Weekly cannabis news
Regulation, medical markets, and the decisions shaping the sector.
Manitoba’s cannabis-store safety bill cleared committee on October 8, advancing possible minimum staffing rules that could reduce lone working but raise payroll costs for independent shops.
Read moreMichigan has permanently revoked Muha Meds Ypsilanti’s adult-use retail license and fined its operator US$251,250 after finding that promotional vape transfers bypassed core sales, identity and tracking controls.
Read moreNew first-half data show Spain brought in 25,730 kg of medical cannabis and sent out 18,305 kg, exposing a cross-border processing market that is moving faster than the country’s tightly limited patient system.
Read moreFlorida has licensed 22 new medical-cannabis operators. One week later, the first official operating snapshot showed all 22 still at zero.
Read moreMassachusetts has moved its medical cannabis overhaul out of the statute book and into live rule design. On September 17, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission opened formal discussion of medical licensing changes, including a...
Read moreMinnesota’s legal cannabis market has crossed its first $250 million in combined retail sales roughly one year after adult-use sales began at state-licensed businesses. The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management said on Sept. 15...
Read moreOhio has switched on a new control point for cannabis sales. Since September 11, 2026, cultivators and processors in the state cannot sell cannabis in packaging meant for direct customer sale unless the Division of Cannabis...
Read moreAustralia’s medicinal-cannabis export trade moved into clearer commercial scale in 2025. The latest country-by-country tables from the Office of Drug Control show Australia exported 6,780 kilograms of cannabis in 2025, up from...
Read moreThailand has answered the question that mattered most once its tighter cannabis rules arrived: old-model flower shops are not being forced to close overnight, but they are being moved onto a timed exit path.
Read moreGreat Britain’s CBD food market has reached its first real decision point. In papers prepared for its September 2026 board meeting and updated on 14 September, the Food Standards Agency said it will recommend ministers authorise...
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