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Germany: Following the legalisation of possession and consumption of cannabis on 1st April, the federal government's drug and addiction commissioner, Burkhard Blienert, has
Costa Rica: Government deputy Manuel Morales will ask the minister of the presidency, Natalia Díaz, to call for the discussion of the bill
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 285 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor. HB 285 would significantly expand
US - Virginia: Virginia’s Republican governor vetoed House Bill (HB) 698 and Senate Bill (SB) 448, which would have finally legalised adult-use cannabis sales
US - Georgia: Senate Bill (SB) 494 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor. SB 494 would prohibit an individual or business
US - Florida: The state’s Supreme Court has ruled that an industry-funded ballot initiative will appear on state voters’ November ballots. The decision comes more
France: The Ministry of Health has published a decree establishing the specifications for cannabis-based medicines used during the experiment until the first batches of medical
US - Federal: Three Republican senators have sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s administrator Anne Milgram urging the agency not
US - Vermont: Bill H 612 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. H 612 would redefine some
US - West Virginia: Senate Bill 679 has been signed by the governor. SB 679 will regulate hemp-derived cannabidiol products that are defined as naturally occurring
Germany: The president's office has signed the Cannabis Bill, which regulates adult self-cultivation of cannabis of up to three plants and allows for
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health has published for public discussion the draft resolution seeking to amend the List of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, and Precursors, media reports.
Lithuania: The Ministry of Economy and Innovation is proposing amendments to the regulation of the cultivation and processing of fibre hemp. The proposed changes seek to
Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial government has introduced amendments to the Cannabis Control Act, which aim to increase compliance, reduce the sale of illegal
US - South Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1125 has been signed by the governor. HB 1125 will prohibit "chemically derived cannabinoids" – which are psychoactive cannabinoids that are
Finland: The government has recently notified the amendment to the Decree on Psychoactive Substances Prohibited on the Consumer Market to the EU TRIS database. A
Switzerland: The canton of Basel-Stadt has published the first results of the pilot project for the sale of cannabis for non-medical purposes, which
Canada: Health Canada has published the Legislative Review of the Cannabis Act, which highlights significant progress in establishing a licensing framework for a legal
US - Federal: Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said she would welcome legislation that would clarify the conflict between federal and state laws on
US - Federal: A group of 21 state attorneys general (AGs) have sent a letter urging Congress to take action on intoxicating hemp-derived
US - Mississippi: State lawmakers are concerned that intoxicating, hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) products are being sold at fuel stations and other retail establishments,
Canada: Health Canada updated the guidelines for cannabis licence holders on how to apply for an import or export permit in the Cannabis Tracking
US - Federal: Democratic senator Sherrod Brown, chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, has said that passing the
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 43 has been signed by the governor. SB 43 will make minor amendments to the state’s medical cannabis programme by requiring the Department of Health
US - Federal: After vice president Kamala Harris said the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) must reschedule cannabis “as quickly as possible” at a
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has given its approval to the canton of Zurich to sell recreational cannabis as a
US - New York: Damian Fagon, chief equity officer of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), was placed on administrative leave following
US - Maryland: House Bill 346 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would authorise anyone aged
Lithuania: According to the minister of agriculture, Kęstutis Navickas, Lithuania intends to simplify the import process for fibre hemp raw material from other
US - New York: Democratic governor Kathy Hochul has mandated that the state’s cannabis licensing scheme be reviewed after calling it a “disaster”.
Switzerland: The University of Zurich has published the first results of the Züri Can project, one of the pilot projects for the sale of cannabis
US - Federal: Vice president Kamala Harris said the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) must reschedule cannabis “as quickly as possible” at a White
Netherlands: The government has announced that the next phase (transitional phase) of the closed coffee shop chain experiment starts on 17th June. Coffee shops
South Africa: The Cabinet – consisting of the president, deputy president and ministers – received a progress report on the government’s strategy to
US - Kansas: House Bill (HB) 2168 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate for consideration. HB 2168 would introduce
US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 1980 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 1980 would define a
US - Arizona: Attorney general (AG) Kris Mayes has released an opinion highlighting that it’s illegal for businesses, such as convenience stores and
Lithuania: An inter-institutional working group created by the Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), aiming to ensure the proper implementation of the
US - Maryland: House Bill (HB) 805 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 805 would generally
US - Utah: House Bill (52) – which will modify and enact provisions related to industrial hemp – has been signed by the
Brazil: The Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee has approved an amendment to the Constitution to declare possession of cannabis and other drugs a crime. The amendment will now
Portugal: The National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed) has authorised three cannabis-based preparations for medical use, press reports. Further information on
US - Kentucky: House Bill (HB) 829 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would introduce some
US - Iowa: House File 2605 – which would provide regulation for hemp and hemp products – has been passed by the House and
US - Federal: Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Andy Harris have sent a letter to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the US Department of Health
Czech Republic: Last week, Czech president Petr Pavel reportedly spoke with citizens in the town of Kladno and when asked by the deputy mayor
Germany: The Health Committee, Home Affairs Committee and Legal Affairs Committee have recommended that the Federal Council requests the Mediation Committee to discuss questions
US - Florida: Senate Bill (SB) 1698 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor. According to the amended
US - West Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 679 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor. SB 679 would regulate intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) products, which are defined
