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| Oct 30, 2025 |
Cannabis Treatment Associated With Prolonged Survival in Patients With Aggressive Form of Cancer |
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| Oct 30, 2025 |
Cannabis Use Linked To Lower Risk of Cirrhosis, Other Alcohol-Associated Liver Diseases Alcohol-dependent subjects who consume cannabis possess a significantly lower risk of being diagnosed with liver injuries such as cirrhosis, according to data published in the scientific journal Liver International. |
| Oct 30, 2025 |
Montreal police warn parents after huge THC gummy seizure Montreal police (SPVM) are warning parents to be vigilant ahead of Halloween following a major seizure of cannabis edibles. |
| Oct 30, 2025 |
Australia's Cannabis Import Quota Slashed Amid Surging Local Production Australia’s Office of Drug Control (ODC) said the country’s 2025 cannabis import quota has been reduced by the International Narcotics Control Board from 101 tonnes to 88 tonnes, Business of Cannabis reported. |
| Oct 29, 2025 |
Drug War 2.0 Puts International Cannabis Reform at Risk
The United States is intensifying its controversial overseas ‘war on drugs’ even as a prolonged government shutdown paralyses domestic policy, a combination that threatens to reshape the outlook for cannabis reform and regulation |
| Oct 29, 2025 |
Cannabis is Mainstream, Public Support is Strong, and Canadians Want the Sector to Grow Seven years after cannabis was legalized in Canada, a new survey from Abacus Data conducted for Organigram Global reveals that cannabis has firmly taken root in Canadian society. Cannabis use is widespread across age groups, and the sector is broadly seen as a valuable contributor to the national economy. Most Canadians support the idea of modernizing regulations to help the industry grow-and critically, very few see any political downside to doing so. |
| Oct 29, 2025 |
Most Canadians See Cannabis as Economic Priority Nearly six in ten Canadians (59 percent) believe the federal government should do more to support jobs and innovation in the cannabis sector, according to a new nationwide poll. An equal number (59 percent) see the legal cannabis industry as an important part of the Canadian economy. |
| Oct 28, 2025 |
Brothers save family farm by growing 'craft' cannabis On the outskirts of Teeswater, Ont., Chris and Marty Johnston have converted part of their 150-acre family farm into one of the most reputable craft cannabis operations in Ontario. |
| Oct 28, 2025 |
How medical cannabis can help Canada reach its new export ambitions As demand surges in Germany and other markets, Canada has a chance to cement it's standing as Europe’s most trusted medical cannabis partner. |
| Oct 27, 2025 |
BC resuming cannabis operations following tentative end to strike As of Monday, October 27, BC is resuming its cannabis operations following a tentative agreement between the provincial government and the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU). |
| Oct 27, 2025 |
When will U.S. health insurance cover medical cannabis? Healthcare coverage for cannabis treatments is still a distant dream in the United States. But in some states, medical cannabis patients may soon be reimbursed for doctors’ visits, cannabis products and other MMJ-related services via a workaround, one advocacy organization said this week. |
| Oct 26, 2025 |
Weed sales in B.C. smoked out by an unlikely province Canada set a new record for sales of weed products this past August, according to data from Statistics Canada; however, B.C., known for its “bud,” was beaten out by two provinces, including one that some might find surprising. |
| Oct 24, 2025 |
Marijuana Companies Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Take Up Case Challenging Constitutionality Of Federal Prohibition A coalition of marijuana companies has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their case challenging the constitutionality of federal prohibition. |
| Oct 23, 2025 |
Circle K to sell hemp THC beverages nationwide in 2026 The ubiquitous roadside retailer and convenience store chain plans to start selling hemp-derived THC beverages in as many as 3,000 stores nationwide sometime next year, company officials told MJBizDaily. |
| Oct 22, 2025 |
LA's staggering cannabis problem could cost the city $400M The legal cannabis market in Los Angeles is hitting a breaking point. At least two-thirds of LA weed businesses have failed to pay their local taxes, and the city is currently out hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue. |
| Oct 22, 2025 |
Cannabis boom in South Africa and Zimbabwe is good for wealthy investors, bad for small farmers But is this boom benefiting indigenous cannabis farmers in southern Africa? They’d been growing the plant for hundreds of years before colonial authorities criminalised it in the early 1900s. Rural people continued to grow it illicitly after that, relying on its medicinal properties. |
| Oct 21, 2025 |
Spirit Rising House fined $35K for giving cannabis to kids in care in Winnipeg, charges against owners stayed All charges against the owners of a foster agency that gave cannabis to children in care were stayed Tuesday, after a plea bargain was reached that saw the organization — Spirit Rising House — plead guilty and pay a $35,000 fine. |
| Oct 21, 2025 |
Campaign to end Massachusetts’ $1.6 billion legal marijuana market claims early success Advocates of a ballot initiative that would eliminate Massachusetts’ $1.6 billion annual legal cannabis industry claim they are “on track” to qualify the controversial measure for the November 2026 ballot. |
| Oct 20, 2025 |
Cannabis works better than opioids for back pain, in two European studies "Anecdotally, [people] say cannabis works great," says Price, an assistant professor of neurological surgery at UC Davis. "It's the only thing that helps them sleep at night, the only thing that takes the edge off." |
| Oct 19, 2025 |
Cannabis revenue outsmokes liquor sales in Manitoba when it comes to revenue growth Cannabis provided a big revenue buzz for Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries during the most recent fiscal year, with sales of cannabis flower, extracts and edibles fuelling more revenue growth for the Crown corporation than sales of alcohol or any form of gaming revenue. |