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Plain-English cannabis industry updates
What changed, what did not, and why it matters — short interpretive briefings from the Pot Shop News desk.
Episode 1 • Federal Rescheduling — What Actually Changed
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Ascend Wellness Proposes Reverse Stock Split to Support...
by Cannabis Equipment News on July 13, 2026The company is joining several other cannabis MSOs in pursuing uplisting.
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1st cannabis store in Haines Junction, Yukon, expected to...
by CBC on July 13, 2026Local resident Lenette Graham and her husband Scott Hume will run the store, on the Alaska Highway, once their building permit is approved. They're hoping to open in September.
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Curaleaf first to register cannabis preparations in Spain
by Margaret Jackson on July 13, 2026The preparations can be used in hospital pharmacies to produce compounded formulas prescribed by healthcare professionals.
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Adult-use marijuana legalization appears dead in...
by Chris Roberts on July 13, 2026Adult-use marijuana legalization was not included in the $50.8 billion state budget deal approved Sunday.
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Ascend Wellness Announces Reverse Stock Split Vote in...
by Posted by CBT Staff on July 13, 2026The cannabis company will hold a virtual special meeting of stockholders on Aug. 28, 2026
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Curaleaf first to register cannabis preparations in Spain
by Margaret Jackson on July 13, 2026
The preparations can be used in hospital pharmacies to produce compounded formulas prescribed by healthcare professionals.
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Medical cannabis production measure introduced In South...
by mmjdaily.com on July 13, 2026Under current South Korean law, safe access to medical cannabis is very limited. Suffering patients can only obtain legally imported medical cannabis products, and only if the patients are…
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Spain grants Curaleaf first-ever approvals for standardized...
by Stock Titan on July 13, 2026Spain’s medicines agency registers Curaleaf’s THC- and CBD-dominant preparations (CAN-1, CAN-2) under Royal Decree 903/2025, opening a hospital pharmacy route.
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World's Largest CBD Insomnia Trial Could Hand Avecho an...
by Ben Stevens on July 13, 2026The world’s largest clinical trial on cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment for insomnia has been given the green light to complete its Phase III trial, transforming the fortunes of Avecho
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Tilray Medical Enters Panama Market with CBD Oral Solution...
by Sarah Clark on July 12, 2026Tilray Medical recently announced the commercial launch of its first medical cannabis product in Panama.
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Former N.S. correctional officer faces sentencing hearing...
by CBC on July 13, 2026A former correctional officer will learn next month whether he will be sent to prison for trying to smuggle cannabis concentrate into a Nova Scotia jail — contraband a prosecutor says was worth more than $50,000 at the highly inflated prices behind bars.
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Man arrested over cannabis greenhouse in Crete
by Newsroom on July 13, 2026Police in Crete have arrested a 60-year-old man accused of operating a hydroponic cannabis greenhouse on his property in the Mylopotamos area.
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DMP arrests 93, seizes 54kg cannabis
by BSS on July 13, 2026DHAKA, July 13, 2026 (BSS) – The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 93 people in a series of anti-crime and
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Several Intoxicating Hemp Smoke Shops and Convenience...
by Dan Ulloa on July 13, 2026Law enforcement raided several smoke shops and convenience stores selling intoxicating hemp in Morris County recently.
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Gendarmerie dismantles cross-border crime networks, seizes...
by aps.dz on July 13, 2026ALGIERS - The National Gendarmerie forces dismantled cross-border criminal networks on Sunday, arresting 17 drug traffickers and seizing more than 635 kilograms of cannabis resin in the provinces of Algiers and Tlemcen, the Ministry of National Defence said Monday in a statement.
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‘Operation Chaitanya’ launched to uproot cannabis...
by The Hindu Bureau on July 13, 2026Andhra Pradesh launches "Operation Chaitanya" to eradicate cannabis cultivation with community involvement and awareness campaigns.
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Cannabis Culture Needs Collaboration
by @HIGH_TIMES_Mag on July 13, 2026Cannabis survived through human connection. Its future depends on collaboration, shared standards, and intentional spaces.
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Police bust cannabis cultivation ring in central Greece,...
by Newsroom on July 11, 2026Police have dismantled a criminal organization allegedly involved in cultivating a large cannabis plantation in a forested area of central Greece, seizing more than 4,600 cannabis plants, authorities said.
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Opinion: Open dialogue, education can change cannabis...
by @dailybruin on July 11, 2026This post was updated Feb. 5 at 7:07 p.m. We pride ourselves on curiosity, questioning mindsets, breaking stereotypes and expanding knowledge at UCLA. Yet one topic is often left in a cloud of haze: cannabis use and its role in higher education.
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How to Buy Weed in Marrakech: Morocco's Hash Capital & the...
by @Herbworthy on July 10, 2026Discover how to buy weed in Marrakech legally. Learn Morocco cannabis laws, tourist risks, common scams, and safer ways to enjoy your trip.
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Three arrested in Jennings after drugs, MAC-10 seized...
by KPLC Digital Team on July 11, 2026According to the Jennings Police Department, officers stopped the vehicle after seeing it traveling with its high-beam headlights on, creating a traffic hazard.
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Hidden driving danger when edible cannabis and alcohol mix
by ScienceDaily on July 10, 2026Using cannabis edibles and alcohol together may make drivers far more impaired than either substance alone, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. Even more concerning, common field sobriety tests often failed to detect the cannabis-related impairment.
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Some cannabis types are safer than others. This is what the...
by The Washington Post on July 7, 2026
More than a quarter of adults in the United States and Canada use cannabis for medical purposes. And the overwhelming majority - nearly 80 percent - smoke it.
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Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing...
by Rebecca Rivas on July 6, 2026A first contract in Columbia and a union vote in St. Louis come as Vibe Cannabis workers prepare for a July election.
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Cannabis Jobs Update
by Staff on July 1, 2026Explore July 2026 cannabis job openings across Canada, including roles in retail, cultivation, production, sales, delivery, and more.
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Ensuring the high road in Cannabis: Legalization offers a...
by Sebastian Hickey on June 29, 2026What this report finds: There are many potential paths for cannabis workers under broader cannabis legalization likely to come. Under the low-road scenario outlined in this report, cannabis workers are subject to the same harmful practices inflicted on nonunionized workers in agriculture and other industries with parallels to cannabis: low wages, few […]
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State-Legal Cannabis Sales Exceed $29B in 2025
by NORML on June 25, 2026Market demand for legal marijuana remained steady
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Cannabis Jobs And Sales Decline Together For The First Time...
by Dario Sabaghi on June 25, 2026A new report reveals that both cannabis employment and revenue have dropped for the first time since legal adult-use cannabis markets started expanding.
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Virginia marijuana market rumors ‘unequivocally false’,...
by USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect on July 13, 2026Virginia state reps Lashrecse Aird and Paul Krizek refute false claims about early marijuana sales and relaxed enforcement ahead of the 2027 market launch.
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Former Trump official pushes hemp THC ban (Newsletter: July...
by Tom Angell on July 13, 2026GOP congressman: Marijuana makes you a “loser in life”; MA anti-cannabis measure faces challenge; Study: Medical marijuana for restless legs syndrome Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana […]
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Marijuana question signatures challenged
by Katie Castellani State House News Service on July 12, 2026BOSTON — A ballot initiative proposing to repeal adult-use recreational marijuana is facing another challenge to the authenticity of its nomination signatures.
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Former Trump Homeland Security Official Pushes Congress To...
by Tom Angell on July 10, 2026The former head of the Department of Homeland Security under the first Trump administration is warning lawmakers against keeping hemp THC products legal, claiming that reversing a ban that is set to take effect later this year would “undermine public health” and “embolden foreign criminal actors.” Chad Wolf, who served as acting secretary of homeland
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Machias passes cannabis moratorium to review 2024 ordinance
by Evan W. Houk on July 10, 2026
The six-month pause follows the unexpected death of a local shop owner, spotlighting a regulatory gap in the current rules.
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New U.S. law promises to light up marijuana research
by newsfromscience on July 10, 2026Biden signs bill streamlining pot studies and production for research
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U.S. moves to reclassify some types of marijuana as lower...
by newsfromscience on July 10, 2026Long-awaited policy shift could ease barriers for scientists who study the drug
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Cannabis research database shows how U.S. funding focuses...
by newsfromscience on July 9, 2026Analysis of 50 funders finds cannabis treatment research is growing slowly
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Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in...
by newsfromscience on July 8, 2026THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled
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United States set to allow more facilities to produce...
by newsfromscience on July 1, 2026Drug Enforcement Administration opens door to more cannabis growers to supply drug for research