LATEST ALERTSCzech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil commented on the first version of the governmental proposal on cannabis regulation presented on Wednesday (11th
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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
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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
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Malta: An applicant for a Cannabis Harm Reduction Association (CHRA) licence is taking legal action against the Authority for the Responsible Use of
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Czech Republic: The first version of the governmental proposal on cannabis regulation was presented yesterday, 10th January, at a meeting of the government’s
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Chile: The governmental Agency for Research and Development has organised and funded a meeting with academics and representatives of the Ministry of Health, press
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UK: The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has called on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Home Office to resolve the
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US - Wisconsin: Republican legislators have outlined a proposal to legalise medical cannabis in the state, press reports. Though the bill has not yet been
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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
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Lithuania: In December 2023, the members of the Seimas (parliament) stated that the issue of decriminalising possession of small quantities of cannabis will
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Israel: The Medical Cannabis Unit has published for public consultation a draft on the amendments to the procedure to obtain a medical cannabis
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Morocco: The National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (Anrac) has reported that for the year 2023 it granted 609 authorisations out
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Germany: In December 2023, the Federal Expert Committee on Narcotics recommended that the federal government add "cannabimimetics/synthetic cannabinoids" to the annex of the
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Mexico: Efforts to pass legislation to regulate medical and recreational cannabis are apparently renewed after legislation has repeatedly stalled. The president of the
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US - Tennessee: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has published proposed rules on hemp production and hemp-derived products. Notably, the proposed rules include a
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US - Kentucky: The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Workgroup has unanimously voted to recommend that the legislature add 15 qualifying conditions for medical cannabis
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US - Alabama: Another hold has been placed on the issuance of medical cannabis licences after another dispute about the process for selecting
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US - Nebraska: Legislators and state officials intend to take further action against delta-8 THC products in 2024, press reports. While lawmakers said
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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Canada - Alberta: Starting 31st January 2024, the province will permit licensed cannabis retailers to set up temporary sales spots at events restricted to adults,
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Brazil: In an event with the industry, one of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s representatives, João Paulo Perfeito, said that the
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Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking,
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US - Missouri: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) conducted a review of the 48 cannabis social equity licences it has issued
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US - Tennessee: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has posted a notice of rulemaking hearing that includes proposed regulations for the sale of hemp-derived
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US - Pennsylvania: Senate bill (SB) 773 has been signed into law by governor Josh Shapiro. SB 773 significantly expands the state’s medical cannabis
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Philippines: Health secretary Teodoro Herbosa has supported the legalisation of medical cannabis in a forum last Friday (15th December), press reports. "On medical
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US - Pennsylvania: Senate bill (SB) 773 has been passed by the legislature and sent to the governor for final approval. SB 773 would
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US - Florida: Christopher Kimball, director of the Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), told lawmakers that the OMMU is looking to issue
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Netherlands: The startup phase of the closed coffee shop cannabis experiment kicks off today in the municipalities of Breda and Tilburg. Participating coffee
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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
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US - Federal: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has submitted its new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
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Colombia: Bill 001/2023C, which sought to amend the Constitution to legalise cannabis, was archived yesterday by the Senate, press reports. The bill was
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Colombia: Senate representatives María José Pizarro, from the centre-left party Pacto Histórico, and Juan Carlos Losado, from the Liberal Party, have asked the
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US - Federal: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published a temporary scheduling order that places the following synthetic cannabinoids in Schedule I of the
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Switzerland: Following the approval by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in October 2023 to carry out pilot projects for the controlled
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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
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Japan: The upper house of the parliament (House of Councillors) has adopted a proposal legalising cannabis-based medicines and criminalising recreational cannabis use. The
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US - Georgia: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s Diversion Control Division is warning pharmacies in Georgia that possessing and distributing medical cannabis is illegal
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US - California: The City of San Diego's Cannabis Business Division has sent warning letters to vendors that it believes are selling illegal hemp
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US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will ask state lawmakers to give them authority over intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IDHCs) during its
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EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Stelios Kouloglou, from the European political party The Left, has submitted a parliamentary question asking the European
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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
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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
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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
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Romania: An HHC manufacturing company has been sanctioned, has had its entire staff arrested and its products seized after being accused of constituting
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US - Ohio: A Senate committee has added and approved major changes to the recreational cannabis legalisation ballot initiative approved by voters last month
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