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| Oct 17, 2025 |
Alberta’s first cannabis farmgate store prepares to open its doors Gorilla Garden Supplies, a micro producer in Okotoks, recently received its cannabis farmgate licence from Alberta’s regulator, the AGLC. The farmgate licence allows a cannabis producer in the province to sell cannabis products produced at its processing/cultivating facility directly to consumers from a store at the production facility. |
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| Oct 16, 2025 |
How AI is transforming the cannabis industry Long constrained by strict regulations and advertising restrictions, the cannabis industry is finding a powerful ally in artificial intelligence (AI). |
| Oct 16, 2025 |
Cannabis vape products to hit P.E.I. shelves soon, sparking concern among health officials, police Legal prefilled cannabis vaping products are coming soon to store shelves in P.E.I., which is sparking concerns among Island health officials and RCMP officers. |
| Oct 15, 2025 |
Decoding DNA: Western researcher finds genetic links to cannabis use Why is it some people only use cannabis once, while others become frequent users and some go on to develop cannabis use disorder? The first study of its kind to look at the trait of frequency of cannabis use has shed light on the possible genetic factors at play. |
| Oct 14, 2025 |
Marijuana Blunt Smoking Has 'Increased Significantly' In The U.S. In Recent Years, Study Shows The number of Americans who have ever smoked a marijuana blunt has risen by more than a fifth over a recent eight-year period, a new study shows. |
| Oct 14, 2025 |
California Governor Vetoes Bill to Allow Medical Cannabis Home Shipments California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Oct. 11 that had aimed to expand patient access to medical cannabis in the nation’s oldest legalized marketplace. |
| Oct 14, 2025 |
Australia doctors warn of 'excessive' medical weed prescriptions Australia's medical cannabis industry is "excessively" prescribing weed with little oversight and needs urgent regulation, the country's top doctors association and pharmacists warned on Tuesday. |
| Oct 13, 2025 |
Croptober: The Fall Harvest That Shapes The Global Cannabis Industry Every autumn, as the leaves turn and the air chills, cannabis cultivators brace for one of the most defining moments in the calendar: Croptober. It’s when months of labor under the sun, in soil or in controlled environments, yield their bounty. And for many in the cannabis industry, those few weeks determines profitability, survival and what the next season will look like. |
| Oct 13, 2025 |
DeSantis Admits Marijuana Legalization Is Popular With Florida Voters Even Though He Opposes It The Republican governor of Florida is conceding that “more people probably agreed” with a marijuana legalization ballot initiative he helped defeat last year than sided with his prohibitionist viewpoint—but he argued that it was the "morally right" choice for him to intervene to prevent the sale of "dangerous stuff" in his state. |
| Oct 13, 2025 |
Evolve Payment Wins Award For Solving Cannabis Industry’s Payment Problem Minnesota-based Evolve Payment is earning national recognition for its leadership in building trusted financial systems for regulated industries, especially cannabis. |
| Oct 12, 2025 |
Cannabis NB sold $100 million worth of cannabis in 2024-2025 Cannabis NB achieved a net income of $23.1 million from sales of $100.9 million in its 2024-2025 fiscal year ended March 30, 2025. |
| Oct 10, 2025 |
Target Begins Selling THC-Infused Cannabis Drinks As Congress Debates Possible Hemp Law Reversal The retail giant Target is soft launching sales of THC-infused beverages at select stores in Minnesota, an executive of one cannabis drink company participating in the rollout and other industry leaders told Marijuana Moment. |
| Oct 10, 2025 |
Kulture Kizos inc./Kizos Culture inc. recalls 1-gram blunt due to microbial concerns A Quebec-based cannabis producer has recalled an infused blunt due to a potential presence of mould. |
| Oct 10, 2025 |
Investor optimism returns as cannabis sector shows signs of recovery Investor sentiment toward cannabis stocks is improving as stronger fundamentals and renewed optimism around U.S. policy changes lift the sector’s outlook. Institutional investors are taking a fresh look at both Canadian and U.S. opportunities, with demand stabilizing at home and export markets like Germany driving growth abroad. |
| Oct 9, 2025 |
Missouri: Supreme Court Ruling Narrows Pool of Marijuana Offenses Eligible for Expungements Under State’s Voter-Approved Law Columbia, MO: A recent state Supreme Court decision restricts which marijuana-related offenses are eligible for expungement under Missouri’s voter-approved law. |
| Oct 9, 2025 |
Florida: Appellate Court Rules That Odor of Marijuana No Longer Constitutes Probable Cause for a Motor Vehicle Search Tampa, FL: Police may no longer initiate motor vehicle searches solely based on smelling cannabis, according to a ruling issued by judges on Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeal. |
| Oct 9, 2025 |
Trump’s Drug Czar Nominee Side-Steps Questions on Cannabis Rescheduling
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the White House’s top drug policy adviser avoided providing her position on cannabis rescheduling and medical cannabis legalization when pressed by a pair of U.S. senators. |
| Oct 9, 2025 |
Tilray Cannabis Sales Fall 5% Sequentially in Q1 NEW YORK and LONDON and LEAMINGTON, Ontario, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray”, “our”, “we” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company at the forefront of the cannabis, beverage, and wellness industries, today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2025. All financial information in this press release is reported in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated. |
| Oct 8, 2025 |
Outdated rules are holding back B.C.'s $2-billion cannabis sector
B.C. has long been a leader in cultivation, and cannabis is the latest proof. Valued at $2 billion in B.C. alone, this industry is far from niche. |
| Oct 8, 2025 |
Spain Becomes Latest European Medical Cannabis Market as First National Rules Given Green Light In a landmark decision, Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved a Royal Decree regulating the medical use of cannabis-based preparations in hospital settings, marking the country’s first comprehensive framework for cannabis-derived medicines. |