Border Security: UK Border Force seized a record-breaking 12 tonnes of cannabis at Southampton Port in a Canada-linked operation, worth about £139m and involving 1,200 boxes in two containers—another major blow to organized crime. Medical Cannabis Research: PleoPharma began dosing the first patient in a Phase 3 trial of PP-01 to help mitigate cannabis withdrawal symptoms in adults with cannabis use disorder, with FDA Fast Track status. Youth & Product Rules: A new study finds adolescents may find cannabis edibles more appealing when packaging uses colorful fonts/logos, cartoonish imagery, and snack-like product photos—suggesting design-focused marketing limits could matter. Health & Adherence: A meta-analysis links poor bipolar medication adherence to younger age, lower education, earlier onset, psychotic features, and more manic/mixed episodes; cannabis use disorder more than doubled the risk. Public Health & Policy: UNODC says the global drug problem is evolving, calling for stronger partnerships and innovative, evidence-based responses as synthetic drugs and digital drug markets complicate prevention. Africa Drug Fight: Ghana’s NACOC is bringing the National House of Chiefs into its push against rising youth drug abuse ahead of World Drug Day. Local Governance: South Africa’s Tshwane is intensifying credit control by cutting electricity and water over more than R30bn in unpaid municipal debt. Business/Industry: New hemp planning in Australia’s NSW aims to grow the industry via R&D, supply chains, licensing tweaks, and market expansion.