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| Jul 17, 2025 |
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis
Nebraskans 21 and older will soon have in-state access to regulated cannabis. The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, one of four federally recognized tribes in the state, unanimously adopted a cannabis regulatory code, Title 51, through its tribal council on July 15 to legalize both medical and adult-use cannabis on its native reservation in the northeastern part of the state. |
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| Jul 16, 2025 |
Govt will issue licences for cannabis cultivation: Revenue Minister Negi India - Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi today said that the state government would issue licences to farmers for undertaking controlled cultivation of cannabis for non-narcotic use after the rules in this regard are given Cabinet nod. |
| Jul 16, 2025 |
US House Subcommittee Advances Bill to Prevent Cannabis Rescheduling Under DOJ
U.S. House lawmakers are once again attempting to strip an executive agency of its delegated powers to reschedule or deschedule cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). |
| Jul 15, 2025 |
Florida’s Cannabis Market Is Crumbling
Each week, Florida’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), which is part of the state’s Department of Health, releases data on the state’s medical cannabis program, including an active patient count, a qualified physician count, new dispensary approvals and an update for each operator. That data includes the number of dispensaries and the unit sales each week. This is the twelth New Cannabis Ventures monthly update on the Florida medical cannabis market. We also published a newsletter about the state in May 2024, suggesting that readers be careful with Florida. This article is based upon the update that was provided on Friday by the state for the week ending 07/10. Readers who are interested in the data going forward can visit the OMMU update page. |
| Jul 15, 2025 |
Officers seize 6,700 kilograms of suspected cannabis in Saint John, N.B. The Canada Border Services Agency says it has made what’s believed to be the largest cannabis seizure on record since 2015. |
| Jul 15, 2025 |
THC Isn’t the Whole Story. These Compounds Are What Make Cannabis, Well, Cannabis As recreational adult-use cannabis becomes state-legal across the U.S., terpenes are quickly emerging as the key to unlocking customized effects, flavors and benefits. |
| Jul 14, 2025 |
Why Thailand's 'weed wonderland' may be about to disappear Just three years ago, Thailand made history by becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis. What followed was a rapid and unprecedented boom: neon-lit dispensaries sprang up across Bangkok's tourist hotspots, “green” cafes dotted the islands, and entrepreneurs-from street vendors to seasoned investors—rushed in to claim a slice of the estimated $1 billion market. But that cannabis free-for-all may be coming to an abrupt end. |
| Jul 13, 2025 |
Big Cannabis puts its growth hopes in dud buds
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The weed sector is not as high as it used to be. A slow revenue grind and relentless regulatory hits have left Big Cannabis facing a chronic funk. Budding opportunities, like the flowering German market, may see some North American groups cough up for a deal to plant a foreign seed. Yet a mellow mood, and puffed-out stock valuations, are probably baked-in for the foreseeable future. |
| Jul 12, 2025 |
Worker dies following immigration raids on California cannabis farms A farmworker has died from injuries he sustained in immigration raids on two California cannabis farms, as United States authorities confirmed they arrested 200 workers after a tense standoff with protesters. |
| Jul 10, 2025 |
Will extending SQDC store hours help curb illegal cannabis sales? [Video] Starting in August, Quebec’s cannabis retailer, known as the SQDC, will keep 19 of its stores open later to try to get people to go to them instead of illicit sellers. |
| Jul 10, 2025 |
Scientists surprised by study on whether medical cannabis works for insomnia You might have heard cannabis and cannabinoid products can help people sleep. Data shows one of the top reasons people use cannabis is to help them sleep. But there’s a dearth of high-quality research on how medicinal cannabis products actually affect sleep. |
| Jul 10, 2025 |
Medical cannabis registrations continued to decline in second half of 2024 The number of Canadians accessing cannabis from licensed cannabis producers, or through personal or designated growers, continued to decline in 2024. |
| Jul 10, 2025 |
Where Is Cannabis Legal In Europe?
In April 2024, Germany legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the largest country in Europe to turn green. There are currently 28 EU countries with some form of legalization, whether for medical marijuana or adult use. So for now, the EU market is small when it comes to cannabis sales. This year sales are expected to reach $1.2 billion, according to a report by Prohibition Partners. It is projected to reach $2.6 billion in 2028 and $6 billion in annual sales within a decade, or more than a 400% jump from this year. |
| Jul 8, 2025 |
AHPRA takes action against more than 50 practitioners in medicinal cannabis crackdown The health-practitioner watchdog has put medicinal cannabis prescribers on notice, saying poor prescribing practices and surging consumer demand are leading to "significant" patient harm. |
| Jul 8, 2025 |
ER docs are too quick to assume cannabis users are experiencing this rare side effect Human health is complex and diagnostic tools and their limitations, so missing a diagnosis is sometimes unavoidable. But every missed diagnosis has the potential to cause harm to a patient, as is demonstrated by a dangerous trend I’ve noticed within emergency departments: a tendency to attribute symptoms too readily to cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) without adequate diagnostic work-up. |
| Jul 8, 2025 |
Cannabis giant TerrAscend to exit Michigan market, closing 20 stores and cutting 230 jobs More than 230 employees of the publicly traded cannabis company TerrAscend Corp. in Michigan will lose their jobs as the company, which owns brands such as Gage Cannabis and Cookies, pulls out of the Michigan market, according to a WARN Act notice filed with the state. |
| Jul 7, 2025 |
Medical cannabis program changes drastically when adding anxiety as a qualifying condition, study finds Within months of Pennsylvania's medical cannabis program adding anxiety as a qualifying condition, that diagnosis quickly rose to become the most common for cannabis certifications, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Johns Hopkins University. The study was published in Annals of Internal Medicine. |
| Jul 6, 2025 |
DEA Cannabis Poisoned, Zero Oversight-Massachusetts Lab Scandal: A Case Study in DEA's Regulatory Collapse Poisoned Cannabis, Zero DEA Oversight The DEA's mission statement is a sham under Thomas Prevoznik's watch. Americans are being poisoned by untested state cannabis operators while terminal patients are denied potential cures. |
| Jul 5, 2025 |
B.C. lawyer gets suspension for misconduct in retail cannabis application A New Westminster lawyer has been suspended two months for professional misconduct that included failing “to guard against becoming the tool of an unscrupulous client.” |
| Jul 5, 2025 |
Traffickers who ran migrant cannabis farms jailed Members of an organised crime gang which forced trafficked migrants to work in cannabis farms across the country have been jailed. |