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- Brazil's Company Cannabis Farming Rules Take Effect on 4 August 2026Six months after publication, ANVISA's rules on company cultivation now apply, while a separate sandbox for patient associations depends on an ANVISA public call. Associations say key questions remain open.News
- Jamaica Lets Herb Houses Deliver, Opens Special Permits for Small FarmersAmendments launched in April 2026 allow licensed retailers to deliver, stretch licences to three years and create special permits for traditional ganja farmers.News
- Japan Names CBD Wax Over THC Limit, Fourth Warning in a YearThe health ministry asked buyers to hand in a CBD wax sold by a Tokyo company after Aichi Prefecture found Δ9-THC above the legal limit. It follows three similar warnings since May 2025.News
- Israel Panel Urges End to Smoked Medical Cannabis Within 3 YearsA Health Ministry committee wants patients moved to extracts and inhalers, cannabis care shifted to the health funds, and stricter PTSD approvals.News
- France Raises Drug-Use Fine to €500 Under the RIPOST LawLaw 2026-798 took effect on August 20, 2026. Cannabis users now face a €500 fixed fine and a possible license suspension even when they were not driving.News
- Italy's Council of State Sends Oral CBD Rules to the EU CourtItaly's top administrative court has asked the EU Court of Justice whether classing oral CBD products as prescription medicines breaks EU free-movement rules.News
- UK Confirms THCA Will Become a Class B Drug, Alongside HHCAfter a consultation, the Home Office says THCA and a generic group of semi-synthetic cannabinoids will be controlled as Class B. The order still has to reach Parliament.News
- CQC Rates Online Cannabis Clinic Alternaleaf 'Requires Improvement'The regulator served Montu Group UK a warning notice in September 2025 and found prescribing not always in line with legislation or best practice.News
- UK Medical Cannabis Patients Set to Pass 140,000 as Canadian Imports SurgeAn industry report expects UK patient numbers to pass 140,000 in 2026, with imports doubling to 30 tonnes and flower prices edging down to £6.80 a gram.News
- TGA Guidance on Prescription Medicine Ads Names Cannabis ClinicsThe June 18, 2026 guidance covers websites, social media, business names, booking systems and price lists, and targets telehealth services that promise specific medicines.News
- NSW Passes Medicinal Cannabis Driving Reform: What Patients GetRegistered patients who test positive for THC will face a 24-hour suspension and a lab test instead of an automatic charge. The scheme starts late 2026 or early 2027.News
- Thailand Sets Cannabis Shop Penalties: 30 to 90 Days, Then RevocationDTAM's June 22, 2026 guidelines spell out what gets a shop suspended and what ends its licence. Online sales, on-site smoking and vending machines are revocation offences.News
- Thai Customs Fines Cannabis Smugglers 30,000 Baht per KiloThai Customs added a per-kilogram fine from June 17, 2026. The UK's National Crime Agency says 600 couriers were arrested at UK airports in the first half of the year.News
- Czech Crackdown Seizes 86,000 Hemp and Kratom Products; Closures NextMay's nationwide KORUND checks found three in four inspected shops breaking the law. In September the cabinet approved powers for police to close risky shops for up to 14 days.News
- Czech Cabinet Backs 'Lex Kratom': Age 21, No E-Shops, Hemp Flower CurbThe bill would also ban selling technical hemp flower to individuals and converting CBD into other cannabinoids. The hemp industry says the wording reaches far beyond kratom.News
- The Hague Drops Coffeeshop Galaxy Move; Four Parties Demand AnswersA years-long plan to move a coffeeshop out of the crowded Weimarstraat is off after The Hague's new coalition struck the site. Opposition parties want an explanation by October 13.News
- Dutch THC Monitor 2025: Weed at 15.6% THC, Amsterdam Pays €2.41 MoreThe Trimbos Institute's annual lab test of coffeeshop cannabis found stronger Dutch weed in 2025, stable prices, and a clear Amsterdam premium.News
- Netherlands Bans HHC: Added to Hard-Drug List I From January 28, 2026The semi-synthetic cannabinoid sold in vapes and gummies is now on the same Opium Act list as cocaine. Seven other substances went on List I and two on List II.News
- Mexico's Supreme Court: Permit Holders May Cook Cannabis EdiblesThe full court says a COFEPRIS self-consumption permit covers making cannabis food at home. Selling it, and commercial edibles, remain illegal.News
- Colombia Courts Split on City Bans Against Smoking in ParksCali's 24-hour park ban was upheld on appeal while Bogotá's round-the-clock rule faces a lawsuit. Medellín's version was annulled in 2025.News
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Stories here are the ones that change what a buyer pays, can buy or should avoid: recalls, license revocations, tax and court decisions, and law changes with dates attached. Each leads with who did what and when, then says what it means for a buyer.
- The US hemp THC ban splits into two dates, November 12 and December 11, 2026.
- Colorado's craft vape recall tells owners to check batch numbers.
- German insurers stopped paying for cannabis flower on July 30, 2026.
- The Dutch experiment reports cheaper flower and pricier hash.
- Massachusetts starts a cannabis rule rewrite with a final vote in March 2027.
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