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| 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.” |
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| 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. |
| Jul 4, 2025 |
Democratic Senate Sponsor Of Marijuana Banking Bill Says Budget Issues And War Have Delayed Cannabis Reform Efforts The Democratic Senate sponsor of a marijuana banking bill says that, despite efforts to coordinate meetings around the legislation, other priorities have taken precedence for now. |
| Jul 4, 2025 |
$26 million in cannabis seized after Health Canada compliance checks Cannabis raids in Chatham-Kent uncovered massive illegal grow operations, according to Chatham-Kent police. |
| Jul 3, 2025 |
Israeli ombudsman upholds rejection of tariffs on Canadian cannabis A new ruling from Israel’s Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister has reportedly put an end to ongoing debate in the country about imposing high tariffs on Canadian cannabis. |
| Jul 2, 2025 |
Alberta rolls out new cannabis, liquor rules
Alberta announced regulatory changes on Wednesday, saying they will support local liquor and cannabis businesses. |
| Jul 1, 2025 |
Delaware to Commence Adult-Use Cannabis Sales on Aug. 1—831 Days Since Legalization
Delaware will be the 22nd state to launch adult-use cannabis sales when dispensaries open for business on Aug. 1, state regulators announced this week. |
| Jul 1, 2025 |
Mike Tyson's cannabis plea: Boxing legend presses Trump on marijuana reform after Biden's broken pledge; says 'was going crazy without it' Boxing icon Mike Tyson has joined a powerhouse coalition of athletes and entertainers urging US President Donald Trump to deliver on marijuana reform, a pledge they say Joe Biden failed to keep. |
| Jun 30, 2025 |
Where Is Weed Legal? A Guide to Marijuana Legalization On Election Day 2012, Colorado voters approved a ballot initiative legalizing the recreational use and sale of cannabis, making the state the first in America to do so. |
| Jun 30, 2025 |
Selling, consuming cannabis creating confusion for Edmonton festivals Rules around where you can sell and consume cannabis are creating confusion for festivals in Edmonton this summer. |
| Jun 26, 2025 |
Clear Packaging, Edible Co-Packs, Other New Products Excite Cannabis Consumers Following changes to the regulations earlier this year, new cannabis packaging and products are continuing to hit shelves across Canada. |
| Jun 26, 2025 |
America’s $3.1 Billion Cannabis Pre-Roll Habit: 316 Million Joints Smoked Last Year—Here’s Who Cashed In Once dismissed as a beginner’s crutch for people who couldn’t roll their own, the humble joint, now widely sold as a “pre-roll,” has become one of cannabis’ hottest commodities: potent, precise and proudly pre-packed. According to a new industry report from Custom Cones USA, Headset and Lake Superior State University, Americans sparked more than 316 million pre-rolls in 2024, fueling $3.1 billion in sales and claiming more than 15% of the entire legal market. |
| Jun 26, 2025 |
NSW politicians say cannabis decriminalisation inevitable after report points to unequal system Exclusive: Recommendation to decriminalise backed by six of seven committee members, including Labor, Liberal and crossbench MLCs |
| Jun 25, 2025 |
Debunking Cannabis Potency Myths From the onset of marijuana prohibition, criminalization advocates sought to advance their agenda — an unduly influence to the public — by sensationalizing the supposed strength of cannabis. |
| Jun 24, 2025 |
The New Faces Of Weed: Meet The Cannabis Content Creators Doing What Big Brands Can’t https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2025/06/24/the-new-faces-of-weed-meet-the-cannabis-content-creators-doing-what-big-brands-cant/ |
| Jun 24, 2025 |
The Cannabinoid That Isn’t THC or CBD: What Businesses Can Do to Prepare Cannabigerol (CBG) is not just a compound; it’s a spectral presence. A paracannabinoid. It shows up early in the life of the cannabis plant, before the more famous molecules take shape. It’s there at the beginning, then vanishes, transformed into THC, CBD or CBC. Some say they’ve seen it, felt its presence, some remain skeptical, and most consumers wouldn’t know it was ever there. It barely registers on a certificate of analysis. And yet, wherever phytocannabinoids are found in nature, CBG or something like it tends to haunt the scene. |
| Jun 24, 2025 |
Tilray sets medical cannabis milestone in Italy
Tilray Medical, a division of major cannabis player Tilray Brands (TSX:TLRY), has become the first company to receive authorization from Italy’s Ministero della Salute to distribute medical cannabis flower for therapeutic use. |
| Jun 23, 2025 |
Cannabis sales reach new high in April
Statistics Canada’s most recent updated figures for monthly cannabis retail trade show sales reaching a new high of nearly $470 million in April 2025. |
| Jun 23, 2025 |
Abbott vetoes Texas THC ban Gov. Greg Abbott late Sunday vetoed the THC ban bill passed by his fellow Republicans in the Texas Legislature. |
| Jun 18, 2025 |
Printed and dyed marijuana rolling papers could pose health risks After discovering a study revealing alarming levels of heavy metal contamination in printed marijuana rolling papers, Custom Cones USA discarded its inventory and stopped producing them. |