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UK medical cannabis market growing faster than expected as patient numbers accelerate
In 2025, the UK imported more than 30,000 kilograms of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBPMs), more than doubling for the second consecutive year, new data from Prohibition Partners shows.
Business of CannabisGBMedical
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Medical cannabis imports continue to outpace UK cultivation
MMJDailyGBMedical
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Nine of ten highest-volume UK CBPM prescribers are pharmacists
Business of CannabisGBMedical
Europe
5 stories- Curaleaf Laboratories and Herdade das Barrocas bring medical cannabis products to UK
- Sanity Group and Astrasana form strategic partnership for Swiss medical cannabis access
Hanf MagazinCHBusiness & Investment
- France sets July deadline for medical cannabis regulations as study links treatment to lower opioid use
Cannabis HealthFRRegulation
- Czech Republic introduces new rules for cannabis possession and home cultivation from 2026
SechatCZRegulation
- Patient groups urge ministers to reconsider proposed CBD product restrictions
leafieGBHemp & CBD
United States
9 stories- Plant-derived cannabis pain treatment receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation
NORMLUSMedical
- States collected nearly $15 billion in legal cannabis tax revenue over five years
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- Alaska law allowing eligible residents to seal cannabis convictions takes effect
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Nebraska officials approve start of medical cannabis cultivation programme
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- US Supreme Court rules in favour of cannabis user charged with unlawful firearm possession
abcnews.comUSRegulation
- Minnesota cannabis testing laboratory shuts down citing regulatory framework concerns
Cannabis Equipment NewsUSRegulation
- Growing numbers of older adults using cannabis as researchers investigate trend
kjzz.orgUSHealth & Science
- Legal cannabis tax revenue in US surpasses $28 billion since first market launched
ForbesUSAdult-use
- Massachusetts legal cannabis market evolves amid regulatory and commercial challenges
JD SupraUSAdult-use
Canada
6 stories- Canadian hemp industry calls for one percent THC limit and policy reforms
HempTodayCAHemp & CBD
- Cannabis Council of Canada suspends operations amid industry challenges
MMJDailyCABusiness & Investment
- Victoria cannabis consumption lounge seeks local support for Oak Bay Junction location
sookenewsmirror.comCAAdult-use
- Nova Scotia cannabis sales continue to rise despite illicit market losses
CTV NewsCAAdult-use
- Alberta's festival cannabis retail model emerging as industry leader
StratCannCABusiness & Investment
- Lakehead University study warns Canada's cannabis tracking systems failing
educationnewscanada.comCARegulation
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Argentine university launches medicinal cannabis course with official certification
El PlanteoARMedical
- Mendoza introduces regulations for medicinal cannabis use in animals
analisisdigital.com.arARMedical
- Cannabis decriminalisation for personal use remains on hold in Chile
SechatCLRegulation
- Mexico's unresolved legal framework creates cannabis industry uncertainty
mercados.pressMXRegulation
Africa & Middle East
2 stories- Illegal cannabis stores continue operating openly across South Africa
BusinessTechZARegulation
- IM Cannabis signs letter of intent to sell European operations
Stock TitanBusiness & Investment
APAC
3 stories- Ananda Pharma confirms CBD drug safety as chronic pain trials progress
Cannabis HealthHealth & Science
- Indian state advances industrial hemp rollout with value chain focus
HempTodayINHemp & CBD
- Thailand opens public consultation on proposed new cannabis legislation
Bangkok PostTHRegulation
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