International Cannabis Weekly: 432
January 9, 2026
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UK POLICE FINALLY GET OFFICIAL MEDICAL CANNABIS GUIDANCE YEARS AFTER TREATMENT WAS LEGALISED
Over seven years after medical cannabis was legalised in the UK, the National Police Chiefs’ Council has approved the first official guidance for medical cannabis.
GERMANY’S MEDICAL CANNABIS BILL FACING CRITICAL TEST
CANNABIS EUROPA CONFERENCE TO RETURN TO PARIS IN FEBRUARY 2026
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Europe
- Malta’s cannabis reality exposes gaps between legal framework and lived market experience.
- Inside Czechia’s 2026 cannabis laws covering legal home growing possession and limits.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina legalises cannabis for medical use following parliamentary approval.
- FrenchFarm launches new THC spray product targeting regulated European cannabis markets.
- Cannabis social club has opened up its doors as Malta’s regulated market takes shape.
- Spanish pharmacists appeal hospital-only cannabis rule as key regulatory deadline passes unmet.
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United States
- Wyld acquires Grön in a major cannabis industry transaction.
- Florida Supreme Court weighs legal challenge to proposed 2026 cannabis ballot initiative.
- Indiana lawmaker files bill to legalise low level cannabis possession and cultivation.
- Terminally ill patients could use medical cannabis in Virginia hospitals under new bill.
- Colorado cannabis and cannabis shops receive major tax relief under new measures.
- Nabis acquires Humble Cannabis Solutions assets strengthening cannabis commerce infrastructure.
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Canada
- CCBC recommends British Columbia formally recognise cannabis as priority economic sector.
- Canopy class action claim certified as court credits company corrective disclosure.
- Tilray celebrates dry January by promoting cannabis drinks across the Canadian market.
- Behind the scenes of Canada’s thriving and highly regulated legal cannabis industry.
- Organigram extends cannabis innovation investment through expanded partnership with Phylos.
- Greenway Greenhouse reports cannabis growth in 2025 and international market expansion.
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LATAM & The Caribbean
- Boulos meets with industry groups to discuss regulation of medical cannabis in Brazil.
- José Antonio Kast has reiterated hardline opposition over claims of cannabis reform in Chile.
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APAC
- New Caledonia lays foundations for developing regulated hemp sector through 2030.
- Asian regulators signal shifting cannabis and hemp policy landscape across the region.
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Africa & The Middle East
- IM Cannabis has appointed Alon Dayan to board of directors as governance evolves.
- UAE hemp law offers new ways to treat insomnia, anxiety and epilepsy.
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