Cannabis News
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Cannabis News · page 16
- Press releases
Boxer Derek Chisora Reveals He Is Using Prescribed Medical Cannabis After 50 Fights to Combat Chronic Pain
Former heavyweight boxing contender Derek Chisora has revealed he is using prescribed medical cannabis to manage chronic pain following more than 20 years in professional boxing.
- Interviews
Voices of Cannabis Europa: Philip Schetter, Joshua Cuby and Gabriel Newman, Cantourage
Cannabis Europa London returns on 26-27 May 2026, bringing together operators, investors, clinicians and policymakers from across the global cannabis industry for two days of main stage debate, exhibition, and networking.
- Opinion
From Green Success to BH Labs: Why the Next Cannabis Leaders Will Look More Like Technology Companies
As Europe’s medical cannabis market matures, a new category of operator is beginning to emerge.
- Industry Trends
Jersey’s Cannabis Industry Posts First Profit as Exports Triple, But the Real Value Is Still Leaving the Island
Jersey’s medical cannabis industry turned a profit for the first time in 2025, posting revenues of £12m, almost £50m in cumulative investment, and exports of nearly seven tonnes.
- Interviews
Voices of Cannabis Europa: Carmen Doran, Chair of the NZMCC, & Rawiri Manawatu, representative of Ngai Tahu
Cannabis Europa London returns on 26-27 May 2026, bringing together operators, investors, clinicians, and policymakers from across the global cannabis industry for two days of main-stage debate, exhibition, and networking.
- Cultivation
PGP Farmer Launches 30-Variety Dutch Trial to Set Dordogne Production Blueprint
PGP Farmer, the French biotech developing what it describes as the country’s first EU-GMP medical cannabis production site, has launched a proof-of-concept phenotyping programme in the Netherlands, testing 30 cannabis genotypes from its own genetic library to determine which varieties will be cultivated at its Dordogne facility.
- US & Canada
DOJ Sues TerrAscend for $8.3m in First Known 280E Refund Clawback
The US Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $8.3m plus interest from New Jersey-based cannabis multistate operator TerrAscend (TSX: TSND), in what appears to be the first known instance of the government attempting to recover 280E tax refunds made proactively by a cannabis company.
- Interviews
Voices of Cannabis Europa: Nora Rossini, Scientific Affairs Manager, Linnea
Cannabis Europa London returns on 26-27 May 2026, bringing together operators, investors, clinicians and policymakers from across the global cannabis industry for two days of main stage debate, exhibition, and networking.
- Interviews
Voices of Cannabis Europa: Rebecca Allen Tapp, Product Manager, Paralab Green
Cannabis Europa London returns on 26-27 May 2026, bringing together operators, investors, clinicians, and policymakers from across the global cannabis industry for two days of main-stage debate, exhibition, and networking.
- Markets & Stocks
Cannabis Stocks Today — Wednesday 20 May 2026: iPower Plunges to $0.54 as Canadian LPs Hold Firm in Early Trade
Cannabis equities open Wednesday’s US session with modest positive breadth among exchange-listed names, though the sector’s headline data point is a sharp intraday plunge in iPower (IPW), the hydroponic supply retailer with direct exposure to the cannabis cultivation market.
- Interviews
Voices of Cannabis Europa: Adriano Fernandes Head of Growth and Business Development at CANNA
Adriano Fernandes, Head of Growth and Business Development at leading cultivator CANNA – a Cannabis Europa VIP Partner – shares his thoughts on the industry’s trajectory 26–27 May 2026 · Barbican, London Cannabis Europa Two days of policy, capital and clinical strategy at the Barbican — convening operators, investors, regulators and clinicians from across the…
- Supply Chain
UK Medical Cannabis Imports Hit 30 Tonnes as Canadian Producers Bypass European Processors
Canadian producers shipped 17,067kg of medical cannabis directly to the UK in 2025, more than six times the 2,578kg recorded the year before, according to the latest official Home Office data seen by Business of Cannabis.
