Cannabis market and industry news

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  Business1 year ago

  16 billion $ and 227,000 jobs: cannabis becomes Canada's economic engine

  Canada's cannabis industry continues to prove its importance to the country's economy. A new study prepared by the Chamber of Commerce's Business Data Lab (BDL)...

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  Business1 year ago

  Quick Hit August 2025: what we've missed in recent weeks

  As regular Newsweed users will have noticed, we've been on hiatus for the past few weeks. But since there's no news to wait for us, here's a recap...

• Press releases1 year ago

  PAX unveils FLOW, the brand's most powerful dried cannabis vaporizer

  Revolutionary hybrid heating technology and airflow innovation deliver next-level performance, flavor and simplicity with an elegant design...

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  Business1 year ago

  Tilray authorized to distribute medical cannabis flowers in Italy

  Medical cannabis company Tilray has obtained Italy's first-ever government authorization to distribute medical cannabis flowers to pharmacies across the country....

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  Business1 year ago

  Cannabis Week in Europe: Mary Jane x Cannabis Europa recap’

  As cannabis reform gathers pace across Europe, two major cities - Berlin and London - have taken center stage over the past two weeks,...

• Press releases1 year ago

  The PQE Group publishes its 2024 Sustainability Report

  Second consecutive report published by the Company, the document covers all its global operations FLORENCE, Italy-(BUSINESS WIRE)-The PQE Group is pleased to announce the finalization...

• Press releases1 year ago

  Bloom announces the launch of its products in the UK in early 2026, extending its presence in Europe with New Garden Pharma as exclusive manufacturer

  LONDON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-The Bloom Brand, an established US leader in the cannabis vaping industry, is making its international debut in the UK through a partnership...

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  Business1 year ago

  France: a groundbreaking report takes stock of medical cannabis

  As France prepares to take the next step towards legalizing medical cannabis, a groundbreaking report, the fruit of months of work, has just been published....

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  Business1 year ago

  Josh Kesselman (RAW) buys High Times for $3.5 million $

  For nearly 50 years, High Times has been a benchmark in cannabis culture, embodying the rebellious spirit that has defined generations of enthusiasts, from...

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  Business1 year ago

  California freezes cannabis tax hikes to bolster a struggling legal market

  In a rare show of unity, the California Assembly voted unanimously this week to postpone a planned cannabis tax increase, granting...

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  Business1 year ago

  Germany becomes the world's largest importer of medical cannabis

  In the first quarter of 2025, Germany imported a record 37.2 tons of medical cannabis. According to data from the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices,...

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  Business1 year ago

  Germany begins issuing tax stamps for THC-free hemp flowers

  A German company has begun marketing THC-free CBD flowers under the tobacco products regime, a first in Germany. The decision by...

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  Business1 year ago

  Portuguese medical industry under criminal investigation

  The Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ) has launched a large-scale operation, dubbed «Operation Erva Daninha» (Weed), targeting several licensed cannabis companies...

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  Business1 year ago

  In Germany, one pharmacy in seven now offers medicinal cannabis

  Since the legalization of medical cannabis in Germany in 2017, the country has become Europe's largest market for therapeutic products based on...

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  Business1 year ago

  Curaleaf obtains EU medical device certification for its portable cannabis extract inhaler

  Curaleaf has announced the certification of a new medical device for cannabis: the continent's first portable liquid inhalation device for the precise administration of...

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  Studies on cannabis1 year ago

  Cannabis less harmful to the lungs than tobacco, according to a study

  A new comparative study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology confirms what many previous studies have suggested: smoking cannabis presents less...

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  Business1 year ago

  Pennsylvania relies on state-owned stores to sell its cannabis

  The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill to legalize the sale of cannabis for adult use through...

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  Business2 years ago

  The cannabis industry is expected to inject more than 123 billion $ into the US economy by 2025

  Despite legislative inertia and economic challenges, the legal cannabis industry in the U.S. is expected to generate an economic impact of $123.6 billion by 2025, according to...

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  Business2 years ago

  Is New York selling out-of-state cannabis? Inversion in question

  New York State's legal cannabis market is under scrutiny following revelations that products from other states...

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  Business2 years ago

  RED Horticulture launches ScarLED™ for cannabis growers

  With the French medical cannabis industry expected to get off the ground this year, RED Horticulture is launching ScarLED™, a next-generation LED lighting system specifically designed...