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23rd June 2022 - North America, United States |
US - general: Major League Baseball (MLB) has told teams they can accept sponsorships for CBD companies, press reports. In order to qualify for sponsorship,
US - Virginia: The state budget for 2022-2024 has been signed into law by governor Glenn Youngkin. It includes provisions calling on the Board of
23rd June 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: A bipartisan group of 23 state attorneys general have written to congressional leaders about the public health risk posed by copycat THC
23rd June 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The House Appropriations Committee has included a few provisions that address hemp and CBD in its 2023 fiscal year spending bill. One
US - Louisiana: Governor John Bel Edwards has signed several bills into law that affect the state’s medical cannabis programme. Among them is House Bill (HB)
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 330 has been signed into law by the governor. HB 330 creates the Louisiana Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 758 has been signed into law by the governor. HB 758 allows for performance-based sampling of hemp and sets
US - Federal: The US Supreme Court has denied taking up a pair of cases to resolve the issue of whether federal workers’ compensation
US - Kentucky: An advisory board on medical cannabis set up by governor Andy Beshear met for the first time yesterday, local media reports. The
US - North Carolina: Senate Bill (SB) 448 has been signed into law by the governor. SB 448 allows cannabis-based drugs that have been approved by
17th June 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: In response to a question from a senator about the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s stance on cannabis, attorney general Merrick
17th June 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit dismissed a lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
US - Nebraska: A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Nebraska authorities to prevent them from enforcing a rule that requires petitioners for
15th June 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: An industry pilot project on recycling of cannabis vape products to tackle consumer waste has ended due to a lack of participation, media
8th June 2022 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The government published yesterday in the bulletin of the state the decree prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids nationwide. This extends to CBD vapes
US - Delaware: The House was unable to override the governor's veto of House Bill (HB) 371, which would have removed all penalties for adult
US - Virginia: The state legislature has approved a budget, and the proposal has been sent to the governor for final approval. The proposal passed
US - North Carolina: Senate Bill (SB) 711 passed the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill, also known as the Compassionate
US - Louisiana: The legislature has concurred on amendments and now sends House Bill (HB) 758 to the governor for final approval. The bill seeks
7th June 2022 - Guam, North America |
Guam (US): The Cannabis Control Board Rules & Regulations entered into force on 29th May after Parliament let it lapse into law. The regulations
US - New York: The Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 8837, which effectively requires public health insurance providers like Medicaid to cover the costs
US - Minnesota: House File (HF) 4065 has been signed into law by the governor. The new law prohibits the sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid
US - Louisiana: The Senate has amended and passed House Bill (HB) 758, which now heads back to the House because it was amended since
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 22-205 has been signed into law by the governor, press reports. The original version would have cracked down on sales of intoxicating
US - Virginia: The General Assembly passed a budget proposal that includes a provision to re-criminalise possession of more than 4 oz of cannabis,
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Commission has approved a set of proposed rules to regulate the labelling, packaging, advertising, and testing of
US - Virginia: The state budget proposed by legislative leaders includes a proposal to make it a criminal offence to possess more than 4
US - North Carolina: The Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 762, and the bill now moves to the House. SB 762 would maintain the
US - New York: The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has asked social media platform TikTok to make an exception to its cannabis advertising
US - Maryland: Senate Bill (SB) 788 has been enacted into law without the governor's signature. SB 788 prohibits the sale of delta-8 and delta-10 THC products
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will instate a two-year moratorium on processing new medical cannabis grower, dispensary and processor licences starting 1st
US - South Dakota: A ballot measure to legalise recreational cannabis will again appear on the November ballot in South Dakota after officials certified
US - Oklahoma: House Bill (HB) 3929 and HB 2179 have been signed by the governor and enacted. HB 2179 establishes a licence fee schedule for
27th May 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent three warning letters on 26th May to companies who made health claims about CBD
US - California: Assembly Bill 1885 was passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. It would allow veterinarians to recommend cannabis products
US - California: Assembly Bill 1894, which would set out new requirements for the packaging and labelling of cannabis and cannabis products, was passed by
US - Connecticut: House Bill 5329 has been signed into law by governor Ned Lamont. The bill makes several amendments to the state’s cannabis statute,
US - Rhode Island: Rhode Island yesterday (25th May) became the 19th US state to legalise recreational cannabis when governor Dan McKee signed companion
US - Vermont: Senate Bill 188 has been passed by the legislature and sent to the governor for final approval. It would allow the Vermont
25th May 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Aqualitas has recalled one lot of dried cannabis pre-rolls sold in Prince Edward Island as Green Harvest Organics Islander CBD and in Nova
US - Rhode Island: The legislature has passed companion bills – House Bill 7593 and Senate Bill 2430 – to legalise recreational cannabis, which now head
US - New York: Law enforcement in Nassau County has conducted raids on stores selling THC products, such as delta-8 products, and made several
US - Minnesota: House File 3595 was passed by the legislature as an amendment to HF 4065 and now heads to the governor for final approval. The
US - Delaware: House Bill 371, which would legalise the possession and sharing of up to 1 oz of cannabis by adults (21+),
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has recalled 99 products due to inaccurate results from a testing lab. Scale Laboratories passed more than 100
US - North Carolina: Senate Bill 762 has been introduced. The bipartisan bill would make permanent the removal of hemp and hemp products from
24th May 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that farmers of commodities, which includes hemp, who were hit by natural disasters in 2020
23rd May 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada (Ontario): Ontario Liberals and New Democrats have criticised the current system that has led to a concentration of cannabis retailers in some areas, media reports. Liberal Steven Del
23rd May 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada (Yukon): The Yukon territorial government has announced that licensed private cannabis retailers may engage in online sales to people aged over 19.
