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Albania’s Medical Cannabis Rollout Moves Into the Registry and Traceability Stage

After its first licence window closed in April, Albania is building the national register, product-tracking rules and fee system that will determine how licensed medical-cannabis projects actually begin operating.

Albania’s medical-cannabis rollout has moved out of the political phase and into the operating phase. On 13 August, the national cannabis control agency said it was working with the National Agency of Information Society to implement Decision No. 630/2026, which creates the...

Utah Opens One of the Rarest Cannabis License Windows in the U.S.

Utah is taking applications through September 2 for a single new medical cannabis pharmacy license, and the winner must place the store in a smaller county area that federal health officials classify as medically underserved.

Utah has opened a new application round for one independent medical cannabis pharmacy license, with submissions running from August 3 through September 2, 2026. The state says it will choose one winner and award the license before January 1, 2027.

Connecticut Sets an October 1 Reset for Cannabis Tax, Forcing a Fast Retail Reprice

Connecticut will replace its THC-based cannabis tax with a flat 10.75% statewide excise on October 1, changing how adult-use cannabis is priced, rung up, and explained at the counter.

Connecticut cannabis retailers now have a fixed date for a major tax change: on October 1, 2026, the state will stop taxing adult-use cannabis by THC content and start applying a flat 10.75% statewide cannabis excise instead. The Department of Revenue Services has posted the...

GLOBALAug 25, 2026

Thailand Became Australia’s No. 2 Cannabis Import Source in 2025

Australia’s updated trade data shows regulated cannabis imports from Thailand surged to 20,658 kilograms in 2025, creating a new supply rival for local growers and a bigger sourcing option for importers, wholesalers, and pharmacies.

Thailand shipped 20,658 kilograms of cannabis into Australia in 2025, up from 1,093 kilograms in 2024. Australia’s Office of Drug Control published the updated country-by-country table on 19 August 2026, and the jump moves Thailand into second place among Australia’s import...

Spain’s New Cultivation List Shows 14 Active Medical-Cannabis Supply Authorizations

A July update from Spain’s medicines agency gives the clearest count yet of who can grow cannabis for the country’s medical and scientific system, even as the public product register remains thin.

Spain now has a clearer picture of its medical-cannabis supply base than it did a month ago. In a 31 July 2026 update, Spain’s medicines agency, AEMPS, listed 14 active cultivation authorizations tied to medical or scientific supply. The total breaks down into 9 authorizations...

New Mexico’s Cannabis Tracking Cutover Starts With a Lab Freeze and Transfer Delays

A mandatory switch to New Mexico’s new cannabis tracking system begins August 25, stopping lab sample intake for a week and disrupting some retailer transfers into early September.

New Mexico’s cannabis industry is two days from a state-mandated software switch that will interrupt normal business across the supply chain. The Cannabis Control Division says testing laboratories will be unable to receive cannabis samples from August 25 through August 31 as...

Minnesota’s Adult-Use Rollout Still Has More Growers Than Stores

Minnesota had issued 18 cultivator licenses but only 14 retailer licenses as of Aug. 18, a sign that the state’s next bottleneck is getting legal cannabis in front of customers rather than into the supply chain.

Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis market is still being built from the supply side first. As of Aug. 18, the state had issued 18 cultivator licenses and 14 retailer licenses, according to the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management’s application and license-holder data.

Massachusetts Turns THC Label Inflation Into Public Enforcement

After testing 63 flower products, Massachusetts put 13 off the market for THC labels that fell outside the state’s accepted range, raising immediate pressure on growers, brands, labs, retailers, and medical operators ahead of a hearing on testing rules.

Massachusetts has published the first hard enforcement data in its fight over inflated THC labels. On August 13, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission said 13 of 63 cannabis flower products sampled from 62 producers fell outside the state’s accepted range for labeled potency...

New Jersey’s Operating Cannabis Market Is Now Mostly Retail

A new state licensing snapshot shows New Jersey is building its legal cannabis market around stores faster than growers or product makers, sharpening competition for shelf space, supply, and margins.

The August 5 operating snapshot shows 350 adult-use retailers and a market tilted toward stores

Senate Keeps a Short Federal Hemp Bridge, but November 12 Still Threatens Some THC Products

The Senate blocked an effort to remove a stopgap hemp carve-out, giving most hemp-derived THC products a temporary path to December 11 while leaving a November 12 federal trigger in place for certain products tied to chemically made cannabinoids and other still-covered categories.

The Senate has given most hemp-derived THC products a little more time, and not much more than that. On August 8, senators voted 61-32 to block Sen. Ted Budd’s attempt to remove Section 2019 from H.R. 6500, a stopgap funding bill. A few hours later, the Senate passed the package...

Utah’s Medical Cannabis Market Is Tilting Further Toward Vape Products

Utah’s latest state report shows cartridges and pens widening their sales lead over flower, giving pharmacies, processors, and cultivators a clearer signal about what registered patients are buying in the state’s medical-only market.

Utah’s medical cannabis market is still growing, and in July the strongest category was not flower. State data show cartridges and pens brought in $8,616,600 in July 2026 sales, compared with $5,621,600 for flower. That is a gap of just under $3 million in a state that allows...

GLOBALAug 17, 2026

Thailand’s Cannabis Reset Shows Up in the Shop Count

Thailand says 7,131 cannabis outlets failed to renew their licences, leaving 11,386 active businesses as the country forces the trade toward medical-only service models.

Thailand's cannabis market has now lost a large share of its licensed storefront base in official records. The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine says 11,386 cannabis establishments remain active out of 18,517 licensed cumulatively, after 7,131 fell out of...

GLOBALAug 16, 2026

Brazil’s Medical-Cannabis Rewrite Reaches Its First Hard Deadline

Products already cleared under Brazil’s old medicinal-cannabis rules had to file updated paperwork by August 1, making mid-August the first real test of which companies can keep products moving through the regulated market.

Brazil’s medicinal-cannabis market has crossed its first hard compliance checkpoint under the country’s 2026 rule rewrite. Anvisa, the national health regulator, said products that were already authorized under the prior framework had to submit the required adaptation filings by...

EU Sets THC Caps for Hemp-Leaf Teas and Ready-to-Drink Infusions

A new EU food rule gives hemp-leaf teas and bottled infusions bloc-wide THC limits and label warnings, forcing suppliers, beverage brands and retailers to retest products before 2027.

The European Union has set explicit THC ceilings for hemp leaves sold to be brewed in water and for ready-to-drink hemp-leaf infusions. Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1828 fixes maximum delta-9-THC-equivalent levels at 40 milligrams per kilogram for hemp leaves intended for...

New York Lets Cannabis Microbusinesses Use Their Own Licenses at Showcase Events

New York has changed the rules so a cannabis microbusiness with retail, cultivation, and processing authority can sell at approved pop-ups and market-style events without first lining up separate partner licensees.

New York has removed a practical barrier for some of its smallest legal cannabis businesses. On August 6, the state signed S10113 into law as Chapter 207, effective immediately. The change amends the part of New York cannabis law that governs Cannabis Showcase Event permits, the...