LATEST ALERTS
Czech Republic: At a seminar titled "Free sale of medical cannabis in the Czech Republic: Utopia or a real possibility?", the head of
US - Oregon: A lawsuit filed in 2022 that challenged an Oregon law prohibiting shipping cannabis across state lines has been dismissed, press reports. The
Spain: On 26th January, the minister of health, Mónica García, announced in the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of parliament) that the bill
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has again extended the suspension of the decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol
Spain: Today, minister of health Mónica García will explain at the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of parliament) her plans in relation to the
US - California: The Senate has failed to override a veto of Senate Bill (SB) 58, thus causing the bill to fail. SB 58 was vetoed
US - Delaware: The House has passed House Bill (HB) 285, which now heads to the Senate. HB 285 would significantly expand access to medical cannabis
Israel: The Medical Cannabis Unit has published a proposed amendment to the procedure for obtaining the Medical Cannabis Good Agricultural Practices (IMC-GAP) and Good Security Practices (IMC-GSP) certificates. The
Czech Republic: The National Economic Council (NERV), an independent advisory body to the government, has again recommended introducing a regulated cannabis market in
Canada: Health Canada has updated the list of industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production in 2024. The 2024 list includes the addition of the
US - Federal: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), an association that includes state agricultural regulators from all 50 states,
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach told the press that he believes the Cannabis Bill "will be passed in the Bundestag in the week from 19th to
US - South Dakota: The Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 43, which now moves to the House. SB 43 would make minor amendments to
US - Minnesota: The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has issued two reports that include legislative recommendations. Among the recommendations, the OCM proposes unifying
US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has voted to approve rules regulating cannabis consumption areas, press reports. As discussed in
EU: The minutes of the March 2023 meeting of the European Commission (EC)'s Working Group on Cosmetic Products were published yesterday. In it, the discussion paper
Thailand: Health minister Cholnan Srikaew has provided more details on the draft bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis. Most notably, Cholnan said that
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 42 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 42 would make various amendments
Greece: The joint decision from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice to include HHC and its derivatives in the list
Germany: Following concerns raised by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) about the Cannabis Bill, SPD parliamentary group leader Katja Mast said that the
Czech Republic: The State Agency for Cannabis for Medicinal Use (SAKL) has said that doctors prescribed almost 210 kg of medicinal cannabis to
South Africa: The Ministry of Health has opened the public consultation on amendments to Schedule 6 of the Medicines and Related Substances Act. The amendments
US - Federal: The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan body that provides research and analysis to Congress, has issued a report entitled "Legal
US - New York: Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2025 proposes eliminating the THC potency tax in lieu of a weight-based taxation
Panama: Following the introduction of a legal framework for medical and therapeutic cannabis in 2022, the Ministry of Health has published a final report recommending the
Germany: In a paper coordinated by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the state's interior ministers and senators who met at the Conference of Interior
Lebanon: During a Cabinet meeting, minister of agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan urged for a joint project between the Ministry of Agriculture and the
Spain: Cannabis clubs in Barcelona are preparing to file a suit against Barcelona City Council to claim economic damages caused by a local
Spain: The left-wing party Podemos has introduced a bill on recreational cannabis, press reports. The party submitted a similar bill in 2021 that also
US - Arkansas: Arkansans for Patent Access, a ballot committee, has submitted to the state attorney general a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase
US - Federal: The US Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) has released an unredacted copy of its recommendation to reschedule cannabis to
Greece: The Ministry of Health has issued a decision that includes HHC and its derivatives in the list of narcotics, press reports. This
Uruguay: Daniel Radío, secretary general of the National Drugs Board (JND), announced he will propose lifting the registration requirement for purchasers of cannabis
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil commented on the first version of the governmental proposal on cannabis regulation presented on Wednesday (11th
Thailand: The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTTAM) is holding a session today to hear public comments on the government's proposal to prohibit
Luxembourg: The government has notified a bill amending the tobacco law to the European Commission’s TRIS system. The bill includes a provision that would ban the
Malta: An applicant for a Cannabis Harm Reduction Association (CHRA) licence is taking legal action against the Authority for the Responsible Use of
Czech Republic: The first version of the governmental proposal on cannabis regulation was presented yesterday, 10th January, at a meeting of the government’s
Chile: The governmental Agency for Research and Development has organised and funded a meeting with academics and representatives of the Ministry of Health, press
UK: The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has called on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Home Office to resolve the
US - Wisconsin: Republican legislators have outlined a proposal to legalise medical cannabis in the state, press reports. Though the bill has not yet been
Malta: The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC), in charge of granting licences to cannabis harm-reduction associations, has issued a statement to express its great
Lithuania: In December 2023, the members of the Seimas (parliament) stated that the issue of decriminalising possession of small quantities of cannabis will
Israel: The Medical Cannabis Unit has published for public consultation a draft on the amendments to the procedure to obtain a medical cannabis
Morocco: The National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (Anrac) has reported that for the year 2023 it granted 609 authorisations out
Germany: In December 2023, the Federal Expert Committee on Narcotics recommended that the federal government add "cannabimimetics/synthetic cannabinoids" to the annex of the
Mexico: Efforts to pass legislation to regulate medical and recreational cannabis are apparently renewed after legislation has repeatedly stalled. The president of the
US - Tennessee: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has published proposed rules on hemp production and hemp-derived products. Notably, the proposed rules include a
US - Kentucky: The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Workgroup has unanimously voted to recommend that the legislature add 15 qualifying conditions for medical cannabis
