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The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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Germany's cannabis imports nearly triple in size in 2025
Germany’s cannabis imports, according to the latest figures from BfArM, nearly tripled in size in 2025, cementing it beyond any doubt as the engine behind Europe’s medical cannabis boom.
Business of CannabisDEMedical
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Rescheduling will reprice medical IP, not retail footprints
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
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Canada's cannabis retail market reaches C$5.5bn in 24/25 but growth slows
Business of CannabisCABusiness & Investment
Europe
8 stories- Cannabis mental health evidence gap highlights debate between association and causation
Business of CannabisHealth & Science
- Patient Protect launches to support UK medical cannabis patients facing discrimination
Business of CannabisGBMedical
- SPD calls for policy adjustments instead of banning cannabis mail-order distribution
Pharmazeutische ZeitungDERegulation
- Campaign launched in memory of mother who helped change UK medical cannabis law
Cannabis HealthGBEvents & Industry
- UK grant supports development of hemp varieties tailored for British farming conditions
HempTodayGBHemp & CBD
- Staff turnover and process consistency emerge as challenges for European operators
MMJDailyEUBusiness & Investment
- Medical cannabis highlighted as potential tool in addressing UK mental health crisis
leafieGBMedical
- North Macedonia revokes six additional licences for medicinal cannabis producers
seenews.comMKRegulation
United States
9 stories- House Agriculture Committee advances Farm Bill without relief for hemp industry
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- Federal cannabis rescheduling expected to reprice medical intellectual property
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- Alabama commissioner says patients could begin accessing medical cannabis next month
NORMLUSMedical
- Colorado pushes to allow cannabis-friendly events in first legislative vote
westword.comUSRegulation
- Kentucky bill proposes changes to how alcohol and cannabis beverages are taxed
wkyt.comUSRegulation
- Trulieve to open new medical cannabis dispensary in Lake Wales, Florida
PR NewswireUSBusiness & Investment
- Michigan regulators instruct cannabis retailers to stop referring to themselves as dispensaries
detroitnews.comUSRegulation
- Senate amendment would allow marijuana industry workers to qualify for federal mortgage loans
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- High Tide and NuLeaf Naturals join US National Compassionate Care Council
Investing NewsUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
5 stories- Health Canada publishes new guidance on cannabis facility tours for licensed operators
MMJDailyCARegulation
- High Tide opens its 220th Canna Cabana retail store in Sarnia, Ontario
Cannabis Business TimesCABusiness & Investment
- Nova Scotia cannabis seizures on First Nation land prompt law enforcement response
Global NewsCARegulation
- Cannabis sales in Newfoundland rise 4.5% to $27.9 million in third quarter
StratCannCABusiness & Investment
- New cannabis licence approvals slow down in 2026 as regulatory revocations increase
StratCannCARegulation
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Brazil's cannabis policy debate reaches critical crossroads amid regulatory uncertainty
High TimesBRRegulation
- Luján de Cuyo becomes epicentre of cannabis sector with third edition of Mendocann event
mendovoz.comAREvents & Industry
- Medellín prepares to launch medical cannabis pharmacy through Green Marketplace initiative
El PlanteoCOMedical
- Uruguay releases its own evaluation of the cannabis market regulation framework
gub.uyUYRegulation
Africa & Middle East
2 storiesAPAC
1 storyOceania
3 stories- New Zealand medical cannabis company Helius Therapeutics enters voluntary administration
newstalkzb.co.nzNZBusiness & Investment
- ECS Botanics plans relaunch of Terphogz cannabis range after market setback
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Tilray Brands acquires BrewDog Australia to expand beverage portfolio
Cannabis Business TimesAUBusiness & Investment
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