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Apr 3, 2026	Trump Proposes To Keep Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws From Federal Interference While Blocking DC From Legalizing Recreational Sales President Donald Trump is requesting that Congress continue to protect state medical marijuana programs from federal interference while also maintaining a policy that has blocked local officials in Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales.
Apr 3, 2026	Hemp’s AI Moment Is Already Here and It’s Bigger Than Cultivation Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how hemp is grown. What is less obvious and far more important is how it is beginning to reshape how the industry thinks, operates and earns trust. At the 2026 Industrial Hemp International Conference, held in Denver on March 26-27, a panel on AI and the evolution of the hemp industry made that shift clear. What began as a discussion of tools quickly became broader: a conversation about how intelligence, machine-driven and human, will define the next phase of the industry.
Apr 3, 2026	“There is more to Portugal's medical cannabis story than recent turbulence” Germany imported 200 tonnes of medical cannabis in 2025. A portion of that volume arrived from a Portuguese processor whose license had been revoked, offloaded below cost as it got reinstated. The episode drew attention, and conclusions followed. Joao Duarte from PTMC thinks most of those conclusions are wrong. "Eight tons is not even 5% of what Germany consumes in a year," he says. "For that to trigger price dumping, the math simply doesn't work."
Apr 3, 2026	Australia’s Bioxyne signs manufacturing agreement with Aurora Cannabis Bioxyne Limited (BXN), an Australian life sciences and health products business, through its wholly owned subsidiary Breathe Life Sciences (BLS), announced that it has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc. Under the agreement, BLS will manufacture pharmaceutical-grade medicinal cannabis products for supply into international markets. The initial products will be medicinal cannabis oils, then expanding into other categories like GMP-manufactured cannabis vapes. The companies have agreed to expand the scope of the manufacturing agreement and the onboarding process for the supply of these additional product lines.
Apr 3, 2026	Cannabis beverages want a seat at the table The conversation about cannabis beverages in restaurants, stadiums, festivals, and event venues has been building for years. What’s changed recently is the urgency behind it, driven not just by consumer demand but also by an industry watching the hospitality sector struggle under the weight of closures, shifting demographics, and a generation increasingly choosing not to drink. The regulatory framework governing where and how cannabis can be consumed in Canada remains restrictive, and the path to on-premise sales is neither straight nor short. But those closest to the file say the momentum is real, even if it’s uneven.
Apr 2, 2026	RCMP officers forced to leave on foot as protesters surround vehicles during cannabis raid RCMP officers had to leave the scene of a raid on a cannabis store in Cape Breton on Thursday morning after people surrounded police vehicles and blocked access to the highway. RCMP say officers were executing a search warrant at a storefront on Highway 4 in Potlotek First Nation, and when they finished, a group gathered in protest and blocked access to the road.
Apr 2, 2026	The Rise of Minor Cannabinoids: How CBN and THCv Are Becoming Cannabis’s Next Big Trend For much of the modern cannabis era, product development has centered on two compounds: THC and CBD. But the industry is increasingly turning its attention to a wider group of plant molecules known as minor cannabinoids, including cannabinol (CBN) and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCv).
Apr 2, 2026	'None of this existed five years ago': New York's new weed czar seeks market stability Happy fifth birthday, legal New York weed. The Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act — which ushered in legal cannabis to the Empire State — passed five years ago Tuesday.
Apr 2, 2026	Canadians could claim part of $8-million cannabis settlement Canadians who invested in cannabis stock could cash in on a hefty settlement. Law firm Berger Montague announced the approval of an $8-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Canadian cannabis company Wayland Group Corp. (formerly Maricann Group Corp.). It was approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on March 19.
Apr 2, 2026	The UK’s ‘Cannabis Martyr’ Keeps Opening Weed Cafes. Britain Keeps Locking Him Up. Gary Youds is best known as the UK’s “cannabis martyr.” That’s because he has continually sacrificed himself for the cause of cannabis legalization. He is currently spending his sixth stint in jail for operating an illegal cannabis cafe in Liverpool.
Apr 2, 2026	Highway blockades persist following cannabis raid in Cape Breton First Nation There are reports of multiple blockades taking place in Nova Scotia on Thursday afternoon following a cannabis raid in Potlotek. In a post on X, Mounties said Highway 102 near exit 10 is reduced to one lane of traffic due to a protest and people on the roadway, adding that anyone driving in this area is asked to use extreme caution.
Apr 2, 2026	How Educational Institutions Are Embracing Legal Marijuana As the cannabis sector continues to expand, universities and colleges across the U.S. are adjusting their academic offerings to keep pace with a growing need for trained professionals. The industry currently supports an estimated 425,000 full-time positions nationwide. This has prompted higher education institutions to introduce targeted programs that prepare graduates for roles in medical use, product innovation, regulatory compliance, cultivation, and retail operations.
Apr 2, 2026	First Nation blocks main highway to Halifax over cannabis crackdown A First Nation says it is blockading part of a main highway into Halifax to protest police raids against unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Indigenous communities.
Apr 2, 2026	Züri Can Extended By Two Years As Results Point To Black Market Deterrence Zurich’s municipal parliament has voted to extend its flagship adult-use cannabis pilot, Züri Can, by a further two years to October 2028, and to provide an additional CHF 800,000 in funding, in a 101-13 vote that laid bare the fault lines in Swiss cannabis politics. After applying to extend the ‘Züri Can: Cannabis with Responsibility’ pilot last October, following what officials describe as encouraging early results in reducing illicit sales and improving public-health outcomes, the council held a vote on March 18, 2026.
Apr 1, 2026	German cannabis legalization remains controversial as report shows no major increase in use Two years in, Germany’s partial cannabis legalization experiment is still a controversial policy among politicians, despite a new report showing the law was not associated with a change in trends of 12-month cannabis use prevalence after implementation, nor with a change in the proportion of heavy users among past-12-month users.
Apr 1, 2026	Cannabis tops BC crop cash receipts DELTA – BC’s legal cannabis crop is reaching new highs, ranking as the top cash crop by value – ahead of both fresh fruits and vegetables. Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, and since then it has become a major agricultural crop. Last year, licensed cannabis producers contributed $10.6 billion to Canada’s GDP.
Apr 1, 2026	Germany’s Cannabis Reform Shows No Signs of Harm its Critics Predicted, Government Mandated Data Shows On the second anniversary of Germany’s landmark Cannabis Act (CanG) coming into force, the most comprehensive data and analysis of its impact to date has been published. Today, the government published the results of the second Ekocan (Evaluation des Konsumcannabisgesetzes) evaluation, providing vital new details to an increasingly robust picture of the ambitious cannabis project.
Apr 1, 2026	Why Ganja Should Be Re-Legalized in India Introduction: Returning to India With Purpose When I first visited India in 1981, cannabis cultivation was still legal in certain regions. During that trip, I photographed a large, government-regulated ganja farm—an experience that left a lasting impression. The plants were grown openly, harvested responsibly, and taxed by the state. Today, cultivation is no longer legal anywhere in India. Yet cannabis remains widely available throughout the country—typically of poor quality, harvested prematurely before flowering, and sold through unregulated channels. Prohibition has not eliminated cannabis use; it has simply ensured inferior products while generating no public benefit.
Apr 1, 2026	Judge Denies SAM’s Temporary Restraining Order; CBD Pilot Program Launches A U.S. District Court judge denied Smart Approaches to Marijuana’s (SAM) motion for a temporary restraining order on March 31, allowing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CBD pilot program to commence on April 1. The federal pilot program is to allow doctors to recommend hemp-derived CBD products to older Americans as an alternative treatment, including up to $500 per year in coverage for those products.
Apr 1, 2026	Oliver’s Law: The Campaign That Could Reshape UK Cannabis Prescribing A new campaign is calling for urgent regulatory changes to how medical cannabis is prescribed to patients in the UK, following what is believed to be the first time a coroner has found that a prescription for cannabis contributed to a death in the country. Oliver Robinson, 34, who had a dual diagnosis of recurrent depressive disorder and mental and behavioural disorder due to cannabinoid dependency, died in tragic circumstances in November 2023.

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