Editorial Picks
Hand-picked stories offering depth, insight, and perspective on global cannabis developments.
Editorial Picks · page 9
- Industry Trends
AI: The Last Refuge of the Failed Cannabis Company
Late last month, NASDAQ-listed cannabis operator Flora Growth, which once operated one of Colombia’s largest outdoor cultivation facilities, became the latest to exit the cannabis industry, rebranding as an AI-focused digital asset firm ZeroStack Corp.
- Industry Trends
Access, Saturation, Consolidation: Why Denmark Foreshadows the Future of Europe’s Medical Cannabis Markets
As Europe’s medical cannabis markets continue to mature, an increasingly familiar pattern is beginning to emerge.
- Investment & Finance
Rescheduling Optimism Fades, Cannabis Stocks Follow
It is now nearly two months since President Donald Trump surprised the global cannabis industry by signing an executive order to drag the highly-anticipated cannabis rescheduling process out of the bureaucratic swamp.
- Medical Cannabis
France’s Long-Awaited Medical Cannabis Reimbursement Framework to Be Revealed Next Week
French authorities will present a first draft of the long-awaited pricing and reimbursement decree for medical cannabis on February 18, marking a critical milestone in the country’s drawn-out transition from pilot programme to permanent framework.
- Clinical Research
Can the Company That Built Australia’s Pastilles Market Do It Again in the UK?
Australia’s booming medical cannabis market, now the largest outside of North America, has seen a dramatic shift in consumer preference over the last two years.
- CBD Market
US Hemp Industry in Limbo as FDA Deadline for Cannabinoid Definitions Arrives
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 90-day deadline to clarify which cannabinoids will be banned under the incoming, controversial intoxicating hemp ban falls today.
- Prescribers & Clinics
Collapsed Cannim Sees Liquidators Target $32m in Voidable Transactions as UK Creditors Face Enforcement Gap
Collapsed international cannabis operator Cannim has officially been placed into liquidation following a failed sales process, seeing its myriad of creditors vie for their share of the tens of millions of dollars now reportedly outstanding.
- International Regulation
Germany’s Cannabis Future: Political Posturing vs. Market Reality
Last month (January 15, 2026) Germany’s Bundesrag held a debate on the hotly contested amendments aimed at significantly restricting medical cannabis prescriptions, and potentially transforming the industry.
- Industry Trends
Insurance Has Become a Critical Benchmark for Cannabis Industry Maturity
Since the emergence of the legal cannabis industry across the Western world, operators have persistently been forced to deal with an issue faced by few counterparts in established sectors: they can’t get insured.
- Clinical Research
Latest Studies Map Cannabis Efficacy Across Pain, Migraine, and Autism Applications
Welcome to Business of Cannabis’ new research digest, unpacking the latest clinical evidence shaping cannabis therapeutics.
- International Regulation
France’s Budget Chaos Nears Resolution, Removing Major Barrier for Medical Cannabis Rollout
Earlier this week (Tuesday, January 27), France’s government survived two no-confidence votes, finally passing its contentious 2026 budget following months of political crisis that had largely paralysed non-urgent policymaking.
- Medical Cannabis
Is Europe Moving Away From Cannabis Flower? – Why Companies Are Betting on CE-Certified Devices
Last week, we reported on an emerging trend in the European medical cannabis industry, which is seeing regulators in incoming markets favour alternative modes of administration, challenging the ubiquity of dried flower.
