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- Prescribers & Clinics
Curaleaf International Launches CPD-Accredited Education Platform for UK Cannabis Prescribers
Curaleaf International has launched a free CPD-accredited online education platform for UK healthcare professionals to help close the training gap the country’s professional medical community continues to face.
- International Regulation
How Countries Legalise Cannabis Matters More Than Whether They Do, Lancet Review Finds
Thirteen years ago, Uruguay became the first country on the planet to officially legalise cannabis for recreational (adult-use) purposes.
- Hemp Industry
Is the US Hemp Ban Punishing the Wrong People?
This article was written for Business of Cannabis by Scott Mazza, Co-Founder of Vitality CBD and Certified Headies Uncertainty isn’t what hemp needs right now.
- Medical Cannabis
Curaleaf Laboratories and Herdade das Barrocas (HDB) Announce Strategic Partnership to Reintroduce HDB Products to the UK Medical Cannabis Market
Curaleaf Laboratories, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and distributors of EU-GMP medical cannabis products and Herdade das Barrocas (HDB), a Portuguese cultivator known for its cannabis genetics and cultivation expertise, are pleased to announce a new manufacturing and supply partnership that will see HDB products reintroduced to healthcare professionals and patients across the United…
- US & Canada
DEA Selects Only Cannabis Opponents For Crucial June 29 Rescheduling Hearing
In the weeks since cannabis under a state medical licence was moved to Schedule III, US multi-state operators (MSOs) have wasted no time in capitalising on the historic reclassification.
- Public Markets
Listed – Part II: The Three Amigos
Trulieve’s uplisting to the NYSE, the first of its kind in US history, has undoubtedly caught the attention of every large North American cannabis operator.
- M&A Activity
Vireo Growth Agrees to Acquire C21 Investments in All-Stock Nevada Consolidation
Vireo Growth (CSE: VREO) has agreed to acquire C21 Investments in an all-stock transaction that will extend its Nevada presence to 15 dispensaries and 158,000 square feet of cultivation and manufacturing capacity.
- Medical Cannabis
France Sets July Deadline for Medical Cannabis Regulations as Withheld Study Shows Opioid Reductions
France’s health minister has confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the delayed regulatory texts needed to push through its incoming generalised medical cannabis market will be published next month (July 2026).
- M&A Activity
Sanity Group Deepens Swiss Footprint With Astrasana Distribution Deal
Sanity Group has announced a new distribution partnership with Swiss cannabis operator Astrasana Holding AG, further expanding its footprint in the closely watched Swiss market.
- Pharmaceutical
Ananda Pharma Confirms Safety of MRX1 CBD Drug, as Clinical Pain Trials Approach
Ananda Pharma has taken another major step forward in bringing its flagship MRX1 CBD oral solution to market.
- Investment & Finance
Listed: Cannabis Finally Cracks America’s Major Exchanges
Cannabis stocks have, for the last five years or so, represented one of, if not the worst-performing, niche categories on any exchange.
- Data & Analysis
European Cannabis Insights Summit 2026: Patients & Politics Post-Reclassification
Since April 2024, Berlin has cemented its place as the spiritual centre of the European cannabis industry.
