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'Not immediately compliant': what the CRS says America's rescheduling order actually delivers
Since President Trump issued an executive order to expedite cannabis rescheduling in December 2025, questions over the legal implications of this route have hung over the industry.
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
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Cannabis giants sued for marketing cannabis as medicine
thefp.comRegulation
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High Tide reports record distribution of 7.6 tonnes of medical cannabis
Investing NewsMedical
Europe
9 stories- Curaleaf has become the first UK manufacturer of medical cannabis suppositories and pessaries
Business of CannabisGBMedical
- Why Portugal is losing its status as Europe's cannabis processing hub
Hanf MagazinPTBusiness & Investment
- Berlin's Charité is poised to host the seventh Medicinal Cannabis Congress in 2026
Hanf MagazinDEEvents & Industry
- Medical cannabis dispensing remains complex and labour-intensive work for German pharmacies
Pharmazeutische ZeitungDEMedical
- Curaleaf has completed the buyout of remaining stake in Germany's Four 20 Pharma
pulse2.comDEBusiness & Investment
- Austrian court has ruled on tobacco use with hemp flowers in brand new legal case
NewsweedATRegulation
- Germany's first experimental cannabis store has opened its shutters in Düsseldorf
NewsweedDEAdult-use
- Moldova has set up its hemp framework to help rebuild fibre and seed value chains
HempTodayMDHemp & CBD
- CSQ launches EU-GMP addendum to support cannabinoid export compliance standards
Hemp GazetteEURegulation
United States
9 stories- Nabis acquires Hudson Distribution licence to enter New Jersey cannabis market
Business of CannabisUSBusiness & Investment
- Drug Enforcement Administration has formalised the HHC ban as the Farm Bill offers no market reprieve
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- Pennsylvania Senate panel approves amended bill to regulate cannabis and hemp
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- North Carolina voters could decide on cannabis legalisation under new Senate bill
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- America's CBD industry now faces same evidential battle Europe has been fighting for 8 years
Business of CannabisUSHemp & CBD
- New York opens applications for cannabis farmers markets and pop-up events
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- Blank Rome has added two new partners to its growing cannabis practice, it has said
mg MagazineEvents & Industry
- Ace Venture completes 51% acquisition of Vireo Health New York, it has announced
Cannabis Equipment NewsUSBusiness & Investment
- Green Thumb Industries has filed applications for DEA cannabis research registration
Stock TitanUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
8 stories- High Tide reports record quarterly medical cannabis distribution through Remexian Pharma
Investing NewsCABusiness & Investment
- Cannara completes acquisition of Medican Organic to strengthen Canadian cannabis operations
GlobeNewswireCABusiness & Investment
- Cronos has expanded its Spinach Stix pre-roll products across the Canadian market
ca.investing.comCAAdult-use
- Organigram to report second quarter fiscal 2026 results on May 12
The Globe and MailCABusiness & Investment
- BC Cannabis Secretariat moves under Ministry of Agriculture and Food
StratCannCARegulation
- Adastra Holdings appoints new director and updates cannabis leadership team
Investing NewsCABusiness & Investment
- British Columbia cannabis sales continue to climb according to StatCan data
dailyhive.comCABusiness & Investment
- Glow Lifetech expands distribution with two major Canadian cannabis retailers
newsfilecorp.comCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
3 storiesAfrica & Middle East
3 stories- New museum dedicated to cannabis poised to open in Cape Town, South Africa
The South AfricanZAEvents & Industry
- Israel moves towards ending smoked medical cannabis under new health policy
The Jerusalem PostILMedical
- Israeli health debate growing over medical cannabis usage and patient access
The Jerusalem PostILMedical
Oceania
2 stories- Australian medical cannabis sales starting to decline as market pressures build
StratCannAUMedical
- Creditors progressing Cannim recovery plan as doubts emerge over returns
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
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