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| Jan 16, 2026 |
Senate Sends Trump Bill That Would Continue Protecting Medical Marijuana States, Without Anti-Rescheduling Provisions The Senate has given final approval to a spending bill that would continue protecting state medical marijuana programs from federal intervention-while excluding a provision that previously advanced to block the Justice Department from rescheduling cannabis. |
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| Jan 16, 2026 |
Winnipeg police again targeting cannabis consumers The Winnipeg Police Service is launching a drug-impaired driving enforcement project, which will run until March 1, with a focus on cannabis impairment. |
| Jan 16, 2026 |
Cannabis recall in Quebec: Elevated arsenic levels prompt withdrawal of Lunaire product Quebec producer Great White North Growers Inc. has issued a recall for some Lunaire Nouvelle Lune dried cannabis products after tests showed elevated levels of arsenic, a toxic heavy metal. |
| Jan 15, 2026 |
New research suggests irradiation does not fully degrade fungi or residual toxins in cannabis The findings of a new study challenge the effectiveness of irradiation to completely address total yeast and mould (CFU) counts in dried cannabis. |
| Jan 15, 2026 |
Government-Funded Research Says Cannabis Users are Being Wrongfully Jailed for DUI Government=funded research is raising serious concerns about how cannabis driving laws are being enforced in the United States. According to a new scientific study, many cannabis users are being arrested, charged, and even jailed for driving under the influence despite showing no real signs of being impaired. The research suggests that current DUI laws related to marijuana are not based on sound science and are unfairly punishing innocent people. |
| Jan 15, 2026 |
Province won't explain how it determined there are 118 illegal cannabis dispensaries in N.S. As the province faces backlash on its directive to police agencies to step up enforcement on illegal cannabis dispensaries, it is providing only a vague explanation of how it estimated the number of dispensaries provincewide. |
| Jan 14, 2026 |
Experts divided on German plan to tighten medical cannabis access
Numerous expert witnesses spoke before the German Parliament's Health Committee on January 14 as the country's Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) considers legislation that seeks to restrict online access to medical cannabis. |
| Jan 14, 2026 |
Aurora Cannabis shares progress in disease resistance research Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced progress in its powdery mildew (PM) resistance research, nearly one year after the company's breakthrough discovery of a novel source of genetic resistance against powdery mildew, PM2. |
| Jan 14, 2026 |
The Battle for Germany's Medical Cannabis Market: Who’s Fighting for What
Today, (Wednesday, January 14), a public hearing will bring together 22 hand-picked experts for a debate on the future country's near-billion=euro medical cannabis industry. |
| Jan 13, 2026 |
How Much Does a Gram, Ounce of Cannabis Flower Cost in 2026?
Dispensary prices from state to state aren't always an apples-to-apples comparison in the cannabis legalization patchwork in the U.S. |
| Jan 13, 2026 |
How Cannabis Makes THC, CBD, and CBC, Explained For a plant that humans have been cultivating, smoking, weaving, eating, and arguing about for thousands of years, cannabis still keeps a surprising amount of its history locked away at the molecular level. A new study just cracked part of that vault open by resurrecting enzymes that went extinct millions of years ago, revealing how cannabis learned to make THC, CBD, and CBC in the first place. |
| Jan 12, 2026 |
New cannabis consumer survey compares legal purchases by age, location, ethnic background, and party New polling from Research Co. explores Canadians' support for cannabis legalization, as well as purchasing habits among consumers, broken down by age, location, party affiliation, gender, and ethnicity. The results also compare against similar polling conducted in 2024. |
| Jan 12, 2026 |
Majority of B.C. residents support cannabis legalization, but not other drugs: poll Support for legalizing cannabis continues to grow across Canada, with B.C. ranking among the most supportive provinces, according to a new survey. |
| Jan 12, 2026 |
Trump's cannabis order will still leave users at risk of prosecution, experts say Experts say Donald Trump's recent executive order on cannabis rescheduling is unlikely to make a meaningful difference for those most vulnerable to cannabis-related criminal charges, which the president has ramped up in various ways during his second term. |
| Jan 12, 2026 |
Cannabis: Now you can measure how much is too much At what point does smoking pot get dangerous? A British study measured cannabis consumption in THC units and determined which amounts increase health risks. The system comes with clear risk thresholds - and weaknesses. |
| Jan 10, 2026 |
Marijuana consumption set to expand into yoga studios, theaters, other venues in blue state On-site marijuana consumption has received the green light in the Bay State, allowing hospitality businesses to offer cannabis to consumers. |
| Jan 10, 2026 |
Florida Senator Introduces New Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana A Florida state lawmaker this week introduced new legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. Democratic Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith filed the legislation, Senate Bill 1398, on Thursday, cannabis news outlet Marijuana Moment reported. If passed, the bill would allow adults aged 21 and older to possess, purchase and use marijuana and other cannabis products. |
| Jan 9, 2026 |
Big banks still refusing cannabis despite Trump marijuana rescheduling Big U.S. banks are still refusing to do business with the $32 billion legal cannabis industry despite President Donald Trump's Dec. 18 marijuana rescheduling executive order - a position that's annoying the president, according to one report.Big U.S. banks are still refusing to do business with the $32 billion legal cannabis industry despite President Donald Trump's Dec. 18 marijuana rescheduling executive order - a position that's annoying the president, according to one report. |
| Jan 9, 2026 |
Cannabis seized from illegal storefront, tickets issued: N.S., RCMP RCMP in Digby, N.S., says an inspection of an illegal cannabis storefront led to the seizure of cannabis as well as tickets being issued earlier this week. |
| Jan 9, 2026 |
Big banks still refusing cannabis despite Trump marijuana rescheduling Big U.S. banks are still refusing to do business with the $32 billion legal cannabis industry despite President Donald Trump's Dec. 18 marijuana rescheduling executive order - a position that's annoying the president, according to one report. |