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Virginia Sets a Dated Path to Retail Marijuana Sales, With Launch Planned for July 1, 2027

Virginia’s cannabis regulator has moved the state’s adult-use market from political promise to a public operating calendar, giving existing medical and hemp businesses an early planning lane and putting the wider industry on a fixed clock.

Virginia’s cannabis regulator has posted the clearest adult-use market timetable the state has offered yet. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority says draft regulations will be released in September 2026, some license applications must start being accepted by February 1, 2027,...

GLOBALSep 8, 2026

Canada Doubles Cannabis Import Permit Validity to 12 Months

Health Canada has extended the maximum life of a cannabis import permit to 12 months and tied Canadian export-permit validity to the foreign permit deadline, giving medical and research supply chains more time to complete cross-border shipments without changing the one-shipment rule.

Health Canada has doubled the import-permit window and only surfaced it to licensees this month

Denmark’s Permanent Medical Cannabis Scheme Still Has Just 14 Admitted Products

Denmark has made its medical-cannabis programme permanent, but the Danish Medicines Agency’s current admitted-products list still shows only 14 items, leaving doctors, pharmacies and suppliers with a much narrower market than the legal shift alone implies.

Denmark’s medical cannabis scheme is no longer a pilot. It became a permanent regime on 1 January 2026.

Alabama Hits Two Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, With 28 More Sites Still Stalled

Alabama’s second operating medical cannabis dispensary opened in Talladega on August 28, but state licensing disputes are still blocking 28 additional storefronts and keeping the new market far smaller than planned.

Alabama’s medical cannabis market now has two operating dispensaries. The second opened in Talladega on August 28, according to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, the state regulator that licenses and oversees the program.

GLOBALSep 5, 2026

Australia’s Veteran Cannabis Reset Has Moved From Transition to Enforcement

From Sept. 1, medicinal-cannabis prescriptions paid for by Australia’s veterans department must meet tighter funding rules, forcing clinics, pharmacies and suppliers to adjust products, prescribers and patient pathways immediately.

Australia’s veteran-funded medicinal-cannabis market is no longer in transition. It is in enforcement.

Rhode Island Closes the Social-Equity Entry Lane in Its Restarted 24-License Retail Round

A September 4 deadline decides who can still pursue Rhode Island’s reserved social-equity retail cannabis licenses, even though the wider retail application window remains open until November 23.

Rhode Island hits a hard licensing deadline today. The state is closing the interest form for Social Equity Applicant Status Certification, the screening process for people and companies that want to compete in the social-equity portion of the adult-use retail expansion.

Oklahoma Extends Medical Cannabis Business License Freeze to August 2028

Emergency rules that took effect on August 28 keep Oklahoma closed to new dispensary, grower, and processor licenses for two more years, forcing would-be entrants and dealmakers to work inside a fixed pool of existing businesses.

Emergency rules effective August 28 keep new Oklahoma cannabis business licenses frozen until 2028

GLOBALSep 2, 2026

New Zealand’s June Medical-Cannabis Supply Stayed Decisively THC-Led

A fresh Ministry of Health update shows New Zealand supplied far more THC-containing medicinal-cannabis packs than CBD-only packs in June, giving licensed operators a clearer read on what the domestic market is actually dispensing.

New Zealand’s latest Ministry of Health supply update puts a clear number on a question that often gets answered with anecdotes. In June 2026, the country supplied 24,389 packs of unapproved medicinal-cannabis products. Of those, 18,845 were THC-only packs, 1,250 contained both...

Missouri Opens Formal Rulemaking for Dispensary Curbside Pickup

A Missouri rule published September 1 would let dispensaries hand preordered cannabis to customers in designated on-site parking spaces, expanding convenience beyond drive-through lanes and pickup windows if the state keeps the proposal after comments close on October 1.

Missouri has formally moved curbside cannabis pickup from industry wish list to state rulemaking.

Illinois Opens Medical License Opt-In for Adult-Use Dispensaries on September 10

A new Illinois application will let existing adult-use cannabis stores add same-site medical sales, creating a near-term choice over patient access, tax treatment, and store operations.

Illinois opens a September 10 filing window for adult-use stores that want to add medical sales

Germany’s Medical Cannabis Market Just Got a Major Data Rewrite

Germany’s medicines regulator has revised first-quarter 2026 medical-cannabis imports up by one-third, turning what looked like a slowdown into a record quarter and resetting the demand picture for Europe’s biggest regulated market.

Germany’s first-quarter import total was revised up by 17,030 kg, turning a slowdown into a record

Nevada’s Medical Cannabis Retail Market Is Down to One Store

Nevada now has one medical-only cannabis dispensary left, showing that most patient sales have been absorbed into the broader adult-use store network just as federal tax and licensing questions make a true medical license more meaningful again.

The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board’s August 2026 establishment statistics show 346 active operational cannabis licenses statewide. Inside that total, there is 1 licensed medical cannabis dispensary and 105 adult-use retail cannabis stores, meaning stores open to adults 21 and...

Albania’s Medical Cannabis Rollout Moves Into the Registry and Traceability Stage

After its first licence window closed in April, Albania is building the national register, product-tracking rules and fee system that will determine how licensed medical-cannabis projects actually begin operating.

Albania’s medical-cannabis rollout has moved out of the political phase and into the operating phase. On 13 August, the national cannabis control agency said it was working with the National Agency of Information Society to implement Decision No. 630/2026, which creates the...

Utah Opens One of the Rarest Cannabis License Windows in the U.S.

Utah is taking applications through September 2 for a single new medical cannabis pharmacy license, and the winner must place the store in a smaller county area that federal health officials classify as medically underserved.

Utah has opened a new application round for one independent medical cannabis pharmacy license, with submissions running from August 3 through September 2, 2026. The state says it will choose one winner and award the license before January 1, 2027.

Connecticut Sets an October 1 Reset for Cannabis Tax, Forcing a Fast Retail Reprice

Connecticut will replace its THC-based cannabis tax with a flat 10.75% statewide excise on October 1, changing how adult-use cannabis is priced, rung up, and explained at the counter.

Connecticut cannabis retailers now have a fixed date for a major tax change: on October 1, 2026, the state will stop taxing adult-use cannabis by THC content and start applying a flat 10.75% statewide cannabis excise instead. The Department of Revenue Services has posted the...