Morocco is simultaneously opening up its market to dozens of authorized products and stepping up inspections to ensure sustainable and credible growth in the sector....
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)...
The Netherlands has entered a new phase of its regulated cannabis experiment. Since September, the 80 coffeeshops taking part in the trial have been prohibited from selling...
Thailand has a new Prime Minister: Anutin Charnvirakul, often dubbed the «cannabis king» for his role in decriminalizing cannabis...
When Takeshi Niinami, the influential former president of Japanese beverage giant Suntory, announced his resignation, it was not because of financial malfeasance, bad...
President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration is examining the possibility of reclassifying cannabis under federal law. The process had been launched in...
On August 29, 2025, the Swiss government launched a three-month public consultation on its plan to legalize cannabis for adults, the...
This September, three European destinations will be hosting cannabis-related events: Bordeaux, Dortmund and Lisbon. Bordeaux: Science in the City International...
The history of modern cannabis cannot be told without mentioning the Netherlands. Often associated with the coffeeshops of Amsterdam, the country has also played a central role in...
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...
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...
European legislators are lobbying the European Commission to raise the maximum «permitted» THC content (see below) in industrial hemp to 0.5%, in order to...
Last Thursday, agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided two farms in...
Medical cannabis company Tilray has obtained Italy's first-ever government authorization to distribute medical cannabis flowers to pharmacies across the country....
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian government has launched a vast campaign of repression presented as a moral crusade to protect...
Over the past five years, Turkey has significantly increased its hemp production. The government now seems ready to take the next step, with the addition of...
Following the Assembly, the Czech Senate has approved an amendment to the penal code legalizing the possession and cultivation of cannabis. Legal limits on possession and...
A scientific experiment to test the resistance of cannabis seeds in space ended in spectacular failure this week, when the capsule of...
Delaware regulators have announced that the legal adult-use cannabis market will open on August 1, 2025, marking the culmination of a transition of several...
During a media appearance on Fox News, boxing legend and now cannabis entrepreneur Mike Tyson once again got on the...
