LATEST ALERTS
US - Alabama: Another hold has been placed on the issuance of medical cannabis licences after another dispute about the process for selecting
US - Nebraska: Legislators and state officials intend to take further action against delta-8 THC products in 2024, press reports. While lawmakers said
US - Ohio: Governor Mike Dewine is calling for regulating intoxicating hemp-derived products, such as those containing delta-8 THC, press reports. Dewine expressed concern that
Thailand: Public health minister Cholnan Srikaew has signed off on a proposed bill to limit cannabis use to solely medical purposes, media reports. The proposed bill,
Spain: The Ministry of Health is working alongside the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) on a regulatory report on how to regulate medical
Ukraine: The parliament adopted bill 7457 on medical cannabis on 21st December 2023. Next, the bill should be signed by the president. If signed, it
Canada - Alberta: Starting 31st January 2024, the province will permit licensed cannabis retailers to set up temporary sales spots at events restricted to adults,
Brazil: In an event with the industry, one of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s representatives, João Paulo Perfeito, said that the
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking,
US - Missouri: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) conducted a review of the 48 cannabis social equity licences it has issued
US - Tennessee: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has posted a notice of rulemaking hearing that includes proposed regulations for the sale of hemp-derived
US - Pennsylvania: Senate bill (SB) 773 has been signed into law by governor Josh Shapiro. SB 773 significantly expands the state’s medical cannabis
Philippines: Health secretary Teodoro Herbosa has supported the legalisation of medical cannabis in a forum last Friday (15th December), press reports. "On medical
US - Pennsylvania: Senate bill (SB) 773 has been passed by the legislature and sent to the governor for final approval. SB 773 would
US - Florida: Christopher Kimball, director of the Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), told lawmakers that the OMMU is looking to issue
Netherlands: The startup phase of the closed coffee shop cannabis experiment kicks off today in the municipalities of Breda and Tilburg. Participating coffee
US - Ohio: House speaker Jason Stephens told the media that the House will not vote on amendments to the state's new recreational cannabis law
US - Federal: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has submitted its new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C, which sought to amend the Constitution to legalise cannabis, was archived yesterday by the Senate, press reports. The bill was
Colombia: Senate representatives María José Pizarro, from the centre-left party Pacto Histórico, and Juan Carlos Losado, from the Liberal Party, have asked the
US - Federal: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published a temporary scheduling order that places the following synthetic cannabinoids in Schedule I of the
Switzerland: Following the approval by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in October 2023 to carry out pilot projects for the controlled
South Korea: The Ministry of Health has decided to temporarily classify hexahydrocannabihexol (HHC-H) as a Group 2 narcotic. The temporary classification is valid for
Japan: The upper house of the parliament (House of Councillors) has adopted a proposal legalising cannabis-based medicines and criminalising recreational cannabis use. The
US - Georgia: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s Diversion Control Division is warning pharmacies in Georgia that possessing and distributing medical cannabis is illegal
US - California: The City of San Diego's Cannabis Business Division has sent warning letters to vendors that it believes are selling illegal hemp
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will ask state lawmakers to give them authority over intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IDHCs) during its
EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Stelios Kouloglou, from the European political party The Left, has submitted a parliamentary question asking the European
Slovakia: The Ministry of Health has told CannIntelligence that HHC, hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP), and hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHC-O) will be added to the list of prohibited
France: The National Assembly has definitively approved the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which establishes a temporary ad hoc status for cannabis-based medicines. These
Canada: Health Canada has published a Guidance on cannabis products with intoxicating cannabinoids other than delta-9-THC. It recommends that licensed processors apply the same regulatory
Romania: An HHC manufacturing company has been sanctioned, has had its entire staff arrested and its products seized after being accused of constituting
US - Ohio: A Senate committee has added and approved major changes to the recreational cannabis legalisation ballot initiative approved by voters last month
Germany: The second and final reading of the Cannabis Bill in the Bundestag (lower house), which was supposed to happen in the first week of
US - New York: The New York Supreme Court has approved a settlement in two lawsuits that will now allow the Office of Cannabis Management
US - Federal: The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a memo entitled “Farm Bill Primer: Selected Hemp Industry Issues” that addresses several issues related
US - Federal: Senate Banking chairman Sherrod Brown says he will not try to include the Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act
Germany: A recent amendment to the Cannabis Act proposed by the coalition parties and the Ministry of Health has been leaked to the press. In
South Africa: The Select Committee on Security and Justice is inviting stakeholders and interested parties to send in written submissions on the Cannabis for Private Purposes
US - New Hampshire: A commission tasked with making recommendations on how to regulate recreational cannabis in the state has failed to make any
Australia: The government of the state of Victoria has announced that it is open to discuss the decriminalisation of the personal use of
Brazil: The Participatory Legislation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies – a committee that receives proposals from associations and organised civil society, with
Germany: A product alert has been issued through the EU Safety Gate system for a nicotine-free e-cigarette cartridge containing cannabidiol, hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and, in some
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board approved a settlement that could allow for the opening of 436 dispensaries by provisional conditional adult-use retail
US - Federal: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revoking hemp licences from hemp cultivators who are also cultivating higher-THC cannabis under state-legal
Germany: The Bundestag has agreed on amendments to the Cannabis Bill – which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and
Malta: While commenting on the news that the government is considering stopping smoking for future generations, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and associations have
Canada: Health Canada approved the use of Epidiolex as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), Dravet syndrome
