Ukraine Dispenses First Medical Cannabis Prescriptions, Testing a New Regulatory Framework
On June 11, three patients in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, became the first people in the country's history to purchase medical cannabis-based medicines under a functioning electronic prescription system. The
Dominica Builds Its Cannabis Regulatory Framework While Retail Access Remains Closed
The Commonwealth of Dominica decriminalized personal cannabis possession in October 2020 and has since moved faster than most of its Eastern Caribbean neighbors toward a formal regulatory structure -
Michigan Processor Faces License Revocation After Inspectors Find Thousands of Untagged Products
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency has filed a formal complaint against VJAS 1, a licensed cannabis processor operating out of Harrison Township, after inspectors discovered more than 12,000
Federal Reclassification Moves Cannabis Forward, but State Operators Still Face Real Limits
The federal government's decision to move state-licensed medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III marks the most significant shift in U.S. drug policy in decades - and for licensed cannabis
Michigan's New Wholesale Tax Pushes Rural Cannabis Operators Toward the Edge
When a marijuana manufacturing plant in Webberville, Michigan - a town of roughly 1,400 people - shut down in December, it took 62 jobs with it. The plant's leadership pointed to two compounding
The Wrong Topic Reached the Wrong Desk-and That Matters
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Green Thumb Industries Builds a Consumer Brand Machine in Cannabis Retail
The comparison sounds unlikely at first: a nearly 190-year-old consumer staples giant sitting next to a cannabis multi-state operator that still trades over-the-counter. But Green Thumb Industries
Speakeasy Dispensary Expands Into Bowling Green to Close South Central Kentucky's Patient Access Gap
A new medical cannabis dispensary is set to open in Bowling Green, Kentucky on June 5, adding licensed retail capacity to a part of the state that has been underserved since Kentucky's medical
Curaleaf Sets Reverse Stock Split to Position for U.S. Exchange Uplisting
Curaleaf Holdings Inc. is consolidating its share count ahead of a potential move onto a major U.S. stock exchange, with a 1-for-3 reverse stock split of its subordinate voting shares set to take
Portugal's GMP Export Dominance Slips as Czechia Moves to Fill the Gap
Portugal built its reputation as the EU's primary GMP processing hub on a combination of favorable climate, relatively accessible licensing, and the practical reality that a disproportionate share of