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| Apr 17, 2026 |
Life in Prison for a First Time, Nonviolent Cannabis Charge? Advocates, members of Congress, and those negatively impacted by cannabis incarceration will come together for a 4/20 congressional briefing and press conference designed to recenter the cultural holiday around an urgent reality: cannabis remains federally illegal and the harms of prohibition persist |
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| Apr 17, 2026 |
New Zealand: Nascent medical cannabis industry aims for growth The budding medicinal cannabis sector is struggling to put down roots, and another specialist processing factory is set to close. But regulators considering current rules and a new industry collective offer some promise to reduce New Zealand's reliance on imported medicinal bud. |
| Apr 17, 2026 |
Berlin 2026: European Cannabis M&A Finds its Footing As the European cannabis conference season gets started, industry experts, lawmakers, regulators and business owners are facing greater mainstream scrutiny than ever before. From police raids in Portugal and North Macedonia, to a media backlash in the UK, operators are facing increasing questions about the industry’s resilience in the face of coordinated pushback. Europe’s largest medical cannabis market, once again, finds itself at the very centre of this debate. Delegates at this year’s ICBC Berlin were offered insights from Germany’s most informed voices to get the latest picture on where the thriving market currently stands, and whether regulatory headwinds will push capital toward neighbouring markets. |
| Apr 17, 2026 |
Smuggling Busts Further Taint North Macedonia’s Legal Cannabis Industry Dragan Krstev used to work for a company called Green Life, growing medicinal cannabis in a village called Josifovo near North Macedonia’s southern border with Greece. Cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes was legalised in 2016 and promoted heavily by the former Social Democrat-led government of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. By 2021, the country boasted more than 60 licenced cannabis producers. |
| Apr 17, 2026 |
Examining Canada’s cannabis business since legalization It's coming up on eight years since recreational cannabis use in Canada was legalized in 2018. Before that, virtually all cannabis transactions were conducted illegally, in the shadows, where everything, including accurate data, were sketchy at best. Today, we know how and where legal cannabis is grown, where it is warehoused and sold, and how much it is taxed. |
| Apr 17, 2026 |
Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support Thousands of Americans will soon gather to celebrate April 20 – or “4/20” – the most important day of the year for cannabis enthusiasts. But this year, a cloud of uncertainty will hang over these celebrations. After years of success, the movement to legalize recreational and medical cannabis has stalled. |
| Apr 17, 2026 |
Singaporean man executed for importing over 1kg of cannabis Convicted drug importer Omar Yacob Bamadhaj was hanged on April 16 for bringing 1,009.1g of cannabis into Singapore in July 2018. The 46-year-old Singaporean was convicted of the capital offence on Feb, 24, 2021. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Court of Appeal on Oct 12, 2021. |
| Apr 16, 2026 |
Small businesses form the foundation of Canada’s cannabis industry New figures from Statistics Canada show that more than seven years into legal cannabis, 51.4% of Canada’s cannabis retailers were small shops with one to four employees. All but two cannabis retailers are considered small businesses, which the agency defines as an enterprise with 1 to 99 paid employees. This is based on a count of 3,295 retail cannabis businesses with employees at the end of 2025. In addition to the 1,694 stores with 1-4 employees, there were another 1,066 with 5-9 employees. The federal agency also notes there are two large chain ”mega retailers” with 200 to 499 employees. |
| Apr 16, 2026 |
Council vote moves Iqaluit cannabis store closer to relocation Iqaluit city council has voted to take a step closer to allowing an Iqaluit cannabis store to move to a new location in the heart of downtown. At Tuesday’s council meeting, members voted in favour of a rezoning amendment on first reading that would enable the Higher Experience cannabis store to move to a new location 30 metres away from its current site |
| Apr 16, 2026 |
District Cannabis Launches a Ridiculously Serious Campaign to Make 4/20 a National Holiday District Cannabis, an irreverently innovative cannabis company operating in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, is launching a bold, tongue-in-cheek campaign complete with a petition on Change.org calling on the White House to finally recognize what millions of Americans already know: 4/20 deserves federal holiday status. While the campaign begins in the nation’s capital, founder Andras Kirschner sees the mission as much bigger than the DMV. “Weeding the people goes beyond our zip code. We want to make cannabis more accessible, more accepted, and more celebrated nationwide,” said Andras. |
| Apr 16, 2026 |
Is Cannabis Effective for ADHD? Few conditions in the field of medical cannabis are backed by such adamant patient conviction, but as little clinical data as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD is one of the most commonly reported reasons people seek medical cannabis prescriptions in legalised markets, yet the controlled evidence base for this indication is severely lacking, to the point of being almost non-existent. |
| Apr 15, 2026 |
Cannabis consolidation and global demand fuel sector outlook Cannabis markets in Canada and the U.S. are showing uneven growth as the industry matures, with consolidation and international demand emerging as key themes shaping the sector. |
| Apr 15, 2026 |
Pre-rolls overtake flower as top-selling cannabis product in the US American cannabis consumers prefer pre-rolls over any other product. Continuing a years-long trend, pre-roll unit sales grew nearly 20% last year to become the most-sold cannabis product category in the United States, according to a new report from Renton, Washington-based packaging and manufacturing company Custom Cones USA. Pre-rolls generated $3.6 billion in sales, a nearly 10% increase from 2024, according to the report, based on numbers from cannabis analytics firm Headset. |
| Apr 15, 2026 |
Singapore: Halt Imminent Execution for Cannabis Trafficking The Singaporean government should immediately halt the execution of Omar bin Yacob Bamadhaj, scheduled for April 16, 2026, for trafficking cannabis, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP), and Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) said today. |
| Apr 15, 2026 |
Study finds that Morocco’s cannabis cooperatives outperform in seed oil production Researchers in Morocco recently found that local farmer-run cooperatives deliver stronger environmental and social performance in cannabis seed oil production than other methods, including artisanal or industrial, according to research published in an MDPI journal. |
| Apr 15, 2026 |
Cannabis use rises in Quebec but falls among teenagers, report finds A growing number of Quebecers are using cannabis since legalization, according to a new report, though use among teenagers is declining. The Institut de la statistique du Québec announced Tuesday that one in six Quebecers reported using cannabis in 2025. That’s up from about one in seven in 2018, the year before legalization. But that increase was not evenly distributed across age groups. |
| Apr 15, 2026 |
New report hopes to stir chats among parents and youth on cannabis poisoning Just days out from the annual unofficial 4/20 Day, a new report on youth-related cannabis poisonings aims to get parents and caregivers talking to teens about the risks of cannabis use. A new study from the BC Children’s Hospital’s BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) says youth between 14 and 16 years make up most cannabis-related poisonings at BC Children’s Hospital. |
| Apr 15, 2026 |
Canadian cannabis producer targets international markets in $26.5M deal Aurora Cannabis Inc. has bought Safari Flower Co. in a stock-and-cash deal valued at $26.5 million. The acquisition includes a $2-million cash payment that is contingent on satisfaction of certain conditions. Aurora says Safari Flower has an EU GMP certified indoor cultivation and manufacturing facility in Ontario. |
| Apr 14, 2026 |
4/20 Vancouver is Back: Pot Block Party on April 20 4/20 Vancouver is back for 2026 – on the world-famous Pot Block! Join us all day on APRIL 20 for 4 floors of live music, contests, dab bars, tattoos, tarot readings, live painting, give-aways and tons more fun for stoners (19 years+) – all on The Pot Block in Vancouver. |
| Apr 14, 2026 |
Nebraska Officials Approve Medical Marijuana Rules, Sending Them To Attorney General And Governor The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously signed off on formal regulations over the budding supply chain Monday, nearly a year after issuing the first regulations. |