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| Mar 5, 2026 |
More Chaos for Marijuana Operators as Trump Changes Tariff Policy Again The legal marijuana sector has long operated under a patchwork of rules and shifting policies. Now, a new round of trade measures under President Donald Trump is adding fresh strain to an already complex marketplace. |
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| Mar 5, 2026 |
Girl Scouts highly unimpressed after New Jersey troop teams up with local cannabis dispensary to sell cookies Senior leaders at the Girl Scouts are reportedly displeased that a New Jersey troop teamed up with a local weed dispensary to sell their beloved cookies. |
| Mar 5, 2026 |
CBD-Dominant Cannabis Products Provide Significant Anxiety Relief Daily cannabis use – and the use of CBD-dominant cannabis products especially – is associated with decreases in anxiety, according to observational data published in the International Journal of Research and Public Health. |
| Mar 5, 2026 |
I Followed a Secret Shopper Into Dispensaries. Here’s What They Don’t Want You to See. Dispensaries and cannabis brands are increasingly borrowing a page from mainstream retail by using secret shoppers to evaluate the in-store experience. Secret shoppers enter a store like any other customer, make a purchase, and observe how staff perform, without employees knowing they’re being evaluated. |
| Mar 5, 2026 |
Ontario Labour Arbitration Decision Shows Proving Cannabis Impairment Is Key to Upholding Termination A recent Ontario labour arbitration decision provides helpful guidance for employers managing cannabis use in safety-sensitive workplaces. In MSC Toronto o/a Continuous Colour Coat Limited v United Steelworkers Local 3950-65, the arbitrator concluded that the employee had consumed cannabis during his lunch break and returned to work contrary to company policy. However, while the policy breach was established, the employer did not adduce sufficient evidence to prove observable impairment. As a result, and taking into account the employee’s nine years of service, the termination was set aside and substituted with a three-month unpaid suspension. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Nova Scotia RCMP raid five First Nations cannabis dispensaries; Sipekne’katik sets up checkpoints Nova Scotia RCMP raided five First Nations cannabis dispensaries on Tuesday, while another First Nations community set up checkpoints to block anyone from entering the community by force. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Cannabis industry launches organization to further US policy changes with members from US, Canada In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s December 2025 executive order relating to the possible rescheduling of cannabis in the US, a new advocacy group has formed to push for policy changes that will benefit the cannabis industry. The goal of the newly-launched National Compassionate Care Council (NCCC) is to build a bridge between cannabis product manufacturers, the medical cannabis community, and the mainstream federal healthcare system. The council will inform and advise on a reform agenda for cannabis policy that creates a sustainable and legal marketplace for medicinal cannabis driven by data and research, while acting as a go-to resource for policymakers and regulators as they craft reforms, ensuring that the integration of these treatments prioritizes science, standardized dosing, and patient safety. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Oklahoma Could Extend Moratorium on Licensing New Marijuana Businesses
Oklahoma lawmakers are weighing another extension of the state's pause on issuing new medical cannabis business licenses, a move that could also lead to a long-term limit on the number of grow operations once the freeze is lifted. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Texas Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure Texas voters have approved a marijuana legalization question that appeared on the state’s Democratic primary ballot. As part of the primary election on Tuesday, each major party was able to place several non-binding propositions on the ballot that allow voters show how they feel on key issues. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Hemp THC Drinks Are Exploding. Here’s Why the Alcohol Lobby Is Panicking. Big liquor is against it, and even some cannabis advocates are cool toward hemp=based THC - but that's not stopping growth. If you happen to stop by for a concert at the United Center in Chicago, you can now catch a marijuana-like buzz by purchasing a hemp-based drink with 5 milligrams of THC for about the cost of a beer at the massive 20,000-seat arena, one of the largest indoor venues in the region. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
Canada continued to supply bulk of German medical cannabis imports in 2025 Germany imported 201,094 kg of cannabis in 2025, more than doubling the previous year’s 72,850 kg. The newest figures from Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) show the continued and rapid growth of the country’s medical cannabis program, which has continued to rely on imports from countries like Canada. (h/t Alfredo Pascual) |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
India: Ex-Navy official held with 1.2 kg ganja, 10 cannabis plants in Kerala A 37-year-old retired Navy officer was arrested after 1.2 kg of ganja and 10 cannabis plants were allegedly seized from his house in this coastal district of Kerala, Excise officials said on Wednesday. |
| Mar 4, 2026 |
'We're rising up,' says Mi'kmaw leader as RCMP raid cannabis storefronts RCMP conducted inspections at five cannabis storefronts in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, seizing products and issuing tickets. Officers carried out the activity at businesses located in Eskasoni First Nation, Potlotek First Nation, Paqtnkek First Nation, Waycobah First Nation and Digby, police said in a news release. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Consumer products containing cannabis-derived CBN to be banned starting June Japan’s health ministry announced Wednesday that it has classified cannabinol (CBN), a compound derived from cannabis, as a “designated drug,” banning its manufacture, import, sale and use starting June 1, except for limited medical purposes. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Texas ban on selling smokable cannabis takes effect March 31 Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state's health department. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Brazil's Cannabis Crossroads: New Rules, Old Truths, and the Road Ahead Brazil entered 2026 not with a celebration, but with a reckoning. In the final week of January, the country approved a new regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis, and in doing so crossed a line it had spent decades carefully circling. This was not a sudden conversion, nor a sweeping political victory. It was something more complicated and far more honest. Brazil acknowledged, at last, that cannabis belongs within the health system, and that keeping it outside that system had never been a technical necessity. It was a political decision. One that reality had already rendered obsolete. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Canadian LP Aurora Cannabis is now 'solely' a medical company Aurora Cannabis is exiting the adult-use cannabis market to focus "solely" on global opportunities in medical marijuana, company Chief Financial Officer Simona King said Monday. |
| Mar 3, 2026 |
Gun Ownership Case Before US Supreme Court Triggers Unusual Alliances
Two issues that rarely share political ground are now colliding at the highest court in the country. Firearm rights and marijuana policy have each reshaped U.S. law and politics over the past few decades. Recently, they met in a Supreme Court case that has produced an unexpected mix of allies and opponents. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
What Employers Should Know About the Proposed Easing of Federal Cannabis Laws Cannabis remains listed as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a category reserved for drugs considered to have a high likelihood of misuse and no recognized medical purpose. That designation has shaped federal drug policy for decades and continues to influence workplace rules across the country. |
| Mar 2, 2026 |
Cannabis industry contributes nearly $11.6 billion to Canada’s 2025 GDP Canada's cannabis industry contributed nearly $11.6 billion to Canada's GDP in 2025, led by the cultivation and processing side of the industry. |