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Alabama’s second operating medical cannabis dispensary opened in Talladega on August 28, but state licensing disputes are still blocking 28 additional storefronts and keeping the new market far smaller than planned.
Read moreFrom Sept. 1, medicinal-cannabis prescriptions paid for by Australia’s veterans department must meet tighter funding rules, forcing clinics, pharmacies and suppliers to adjust products, prescribers and patient pathways immediately.
Read moreA September 4 deadline decides who can still pursue Rhode Island’s reserved social-equity retail cannabis licenses, even though the wider retail application window remains open until November 23.
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Alabama’s medical cannabis market now has two operating dispensaries. The second opened in Talladega on August 28, according to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, the state regulator that licenses and oversees the program.
Read moreAustralia’s veteran-funded medicinal-cannabis market is no longer in transition. It is in enforcement.
Read moreRhode Island hits a hard licensing deadline today. The state is closing the interest form for Social Equity Applicant Status Certification, the screening process for people and companies that want to compete in the social-equity...
Read moreOklahoma has extended its shutdown of new medical cannabis business licenses. Emergency rules that took effect on August 28, 2026 keep the state from processing and issuing new dispensary, grower, and processor licenses until...
Read moreNew Zealand’s latest Ministry of Health supply update puts a clear number on a question that often gets answered with anecdotes. In June 2026, the country supplied 24,389 packs of unapproved medicinal-cannabis products. Of those,...
Read moreMissouri has formally moved curbside cannabis pickup from industry wish list to state rulemaking.
Read moreIllinois has posted the application that will allow existing adult-use cannabis dispensaries to start adding a medical license at the same location. The filing window opens on September 10, and the state says only dispensaries...
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