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| Apr 1, 2026 |
Canadian cannabis companies eye US medicare CBD pilot project Americans covered by certain US health insurance programs could have up to $500 in hemp-derived products covered each year. Under a new pilot program from the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that begins on April 1, 2026, participating healthcare providers can offer eligible patients hemp-derived CBD products for symptom control with no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. |
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| Apr 1, 2026 |
Seasonal alcohol, cannabis ban in Banff campgrounds on three long weekends Parks Canada has issued a seasonal order prohibiting alcohol and cannabis in several Banff National Park campgrounds during three summer long weekends in 2026. The restricted activity order, issued April 1, applies only during those specified periods. Parks Canada issued long weekend prohibition orders in previous years under the same regulations. |
| Apr 1, 2026 |
Governor Vetoes Mississippi Bills Granting Expanded Access to Medical Marijuana
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has vetoed two measures aimed at broadening access to medical cannabis, even as he approved a separate measure to advance research into a psychedelic drug with potential therapeutic uses. |
| Mar 31, 2026 |
Bam Margera: ‘Weed Does Not Lead To Other Drugs. It Leads To Fucking Carpentry.’ “Weed does not lead to other drugs,” says Bam Margera in an exclusive interview with High Times. “It leads to fucking carpentry.” He says it to make a point about his wife. She builds bongs out of apples. That, he explains, is what cannabis actually does to people. Two years sober from alcohol, goes to bed at ten, skates; he’s building a cannabis brand called Bam THC with his wife Dannii Marie, and the project feels less like a licensing deal than like something they are actually building around their life. |
| Mar 31, 2026 |
Idaho Senate Passes Resolution Urging Voters Not To Sign Medical Marijuana Ballot Petitions The Idaho Senate has approved a resolution urging voters in the state to “reject” an ongoing effort to place an initiative to legalize medical marijuana on the November ballot. |
| Mar 31, 2026 |
Winnipeg defence lawyer accused of smuggling cannabis into correctional centre A Winnipeg-based criminal defence lawyer is facing charges after allegedly trying to sneak cannabis into a correctional facility in Manitoba. |
| Mar 31, 2026 |
Cannabis Stocks Were Crushed in March Cannabis stocks, as measured by the Global Cannabis Stock Index, were quite volatile in 2024 and then in 2025 as well. While the index did rally in December, it fell for the year. The index dropped 14.4% in January to 5.89. February saw lower prices, but the market recovered with the index ending the month at 5.86,. March was very tough, with the index plunging 10.6% to 5.24. |
| Mar 31, 2026 |
Cannabis Vaping May Be Linked To Earlier Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Symptoms The findings of a group of researchers at the University of California suggest that the use of vape cartridges containing THC may play a key role in the development of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome symptoms. California researchers, in a study published in Cannabis & Cannabinoid Research this month, took a closer look at this little-known condition that triggers repeated bouts of nausea and vomiting in people who use cannabis to get a clearer picture of how it develops, exploring several cannabis habits and types of products. |
| Mar 30, 2026 |
South Africa moves to target global cannabis leadership The South African government is accelerating efforts to develop a commercially viable cannabis and hemp industry, positioning the sector as a potential driver of economic growth, job creation and rural development. |
| Mar 30, 2026 |
Life after flower: Rise of the edible The Canadian cannabis industry has restructured its identity, moving far beyond the legacy era of dried flower dominance into a highly complex, heavily regulated consumer packaged goods (CPG) environment. According to StratCann, Canadian cannabis sales were up 20% in Q2 2025 as the licensed area expanded following years of a traditional flower-dominated retail landscape. While dried cannabis continues to account for the largest share of total medical and non-medical sales at 50% (roughly 13 million units), edible cannabis and cannabis extracts each now represent a formidable 25%. |
| Mar 30, 2026 |
How higher education is embracing legal cannabis As the labor-intensive cannabis industry matures, colleges and universities across the country are adapting to meet the demand for a skilled and knowledgeable workforce. With the national industry supporting an estimated 425,000 full-time jobs, higher education institutions are launching programs to prepare students for careers in cultivation, retail, compliance, product development and medical applications. And cannabis education is no longer a niche offering. Schools across the country offer courses designed specifically for careers in the marijuana industry. |
| Mar 30, 2026 |
Air Canada employee used bag tags in cannabis trafficking plot: RCMP The RCMP says an Air Canada employee has been charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 60 kilograms of cannabis out of a Toronto airport using suitcases labeled with the names of two unsuspecting passengers. |
| Mar 30, 2026 |
Women Lead Cannabis Culture But Ownership Still Lags Behind Women are one of the fastest-growing and most influential forces shaping the cannabis industry. In 2023, women ages 19 to 30 reported higher cannabis use than men for the first time, according to the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future study. Today, roughly one in three women in the United States consumes cannabis, and women account for more than half of users on major platforms. |
| Mar 29, 2026 |
Building Europe’s Cannabis Powerhouse: A Conversation With Finn Hänsel
The legal international cannabis industry is expanding at a significant rate, with Germany serving as ground zero for global expansion. The European country is the top destination for medical cannabis product exports from other countries, having received over 201 tonnes of cannabis products from abroad in just the 2025 calendar year alone. Germany’s legal medical cannabis patient base continues to experience exponential growth year after year, and medical product import totals are reflective of increasing demand. |
| Mar 27, 2026 |
Vancity Original® enters legal cannabis market with launch of Vancity® Cannabis Brand VANCOUVER, B.C. — March 27, 2026 — Vancity Original®, the iconic Vancouver brand founded in 1998 by Jeff “Mister Martini” Martin, is proud to announce its expansion into the legal Canadian cannabis market with the launch of The Vancity® Cannabis Brand, alongside cannabis industry veteran Brad Nishimura and award-winning cannabis lawyer Robert Laurie of AD LUCEM LAW CORPORATION. |
| Mar 27, 2026 |
Synthetic seeds show a glimpse of the future for cannabis breeding When tissue culture laboratories first emerged in the 1970s, they quickly became standard infrastructure for propagating tomatoes, corn, and dozens of other crops. Decades of scientific literature followed, refining the formulas and SOPs that made the process reliable at scale. For cannabis, that body of knowledge simply doesn't exist, effects from the prohibition era. It's a gap that companies like Microhemp, a tissue culture lab based in Italy, are now working to close. "Tissue culture laboratories have been existing since the 70s," says Marco Bianco, founder of Microhemp. "But when it comes to cannabis, this is quite the new space." |
| Mar 27, 2026 |
New Zealand sun-grown cannabis site earns endorsement from Columbia University scientist Not every cannabis farm gets visited by a Columbia University professor. Fewer still get singled out as the best place on earth to grow the plant. That is what happened when Colin Nuckolls, an organic chemistry professor at Columbia and one of the most cited independent researchers on cannabis chemistry, toured Puro's K?kereng? farm on the Kaik?ura coast earlier this year. |
| Mar 27, 2026 |
Congressman Demands Marijuana Rescheduling Update From DOJ, Three Months After Trump’s Executive Order A Democratic congressman is pressing the Department of Justice for answers to a question that’s been on the minds of many Americans since President Donald Trump ordered the quick completion of the marijuana rescheduling process late last year: What’s the hold up? |
| Mar 27, 2026 |
Why does cannabis give people 'the munchies'? One of the best-known side effects of smoking cannabis is "the munchies," or an intense increase in appetite. One minute someone might feel full, and the next they appear ravenous. This effect, known scientifically as cannabis-induced hyperphagia, is powerful enough that for regular marijuana users, it can even cause weight gain, a seven-year analysis found. So what's really going on? Why can cannabis make people want to eat even when they're already full? |
| Mar 27, 2026 |
State's cannabis industry marks 5-year anniversary with $3.3B in sales, 600 dispensaries ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul marked the upcoming five-year anniversary of the passage of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which legalized adult-use cannabis, established the Office of Cannabis Management, and laid the foundation for a regulated, equity-driven cannabis industry in New York. Since the launch of adult-use sales, New York’s cannabis market has generated $3.3 billion in total retail sales and expanded to more than 600 licensed dispensaries statewide, with Pure Blossom on Manhattan’s Upper West Side recognized as the State’s 600th licensed retail location. |
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