LATEST ALERTS
US - Georgia: A judge has ordered the only two licensed medical cannabis oil producers in Georgia to cease production until a lawsuit over
US - federal: Democratic senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would allow military veterans to possess, use,
US - Vermont: Recreational cannabis sales in Vermont began in dispensaries on 1st October. Only three retail licences have been issued to date.
US: The “Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act”, which has bipartisan support, will not be allowed to go through and expedite parliamentary process (known
US - Arkansas: The Arkansas Supreme Court decided yesterday (22nd September) that the votes will be counted for the ballot measure that would legalise
US - Minnesota: Medical cannabis company Vireo Health has filed a lawsuit against the state alleging that House File (HF) 4065 – which allows the sale
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Supreme Court decided yesterday that the ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in the state could not appear on the
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has resolved to adopt revised regulations for the home cultivation of cannabis for medical use. Certified medical cannabis
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a number of new bills relating to cannabis. Assembly Bill 2188 prohibits employers, with a
US - California: Assembly Bill 1885, newly signed into law, expands the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act to cover cannabis products
US - Oklahoma: Three challenges were filed to a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis during a mandatory ten-day window that opponents had to
US - federal: A bipartisan group of members of Congress wrote a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Rober Califf criticising
US - Nevada: A judge has ruled that the Nevada Board of Pharmacy may no longer list cannabis as a Schedule I drug, press reports.
US - federal: Representative Jared Huffman, a California Democrat, has introduced the Small and Homestead Independent Producers (SHIP) Act, which would allow small cannabis cultivators and
US - Missouri: The Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit challenging a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, thereby clearing the final
US - West Virginia: A proposal to cap THC in medical cannabis products at 10% has been rejected by the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board
US - Missouri: The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District has ruled that the signatures for a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis
Germany: As part of the recreational cannabis legalisation plan, the Bundestag announced a Health Committee delegation trip to Canada and the United States. Eight members
US - Federal: Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, sponsor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, said that a draft
US - Missouri: Governor Mike Parsons has announced that he will not include discussions of a bill to legalise recreational cannabis in his upcoming
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1954 into law. It prohibits a doctor from denying treatment to a qualified medical cannabis patient based
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Supreme Court will wait until a mandatory ten-day comment period is over before it will consider whether a ballot
US - Nebraska: The federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska by
US - California: Senate Bill 1186 has been passed by the legislature and sent to governor Gavin Newsom for final approval. It would prohibit localities from
US - Alabama: The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has issued an updated timeline for medical cannabis licensing. The first licences are now expected to be
US - Florida: The Florida Department of Health has issued an emergency rule setting limits on daily dosages for medical cannabis under Florida Statute 381.986(4)(f). The daily dosage
US - California: The state legislature has passed several cannabis-related bills and sent them to governor Gavin Newsom for final approval. Assembly Bill 2188 would
US - federal: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice seeking to buy portable cannabis analysers that can determine the presence and quantity
US - Oklahoma: A court referee is taking arguments to the state supreme court, which will decide whether a ballot initiative to legalise recreational
US - Michigan: Michigan State Police is suspending its use of a test for THC impairment in drivers after it became apparent that lab testing
US - New York: The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has begun to accept its first applications for recreational dispensary licences. The first recreational
US - California: Amendments to Senate Bill (SB) 1326 have been concurred to by the Senate, and the bill will now go to the
US - Oregon: The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Curaleaf have reached an agreement whereby the company will pay a fine of
US - federal: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is issuing a refund to consumers who purchased CBD products from Kushly Industries, due to misleading medical
US - South Dakota: Governor Kristi Noem has said she will not challenge the ballot initiative that would legalise cannabis possession in South Dakota
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma secretary of state has validated over 117,000 signatures – well above the required 94,911 – for a ballot initiative
US - New York: New York City mayor Eric Adams has announced an initiative to assist social equity applicants with retail licence applications and provide long-term
US - Nebraska: Two ballot initiatives to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska failed to gather enough signatures to reach the November ballot, press reports. Organisers reportedly
US - California: The Assembly has amended and passed Senate Bill 1326 and sent it back to the Senate to consider the amendments. The bill
US - Nevada: The opening of cannabis consumption lounges in Las Vegas have been delayed due to issues regulating the lounges locally, press reports. Although state
US - Connecticut: As state authorities begin issuing cannabis licences, a spate of lawsuits could delay the licensing process, local media reports. Thirteen lawsuits have
US - Maine: A federal appeals court has held that Maine's requirement that directors of medical cannabis dispensaries be Maine residents violates the US constitution.
US Virgin Islands: The Virgin Islands Cannabis Advisory Board (VICAB) has agreed to post proposed rules of the Caribbean territory’s medical cannabis programme. The proposed rules
US - North Dakota: The North Dakota secretary of state has certified that a measure to legalise recreational cannabis will appear on the
US - New York: In the latest step towards recreational cannabis sales, the New York Office of Cannabis Management has approved its first 15 recreational cannabis processor licences.
US - Arkansas: The Arkansas Supreme Court will allow a ballot measure that would legalise recreational cannabis onto the November ballot, but whether the votes
US - Georgia: A judge has sided with a CBD store in Catoosa County in a dispute with the sheriff’s department over the legality
US - Missouri: Secretary of state Jay Ashcroft has certified that a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in the state has gained enough signatures to
US - Kentucky: A circuit court has entered a permanent injunction against the Kentucky State Police barring them from taking enforcement action against manufacturers and retailers
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have filed a lawsuit with the Arkansas Supreme Court
