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US - Arkansas: The State Board of Election Commissioners declined to certify a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis because a THC limitation was
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3rd August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Several Republican senators have introduced a bill – Senate Bill 4628 – that would make it a crime to manufacture or
US - Louisiana: House Bill 697 is now in effect, making changes to the licensing of medical cannabis in the state. While allowing the manufacturing
2nd August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), along with seven other National Institutes of Health (NIH) centres, has issued a notice
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced that its moratorium on the processing of new grower, processor, and dispensary licences for medical cannabis
US - Massachusetts: Lawmakers approved a reconciliation bill, Senate Bill (SB) 3096, just before the end of the legislative session and will now send the bill
US - Arkansas: The secretary of state's office has confirmed that enough valid signatures were turned in for a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis
29th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada's external Science Advisory Committee on Health Products Containing Cannabis has published its recommendations on the safety, efficacy, and access to CBD products.
28th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada is expected to make a recommendation by the end of the summer on the consultation on “health products containing cannabis that would not
US - Missouri: An unofficial count by the secretary of state’s office indicates that organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis are
27th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Democrat senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico has introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Advertising Act, which would allow radio
27th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (MMCREA) has been passed by the House of Representatives and now heads to the
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
Guam (US Pacific territory): The Department of Revenue and Taxation will begin accepting licence applications for recreational cannabis businesses on 29th August, press reports. The
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Complaints were filed with the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May and
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Decriminalizing cannabis at the federal level: necessary steps to address past harms” today
US - South Dakota: The first medical cannabis dispensary is expected to open next week and make the first legal sales in the state, local
22nd July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The House Committee on Agriculture has scheduled a hearing entitled “An Examination of the USDA [US Department of Agriculture] Hemp Production
21st July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The long-anticipated Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), a bill sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer that would remove cannabis from
21st July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a newsletter from its Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reminding employees in the sectors that
20th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - British Columbia: The Kispiox First Nation has entered an agreement with British Columbian authorities that will allow the band to engage in
US - Utah: The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has proposed new rules regarding hemp products and cannabis processing. Under the proposals, which are open
US - South Dakota: The South Dakota Legislative Rules Committee has passed new rules that regulate the testing of medical cannabis and clarify tracking requirements, local
US - Texas: Agricultural commissioner Sid Miller, who oversees the Texas hemp program, has called on the legislature and governor to expand the state’s
US - Vermont: The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will withdraw its approved hemp plan from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved regulations to allow applications for a conditional adult-use retail licence, which will be available to residents
15th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, a bill to decriminalise cannabis sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and two
15th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The House approved an amendment to again add provisions of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to the National Defense
15th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Negotiations between the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) and a union representing many dispensary workers has led to an indefinite strike by workers in
US - California: Application forms for Industrial Hemp Enrollment and Oversight (IHEO) authorisation are now available. Under Assembly Bill 45, authorisation is required to manufacture
12th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - British Columbia: Licensed cannabis retail stores can deliver recreational cannabis to consumers through delivery services and common carriers such as Canada
US - Pennsylvania: House Bill 331, which protects financial institutions and insurers who deal with state-legal cannabis businesses, has been signed into law by governor Tom
US - North Dakota: New Approach North Dakota, a group organising a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, submitted over 25,000 signatures – nearly
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have submitted 190,000 signatures – more than double the
US - Nebraska: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska have submitted what they hope are enough signatures to reach
US - Washington DC: Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed into law the Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, which allows DC residents to self-certify that
US - Virginia: The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has issued a statement saying that chemically synthesised cannabinoids, such as delta-8 THC, are illegal
7th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US federal: Six senators have written to the president, attorney general, and the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging them to
US - Oklahoma: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis have submitted what they believe is enough signatures to reach the November ballot, press
US - Pennsylvania: House Bill 331, which would protect financial institutions and insurers who deal with state-legal cannabis businesses, has been passed by the
US - California: Assembly Bill 195 has been signed into law by governor Gavin Newsom. The bill eliminates the cultivation tax on cannabis and shifts the state’s
US - Oregon: The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) has confirmed to CBD-Intel that as of today (1st July) intoxicating artificially derived cannabinoids,
US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 195 was passed by the Senate and heads to the governor for final approval. The bill would eliminate the
US - Pennsylvania: Lehigh County district attorney Jim Martin has sent warning letters to retailers of hemp-derived products saying that those with more than
US - North Carolina: With North Carolina’s hemp statute set to expire after today, 30th June, the state Senate concurred in amendments to Senate
US - Kansas: A retailer in Kansas has filed a lawsuit challenging the seizure of over $100,000 in delta-8 THC products by authorities, press
29th June 2022 - District of Columbia |
US - Washington DC: The District of Columbia Council has approved a bill to allow adults (21+) to purchase cannabis by self-certifying that they
US - North Carolina: Language that would keep hemp legal was stripped from Senate Bill 762 before it was passed by the state House. Current hemp
US - Nevada: The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) has unanimously approved regulations for cannabis lounges. The regulations allow for the sale of single-use cannabis products in limited
US - Texas: The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s ban on smokable hemp is constitutional, reversing a lower court’s decision. The plaintiffs, producers
