Category: Cannabis News

Ghana Proudly Announces Licensing for Medicinal and Industrial Cannabis In an amazingly positive step forward for West Africa, Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) officially announced the opening of applications for the cultivation of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp. This is an exciting announcement that marks the highly anticipated implementation phase of recent parliamentary approvals. The…

US Federal Rescheduling Moves to Final Legislative Stage One of the most significant actions taken by the federal government in decades came in the form of a push for cannabis rescheduling from Schedule I to Schedule III, which reached a major milestone this week. On February 12, 2026, developments came out after a presidential executive…

Low-Dose THC and Anti-Inflammatories May Delay Alzheimer’s Progression A new study, published in the medical journal “Aging and Disease” in late December 2025, by a team of researchers from Dr. Chu Chen’s laboratory at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, has revealed a new pharmaceutical approach that may hold the key in…

Uruguay Confirms Plan to Legalize Cannabis Sales for Tourists As part of a significant expansion in cannabis policy that seeks to address the long-standing black market, the Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) of Uruguay has confirmed this week that the framework for the sale of cannabis to foreign tourists is in…

Colombia Issues New ‘Fast-Track’ Rules for Exports to Brazil On January 23, 2026, Colombia’s National Narcotics Fund issued a critical new directive, “External Circular 001 of 2026,” which fundamentally changes how cannabis companies can export products to Brazil, their largest regional partner. This move is designed to solve a long-standing bureaucratic mismatch that had effectively…

Inside the New UK Police Guidance on Medical Cannabis The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has approved the first-ever comprehensive guidance for law enforcement officers in England and Wales about medical cannabis. The 12-page document, written by the Association of Police Controlled Drug Liaison Officers, seeks to change UK law enforcement culture to “patients first,…

Analysis: Cannabis Use Not Linked to Suicide in High-Risk Individuals Fresh longitudinal research findings highlighted by NORML in late December 2025 have contradicted the long-standing and often cited concern that the use of cannabis can lead to suicide among young adults The study, which was recently published in the journal Addictive Behavior Reports, was carried…

Experts Establish “Safe Units” for Cannabis Consumption On January 12, 2026, researchers at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom introduced the first proposed scientific thresholds for “safer” cannabis use. This report aims to provide consumers with a framework similar to alcohol units, allowing individuals to monitor their intake and reduce the risks of…

Trump Signs Historic Executive Order for Rescheduling This is because, on December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a historic executive order in the Oval Office, mandating government agencies to hasten the process of rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, which is the biggest overhaul in American drug policy in over half a…

Your Body Is Full of Medicine: The Endocannabinoid Breakthrough In a remarkable breakthrough in pharmacology research, researchers from the Center for Drug Discovery at Northeastern University recently announced the world’s first-ever “endogenous” cannabinoids. This breakthrough occurred on December 16, 2025. These are substances that occur naturally within the body to regulate life functions such as…