LATEST ALERTS
US - New York: The New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved proposed regulations for recreational cannabis, which will allow for general licence
US - Arkansas: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to prevent state officials from enforcing Act 629 (formerly Senate Bill 358), which came into effect on
US - California: California attorney general Rob Bonta has filed lawsuits against nine retailers of inhalable hemp products. “I want to be clear: the
US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 374, which would essentially allow cannabis cafés in localities that choose to permit them, has been passed by
Thailand: Newly appointed public health minister Cholnan Srikaew said on 11th September that cannabis will not be reclassified as a narcotic, press reports. He
Denmark: Following an allegedly gang-related shooting in Christiania – a community famous for its open trade of cannabis – Copenhagen's mayor, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, from
Australia: The Green Party senator David Shoebridge has introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to legalise recreational cannabis. If passed, cannabis would be legal
US - Virginia: A federal lawsuit has been filed by stakeholders to challenge Senate Bill (SB) 903, which was signed into law in April and
US - North Carolina: Uncertified voting results reveal that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in western North Carolina have apparently legalised recreational cannabis on
Italy: The industry association Canapa Sativa Italia sent a formal request to the minister of health to repeal the decree that classified “compositions for
Argentina: The government has approved the inclusion of hemp seeds and their derivatives in the Food Code, press reports. The inclusion allows the sale
US - South Dakota: New proposed rules for medical cannabis would, among other things, increase the allowable amount of certain cannabis products and would ban
Argentina: The president of the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame) has sent a formal letter to the president
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the sale and promotion of hemp flowers and other CBD products without public health
Suriname: The National Assembly approved the Industrial Hemp Cultivation Act on 1st September, allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp with a maximum THC content of 1%. Hemp
Thailand: Anutin Charnvirakul, the current minister of public health who will become the minister of interior in the new government, told the media that
Hungary: The government has officially included hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHC-O) and hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHC-P) in the narcotics list, following the publication of a decree
Czech Republic: The government has approved the proposal to regulate hemp extracts with a THC content of up to 1% and hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), among other
Denmark: After an allegedly gang-related shooting in Christiania – a community famous for its open trade of cannabis – Copenhagen's mayor, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen,
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis has been approved on its first debate in the First Commission of the Chamber
US - Alabama: The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission voted on Thursday (31st August) to impose a stay on the issuance of the licences awarded
Belgium: Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Belgium's deputy prime minister and minister of the economy and employment, has taken a bold stance in favour of legalising
Thailand: The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a draft regulation (translated version) on permissions to produce, import, export, sell, or possess cannabis
Thailand: The cabinet for newly-appointed prime minister Srettha Thavisin has been announced, press reports. The most significant cabinet positions for cannabis include Anutin Charnvirakul's
US - California: California attorney general Rob Bonta announced the first partnership with local authorities as part of the California Department of Justice’s Cannabis Administrative Prosecutor
US - Federal: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has completed its scheduling review of cannabis and sent its recommendation to
US - New York: A week after exempting 30 cannabis businesses from an injunction and allowing them to open for business, a judge reversed
UK: The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has launched the SaveOurCBD campaign, calling on the Home Office to put in place a legal
Czech Republic: Experts debated the problematic aspects of legalising recreational cannabis at a round-table discussion in the House of Representatives, media reports. The
Bahamas: The government has introduced the Cannabis Bill 2023, which would legalise and regulate cannabis for medical, religious and research purposes. If approved,
Uganda: After the annulment of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act 2016 in May 2023 by the Constitutional Court due to the absence of
US - New York: A judge has ruled that 30 dispensaries deemed "ready to open" are exempt from an injunction on the issuance of
Canada: Health Canada has published the report “2021-2022 Review of the cannabis cost recovery framework”, which provides updates on the advancements made in
Brazil: Yesterday (24th August) the Federal Supreme Court resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of drug possession. Two more judges have announced their decisions,
Ukraine: The draft of the resolution "On improving the use of medicinal products produced on the basis of cannabis plants for medical purposes"
Thailand: Srettha Thavisin of the populist Pheu Thai party has been voted in as prime minister by Parliament, press reports. In forming a
US - New York: A judge issued an injunction to stop issuance of new conditional adult-use recreational licences (CAURD) while a lawsuit challenging the process
Costa Rica: A majority of deputies from the opposition National Liberation (PLN) and New Republic (PNR) parties of the Parliamentary Legislative Commission for
Switzerland: The city of Zurich has launched its first supply of cannabis products as part of its pilot project for the sale of recreational cannabis, which
Italy: The Ministry of Health has issued a decree that revokes the suspension of the entry into force of the Decree 1st October 2020 (20A05476), which places
New Zealand: The Ministry of Health is seeking feedback on some proposed changes to the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019, which prescribes the
Portugal: The National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed) has withdrawn two cannabis-based creams from the market. According to the authority, the products contain CBD,
US - Alabama: The issuance of medical cannabis licences in Alabama hit another delay as a judge temporarily paused the process to issue licences
US - Ohio: The Ohio secretary of state has verified enough signatures for an initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in the state to reach
US - Pennsylvania: A series of enforcement actions and at least one arrest by local authorities over the sale of delta-8 THC products has
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has clarified that advertising and promotion of cannabis-derived products is not allowed. Anvisa only authorises
Germany: Today (16th August) the Federal Cabinet approved the draft law for the first pillar of its plan to liberalise recreational cannabis. Among other
Canada: A federal court has granted Organigram’s application for a judicial review of a decision made by Health Canada. The decision in question pertains
Israel: The Ministry of Health published the outline of its new reform on the use of medical cannabis last week. The new rules lift some
