more cannabis-friendly events
Colorado lawmakers to discuss proposal at the Colorado State Captiol for more cannabis-friendly events to smoke marijuana in public. |
| Feb 25, 2026 |
New bill increases fines, enforcement powers for illegal cannabis in Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia government has tabled legislation to strengthen cannabis enforcement amid its crackdown on illegal dispensaries across the province. Justice Minister Scott Armstrong says his bill increases fines and allows peace officers like constables and conservation officers to enforce cannabis rules alongside police. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Tax hike crashed Michigan marijuana sales
An unprecedented cannabis tax hike that took effect in Michigan on Jan. 1 significantly depressed legal sales, recent state data shows. Michigan marijuana retailers reported about $227 million in sales in January, according to state Cannabis Regulatory Agency data. That’s a nearly 16% decrease from the $270 million in sales recorded in December, according the CRA. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Florida Lawmakers Vote To Slash Medical Marijuana Fees For Military Veterans
A Florida bill to significantly reduce the fee for military veterans to obtain medical marijuana registry identification cards has cleared another legislative committee. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Arbitrator kills cannabis suspension: positive urine test wasn't enough proof
A workplace vehicle accident. A positive urine test. A 30-day unpaid suspension, mandatory drug assessments, and random testing — all thrown out. In a February 12, 2026, award, Arbitrator Graham J. Clarke ruled that Toronto Terminals Railway Company (TTR) had no just cause to discipline a signal maintainer who tested positive for THC metabolites after a workplace incident, because TTR failed to prove he was actually impaired on the job. For HR professionals relying on blanket cannabis prohibition policies, the message is clear: a positive urine test alone is not enough. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Health Canada provides updates on cannabis sampling rules for producers
Health Canada is reminding cannabis production licence holders of the requirements for engaging in activities with cannabis samples, focusing on storage, distribution, documentation, and personnel. All cannabis used for the purpose of providing samples to cannabis retailers must be stored at the site specified in the licence. Storage is not permitted at any location other than the licensed site or at a dwelling-house, including permanent or temporary residences. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Germany's Medical Cannabis Boom: Data-Driven Insights for Investors
Germany's medical cannabis market exploded in 2025, with prescriptions surging 3,300 percent from March 2024 to December 2025, per Bloomwell Group’s Cannabis Barometer. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Virginia Republican Lawmakers Explain Why They Voted To Legalize Marijuana Sales
As Virginia lawmakers push ahead with an effort to legalize marijuana sales in the commonwealth, certain GOP members are finding themselves ideologically aligned with their Democratic colleagues, breaking with the majority of their caucus in support of creating a regulated marketplace for adults to purchase cannabis. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Key Congressional Committee Set To Vote On Delaying Federal Hemp THC Ban Next Week
A GOP congressman is seeking to amend a large-scale agriculture bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for one year as industry stakeholders work to identify a long-term solution to the pending recriminalization—and a key House committee is expected to consider the proposal next week. |
| Feb 24, 2026 |
Organigram launches 10 SKUs in Australian medical cannabis market
Organigram Global Inc. is introducing 10 product SKUs in the Australian medical market across its Edison and BOXHOT brands. The move marks the first time the company’s branded products will reach one of the world’s largest medical markets, although the Canadian cannabis company already supplies cannabis flower to the Australian market through existing B2B supply relationships. |