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| Jul 7, 2026 |
The new rules for raising capital in cannabis
For years, cannabis was framed as a race for footprint. Operators expanded into new states, built facilities, and pursued scale with the expectation that growth alone would attract capital. That approach no longer works. Cannabis remains a large and economically significant industry. MJBiz Factbook reported $35 billion in U.S. cannabis sales in 2025, with a broader economic impact exceeding $123 billion, yet growth has been slower than the industry anticipated. |
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| Jul 6, 2026 |
Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing spreads Missouri cannabis workers are stacking up union wins, and organizers say the momentum is spreading across the state. Last week, High Profile Cannabis employees in Columbia unanimously ratified what United Food and Commercial Workers International Local 655 calls the state’s first collective bargaining contract for cannabis workers. The deal secures higher pay and paid vacation time, according to the Missouri Independent. |
| Jul 6, 2026 |
What the first World Cup with legal cannabis means for US and Canadian operators Cannabis retailers across North American are expecting a sales boost thanks to the best-attended World Cup in history. But the lasting impact of the first World Cup with legal cannabis may be political. |
| Jul 4, 2026 |
Jamaican cannabis company wants to turn the Caribbean into the world's wellness capital JACANA, Jamaica’s leading vertically integrated wellness platform, recently announced that it is consolidating its skincare line, plant-based therapies, farm tours and retail shops into what it is calling the Caribbean Wellness Platform. The announcement formalizes what had been years of scattered growth into a single strategy — what the company describes as an "integrated wellness ecosystem." |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
Cannabis Companies Finally Gain U.S. Bankruptcy Access Bankruptcy has generally been off limits to cannabis companies. Time and time again, the bankruptcy courts have dismissed cases filed by companies engaged in the cannabis business (any business that “touches the leaf” has been the rule). However, a recent decision in The Cannabist Company Holdings bankruptcy case may represent at least the partial opening of the U.S. bankruptcy court system to cannabis companies. Cannabis companies, and investors in cannabis companies, should be aware of the court’s decision and its implications for the cannabis industry. |
| Jul 3, 2026 |
Medical Cannabis at Work: Why Employers Need a Policy
Thousands of people in the UK are legally prescribed cannabis-based medicines for chronic health conditions, and employment remains the single biggest reason they seek legal support, new data from Releaf’s legal helpline shows. For many patients, obtaining a medical cannabis prescription is only the beginning of the challenges they have to navigate. Releaf Protect is a free support service which aims to help them understand and respond to common legal issues that can arise in connection with medical cannabis treatment in the UK. |
| Jul 2, 2026 |
Experts say THC percentage is the wrong way to shop for cannabis Experts in cannabis science, genetics, and regulation say that THC percentage is a poor and often misleading guide for shopping cannabis products, and that the industry's fixation on potency numbers is holding consumers and dispensaries back. |
| Jul 1, 2026 |
Global Cannabis Markets Face Predictable Price Compression as New Markets Mature As cannabis markets continue to open around the world, operators and investors are increasingly asking the same question: How long will attractive margins last? The answer may be more predictable than many industry participants realize, as laid out in the new report from the Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC) and Whitney Economics. |
| Jul 1, 2026 |
New Hemp-Derived Beverages Include Tiny Amount of THC BLNCD Naturals and Foundry Nation today announced a new collection of cannabis beverages that include a relatively tiny amount of hemp-derived THC. The company said that by pairing THC with minor cannabinoids, terpenes, adaptogens, and other functional ingredients, the new beverages were designed to deliver an elevated experience. |
| Jun 29, 2026 |
Tilray acquires HelloMD to expand medical cannabis platform NEW YORK and TORONTO - Tilray Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY; TSX:TLRY) announced today the acquisition of HelloMD Corporation, a digital healthcare and patient engagement platform focused on medical cannabis, according to a press release statement. Tilray was the successful bidder in HelloMD’s formal sale process and plans to acquire HelloMD’s Canadian medical cannabis assets following formal Court approval on June 29, 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition comes as Tilray, with a market capitalization of $549.89 million, trades at $4.61 per share following a challenging six-month period that saw the stock decline nearly 50%. |
| Jun 29, 2026 |
Israel Reopens Dumping Investigation into Canadian Medical Cannabis
Israel’s Commissioner for Trade Levies and the Ministry of Economy and Industry have opened a new investigation into allegations of dumping of medical cannabis into the Israeli market from Canada. As first reported by Cannabis Magazine, Commissioner Danny Tal is launching the investigation less than six months after a District Court rejected Israeli growers’ attempts to impose a tax on imports. The new complaint argues that circumstances in Israel’s medical cannabis market have changed, with local production decreasing, consumer prices rising, and the local industry facing “collapse”. |
| Jun 29, 2026 |
The Unexpected Reason Medical Cannabis Cuts Employee Sick Days by 7 Percent Employers still struggling with the dilemma of how to test and potentially sanction worker use of marijuana in states where the drug has been legalized might want to follow the lead of workplace tokers and just chill out. It turns out authorized use of cannabis for medical reasons actually reduces the days those employees call in sick—leaving managers shorthanded when they do—and has no effect on recreational user absence. Consider that pot’s unexpected payoff amid the continued spread of legal cannabis consumption |
| Jun 29, 2026 |
The Not-So-Hidden Economics of Nova Scotia’s Uncaptured Cannabis Market
Nova Scotia’s Premier, who has been waging a media campaign to draw attention to the province’s robust unlicensed cannabis sector for several months now, says he has no idea how much the province is losing to the black market. “It would be impossible to determine just how much volume is being sold illegally in Nova Scotia,” Tim Houston recently told reporters, due to its unregulated nature. While the premier is obviously correct that a fully accurate calculation of sales in the illicit market is not possible, a general overview is. The most recent national polling shows 72% of consumers who had purchased cannabis at least once in the past year reported purchasing cannabis from a legal source. In comparison, only about 3% reported getting it from an illicit source. Only 2% reported getting their cannabis from a storefront in a First Nations community. |
| Jun 26, 2026 |
Canadian Cannabis Supplies Majority of UK’s Medical Market
According to a new report from B2B platform Prohibition Partners, cannabis from Canada accounted for approximately 70–80% of the UK’s total medical cannabis supply in 2025. As the UK medical cannabis market expands, exports from Canada to the UK increased by 562% from 2024 to 2025, reaching 17.07 tonnes. In 2025, Canada accounted for 96% of the UK’s total annual import growth, driven by consistency, price, and positioning. The report draws much of its data from a UK Home Office FOI request and its own internal platforms. |
| Jun 26, 2026 |
Second US cannabis company uplisted to NYSE to begin trading Tuesday Shares in California cannabis cultivation powerhouse Glass House Group will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, the company announced. The second U.S.-based plant touching marijuana company to list on the NYSE after Florida marijuana multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp., Glass House recently restructured to become a medical cannabis-only company. |
| Jun 26, 2026 |
Ontario Cannabis Store workers secure gains in new collective agreement
Workers at the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), OPSEU/SEFPO Local 553, ratified a new collective agreement on June 26 following a contract campaign in which they united together to press for improvements to their working conditions. |
| Jun 25, 2026 |
Health-Related Workplace Absences Decline Following Medical Cannabis Legalization Portland, ME: The adoption of state laws regulating medical cannabis access is associated with declining trends in workplace absences, according to data published in the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. Researchers from the United States and India assessed whether either medical cannabis laws or adult-use legalization laws are associated with changes in health-related workplace absenteeism. |
| Jun 25, 2026 |
B.C.’s cannabis industry has a new growth strategy—going global
As taxes and competition squeeze cannabis margins at home, exports are becoming the provincial industry's most promising high. |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
Health Canada answers concerns about retail cannabis oversight Health Canada is defending its oversight of the cannabis industry after a recent study concluded there are gaps in the tracking of new products and a lack of uniformity in how product potency is displayed on packaging. These concerns were raised in a report prepared by Lakehead University researchers. |
| Jun 23, 2026 |
Alberta’s Cannabis Event Model Is Leading the Industry
Not long ago, buying legal cannabis at a music festival in Canada was unthinkable. Today in Alberta, you can walk into a dedicated consumption space at a major outdoor event, browse a curated product menu, and spark up legally, all without leaving the grounds. The province has become the most progressive jurisdiction in the country when it comes to cannabis at public events, and the people who built that landscape say it has outperformed even their most optimistic projections. The question now isn’t whether the model works; it’s what comes next. |