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Top story
Australia's medical cannabis reform takes aim at 'closed loop' prescribing
Australia’s ongoing efforts to restrict its medical cannabis market are now taking aim at the special access scheme (SAS) framework on which the country’s hundreds of thousands of annual prescriptions are based.
Business of CannabisAURegulation
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Curaleaf Laboratories returns as headline sponsor for Cannabis Health Symposium
Cannabis HealthEvents & Industry
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The global cannabis industry 2026: what's happened, and what comes next
Business of CannabisEvents & Industry
Europe
9 stories- Stuttgart symposium will explore the growing potential of hemp as a sustainable building material
Hanf MagazinDEEvents & Industry
- Election guide examines where political parties stand on cannabis in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Hanf MagazinDERegulation
- German court rejects challenge over reimbursement of medical cannabis flower for patients
Cannabis HealthDEMedical
- Fourteen French associations demand that the medical cannabis law finally be implemented
NewsweedFRRegulation
- Britain nears first CBD food approvals as incoming EU rules could shorten their lifespan
HempTodayGBHemp & CBD
- New study examines lessons and emerging trends from the Netherlands' cannabis experiment
NewsweedNLHealth & Science
- Bedrocan and BMC expand medicinal cannabis exports as international demand continues to develop
Cannabis IndustrieNLMedical
- Northern Leaf details remarkable turnaround from collapse concerns to becoming a leading UK cultivator
Business of CannabisGBBusiness & Investment
- Portugal's regulator defends cannabis crackdown as delays in export permits begin to fall
Business of CannabisPTRegulation
United States
7 stories- Minnesota records $150 million in recreational cannabis sales during its first year
Cannabis Equipment NewsUSAdult-use
- San Francisco officials propose cannabis cafés allowing consumption alongside food and live music
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- New York cannabis regulators launch new dashboard powered by Metrc tracking data
Cannabis Equipment NewsUSRegulation
- US Census Bureau examines how cannabis excise taxes are shaping state and local revenues
census.govUSRegulation
- TerrAscend faces deadline to respond to lawsuit seeking $8.4m marijuana tax refund
themarijuanaherald.comUSBusiness & Investment
- Half of Kentucky's medical marijuana dispensaries are now open across the state
floydct.comUSMedical
- Illinois expands medical cannabis access through newly issued dispensary licences
wandtv.comUSMedical
Canada
7 stories- Red White & Bloom expands into Europe through new strategic international partnership
ir.redwhitebloom.comCAEUBusiness & Investment
- Health Canada releases updated analytical testing guidance for cannabis laboratories
StratCannCARegulation
- Christina Lake Cannabis earns recognition for work supporting medical cannabis patients
StratCannCAMedical
- New partnership aims to expand cannabis access across multiple Canadian markets
MMJDailyCABusiness & Investment
- High Tide reports record-breaking third-quarter financial results as sales grow
Investing NewsCABusiness & Investment
- Village Farms appoints Hamid Shekarchi as interim chief financial officer
mg MagazineCABusiness & Investment
- Avicanna launches MyMedi.ca integrated healthcare programme across Canada
Business InsiderCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
5 stories- Brazil's CFBM expands biomedical professionals' role across cannabis supply chain
SechatBRRegulation
- São Paulo reviews two years of medical cannabis access through public healthcare
SechatBRMedical
- Mexico's cannabis food regulations raise questions around edible products
El PlanteoMXRegulation
- Cannabis medicinal documentary Armando la historia arrives in the region
lcr.com.arEvents & Industry
- Costa Rica has advanced plans to develop its emerging medicinal cannabis industry
CáñamoCRRegulation
Africa & Middle East
1 story- African cannabis markets continue developing as region explores new opportunities
AllAfricaBusiness & Investment
Oceania
3 stories- Australia's AHPRA targets high-volume cannabis prescribing with new guidance
CannabizAUMedical
- Australian startup cultivator reports significant progress on cannabis operations
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Angus Walker appointed alternate director at cannabis company BLS
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
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