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Netherlands Sets End-2026 Stop for State Medicinal-Cannabis Exports

The Dutch government says state exports of medicinal cannabis will end this year, Dutch pharmacies and researchers will move to imported supply in 2027, and the legal basis for ending the current state-only supply model is targeted for July 2028.

The Netherlands has put a hard date on the end of one of Europe’s oldest state-run medicinal-cannabis export channels. In a 3 July policy letter, the Dutch health minister said exports by the Bureau voor Medicinale Cannabis will stop at the end of 2026. The same letter says the...

Missouri’s Final Required Microbusiness Lottery Drew 888 Applications for About 77 Licenses

Missouri has moved its third and final required cannabis microbusiness round into review, with 888 applicants competing for about 77 small-business licenses that the state says will start being issued in December.

Missouri has posted the results of its third cannabis microbusiness lottery, pushing the process out of application season and into state review. The state says its Division of Cannabis Regulation received 888 applications for round three and expects to issue approximately 77...

D.C. Extends Medical Cannabis Conditional Licenses to Three Years and Eases the Path to Full Approval

Washington, D.C. has given medical cannabis applicants up to three years to turn conditional licenses into operating businesses and now lets many of them convert using a zoning certificate instead of waiting for a certificate of occupancy.

Washington, D.C. has changed the timetable for medical cannabis businesses that have approval in principle but are not yet ready to open. Under D.C. Act 26-391, signed on July 30 and effective immediately on an emergency basis, conditional medical cannabis licenses are now valid...

Virginia Sets a Dated Path to Retail Marijuana Sales, With Launch Planned for July 1, 2027

Virginia’s cannabis regulator has moved the state’s adult-use market from political promise to a public operating calendar, giving existing medical and hemp businesses an early planning lane and putting the wider industry on a fixed clock.

Virginia’s cannabis regulator has posted the clearest adult-use market timetable the state has offered yet. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority says draft regulations will be released in September 2026, some license applications must start being accepted by February 1, 2027,...

GLOBALSep 8, 2026

Canada Doubles Cannabis Import Permit Validity to 12 Months

Health Canada has extended the maximum life of a cannabis import permit to 12 months and tied Canadian export-permit validity to the foreign permit deadline, giving medical and research supply chains more time to complete cross-border shipments without changing the one-shipment rule.

Health Canada has doubled the import-permit window and only surfaced it to licensees this month

Denmark’s Permanent Medical Cannabis Scheme Still Has Just 14 Admitted Products

Denmark has made its medical-cannabis programme permanent, but the Danish Medicines Agency’s current admitted-products list still shows only 14 items, leaving doctors, pharmacies and suppliers with a much narrower market than the legal shift alone implies.

Denmark’s medical cannabis scheme is no longer a pilot. It became a permanent regime on 1 January 2026.

Alabama Hits Two Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, With 28 More Sites Still Stalled

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.

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.

GLOBALSep 5, 2026

Australia’s Veteran Cannabis Reset Has Moved From Transition to Enforcement

From 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.

Australia’s veteran-funded medicinal-cannabis market is no longer in transition. It is in enforcement.

Rhode Island Closes the Social-Equity Entry Lane in Its Restarted 24-License Retail Round

A 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.

Rhode 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 portion of the adult-use retail expansion.

Oklahoma Extends Medical Cannabis Business License Freeze to August 2028

Emergency rules that took effect on August 28 keep Oklahoma closed to new dispensary, grower, and processor licenses for two more years, forcing would-be entrants and dealmakers to work inside a fixed pool of existing businesses.

Emergency rules effective August 28 keep new Oklahoma cannabis business licenses frozen until 2028

GLOBALSep 2, 2026

New Zealand’s June Medical-Cannabis Supply Stayed Decisively THC-Led

A fresh Ministry of Health update shows New Zealand supplied far more THC-containing medicinal-cannabis packs than CBD-only packs in June, giving licensed operators a clearer read on what the domestic market is actually dispensing.

New 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, 18,845 were THC-only packs, 1,250 contained both...

Missouri Opens Formal Rulemaking for Dispensary Curbside Pickup

A Missouri rule published September 1 would let dispensaries hand preordered cannabis to customers in designated on-site parking spaces, expanding convenience beyond drive-through lanes and pickup windows if the state keeps the proposal after comments close on October 1.

Missouri has formally moved curbside cannabis pickup from industry wish list to state rulemaking.

Illinois Opens Medical License Opt-In for Adult-Use Dispensaries on September 10

A new Illinois application will let existing adult-use cannabis stores add same-site medical sales, creating a near-term choice over patient access, tax treatment, and store operations.

Illinois opens a September 10 filing window for adult-use stores that want to add medical sales

Germany’s Medical Cannabis Market Just Got a Major Data Rewrite

Germany’s medicines regulator has revised first-quarter 2026 medical-cannabis imports up by one-third, turning what looked like a slowdown into a record quarter and resetting the demand picture for Europe’s biggest regulated market.

Germany’s first-quarter import total was revised up by 17,030 kg, turning a slowdown into a record

Nevada’s Medical Cannabis Retail Market Is Down to One Store

Nevada now has one medical-only cannabis dispensary left, showing that most patient sales have been absorbed into the broader adult-use store network just as federal tax and licensing questions make a true medical license more meaningful again.

The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board’s August 2026 establishment statistics show 346 active operational cannabis licenses statewide. Inside that total, there is 1 licensed medical cannabis dispensary and 105 adult-use retail cannabis stores, meaning stores open to adults 21 and...