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Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the Constitution to legalise cannabis was approved yesterday (22nd November) on its third vote in the Senate. The bill, which
Ukraine: Batkivshchyna, the small opposition party that opposes medical cannabis legalisation, has submitted dozens of amendments to bill 7457 that would legalise medical cannabis
France: A joint committee made up of assembly members and senators has failed to agree on a common version of the 2024 Social Security
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Discover Health LLC over its products marketed to contain CBD,
US - Federal: President Joe Biden has signed into law stopgap funding that will extend the 2018 Farm Bill until September 2024, press reports.
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has voted to amend rules on hemp cannabinoid products that restrict the amount of THC that can be
Japan: The Ministry of Health intends to ban hexahydrocannabihexol (HHCH) after several hospitalisations due to consumption of gummies containing HHCH, press reports. The ban
Thailand: The Ministry of Public Health has completed its draft of the Hemp-Cannabis Law to regulate cannabis, which may be available for public comment
US - Hawaii: Hawaii attorney general Anne Lopez has issued a comprehensive plan to legalise recreational cannabis in the state, press reports. The plan would impose
US - Alabama: The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) has reached a proposed settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought by medical cannabis licence applicants,
US - South Dakota: The South Dakota Department of Health has approved rules regarding medical cannabis that take effect on 27th November 2023. Most notable
Brazil: Senator Mara Gabrilli from the governing Social Democratic Party, which has the most seats in the Senate, has introduced a bill to
EU: On occasion of today’s webinar held by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) examining the EU cannabis market, the
South Africa: Yesterday (14th November), the National Assembly passed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which allows possession and cultivation for private purposes and sets a
EU: The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) – the European authority on illicit drugs – will hold a webinar
Japan: Today (14th November), the House of Representatives (lower house) adopted a proposal to legalise cannabis-based medicines and criminalise recreational cannabis use. The
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) – the highest decision-making body in the German statutory healthcare system – has opened the public consultation
Slovenia: Amendments to the regulation on the classification of illicit drugs were published in the official gazette on the 10th November 2023. These include adding hexahydrocannabinol
US - New York: A state court has ruled that state regulators did not follow proper procedure in imposing an emergency rule that limits the
US - Federal: Top congressional lawmakers have agreed in principle to stopgap funding that will extend the 2018 Farm Bill for one year,
Ireland: A motion to decriminalise the possession of small quantities of cannabis was rejected this weekend at the left-wing party Sinn Féin's annual
US - Kentucky: The General Assembly’s Administrative Regulations Review Subcommittee has approved an emergency rule to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoid products, press reports. The emergency rule was necessary to
Germany: The second and final reading of the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and the non-commercial cultivation of
Netherlands: The government has published an information leaflet for the closed coffee shop chain experiment, which will be supplied with every cannabis product via a
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes
Portugal: Following a corruption scandal allegedly involving prime minister António Costa and his announced resignation, president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Parliament would
Slovakia: The Ministry of Health has confirmed that it is currently preparing an amendment to add hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHC-P) to the list
US - Alaska: A group of hemp producers has sued the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to prevent enforcement of a new regulation that
South Africa: The parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services approved the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The bill, which was introduced
US - Ohio: Ohio has become the 24th state to legalise recreational cannabis after voters passed a ballot initiative to do so, press reports. The initiative,
EU: The European Commission (EC) has published an initiative to adopt a delegated decision on the targeted amendment of the European List of Waste
France: The National Assembly has passed the first reading of the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill without amending the government’s proposal, which aims
Germany: Yesterday (6th November) the Bundestag (parliament) held a public hearing with health experts on the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation
US - Ohio: Voters will decide today (7th November) the fate of an initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in the state. If passed, recreational
EU: The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) takes place this year during the week of 18th to 26th November. The EWWR is
Australia: A bill implementing a trial allowing people to drive a motor vehicle after having consumed medical cannabis was passed last week at the
Ukraine: Last week, the parliamentary Committee on National Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance reviewed technical changes and recommended adopting the final version
US - Florida: Just Brands, which markets CBD products under the brand Just CBD, is suing Florida authorities in federal court over a raid
New Zealand: Final election results released today (3rd November) show the centre-right National Party with a majority of seats (48 out of 122). National Party
US - Federal: The Senate has passed a bill that would allow doctors at the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to recommend medical
US - Georgia: The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that delta-8 and delta-10 THC, even in edible products, are not controlled substances under Georgia law.
New Zealand: Eqalis CBD30, Eqalis CBD120, Symetis T17 B52, Symetis T17 Gorilla and Cumulus T17 have been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
Germany: A public hearing of the Bundestag (parliament) Health Committee on the Cannabis Bill is scheduled for 6th November. Two motions to stop cannabis legalisation
Switzerland: The Federal Council has issued a report, at the request of the National Council, to examine “how the various forms of the hemp plant
US - North Carolina: The North Carolina secretary of state’s office confiscated approximately $170,000 worth of THC-infused copycat food products that mimicked such brands
US - Utah: The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has issued proposed rules to regulate home delivery of medical cannabis. The proposed rules are under a
US - Virginia: A federal judge has denied an injunction against Virginia authorities that would have prevented them from enforcing a new law that
Paraguay: Member of parliament Alejandro Aguilera, from the ruling party National Republican Association, has submitted a bill to the parliament seeking to further develop
US - Minnesota: The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is seeking input from the public as it drafts rules for its recreational cannabis programme. An online survey
Israel: The Medical Cannabis Unit published a warning against the use of cannabis after traumatic events. The warning emphasises that cannabis has not been proven effective
