5th August 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and several other Democratic senators have sent a letter to attorney general Merrick Garland and Drug
US - Missouri: Governor Michael Parson has issued an executive order demanding that the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) deems food products
New Hampshire: Senate Bill (SB) 357 has been signed into law by governor Chris Sununu. SB 357 expands who may prescribe medical cannabis to include any healthcare
US - Iowa: A federal court has again denied a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of House File (HF) 2605, a new law that
US - Ohio: The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued a series of cease-and-desist letters to manufacturers of delta-8 THC products that
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been signed into law by governor John Carney. HB 408 allows temporary “conversion licences” to permit medical
17th July 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued another round of cease-and-desist letters to five
US - Pennsylvania: Governor Josh Shapiro has signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 654, which encompasses the state budget for the next fiscal year.
US - Florida: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has banned two hemp companies from doing business in the state for allegedly
11th July 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The House Appropriations Committee approved a provision in the 2025 budget that would prevent the US Department of Justice (DOJ) from
US - North Dakota: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in North Dakota say they have submitted more than 22,000 signatures, 15,582 of
US - Nebraska: Organisers of ballot initiatives to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska announced they have turned in 114,000 signatures each for two ballot measures, with
2nd July 2024 - United States |
US - Federal: A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several cannabis companies challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s prohibition on
US - Iowa: A federal court has denied a preliminary injunction to prevent House File (HF) 2605, a new law that limits the amount of THC
US - New Jersey: Senate Bill (SB) 3235 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for final approval. SB 3235
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor for final approval. HB 408 would
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 355 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for approval. HB 355 would ease
US - Nebraska: State attorney general Mike Hilgers announced that two settlements have been reached in lawsuits against vendors of delta-8 THC products
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 952 has been signed into law by governor Jeff Landry. HB 952 sets several restrictions on the sale of consumable
Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 408 would allow temporary “conversion licences” to permit
US - Colorado: The Colorado attorney general’s office is suing CBDDY, a cannabis company, for allegedly selling products as “hemp” that tested well
US - New Hampshire: A bill to legalise recreational cannabis in New Hampshire has failed despite each legislative chamber having passed some version of
US - Massachusetts: Legislation aimed at enforcement against intoxicating hemp-derived products will not be addressed until 2025, press reports. Although Massachusetts authorities have issued interpretations
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved regulations to allow the home cultivation of cannabis. The regulations will take effect when they are published in the
US - Vermont: House Bill (HB) 612 has become law without the governor’s signature. HB 612 makes several amendments to the state’s cannabis law,
US - Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources recently issued a notice to stakeholders that the
US - Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed Senate Bill (SB) 1698, which would have prohibited most products containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) like delta-8
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 24-76 has been signed into law by governor Jared Polis. SB 24-76 makes several amendments to the state's cannabis laws,
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 952 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for approval. HB 952 would set
US - South Dakota: The Secretary of State has verified enough signatures for a ballot measure that would legalise recreational cannabis in the state
US - Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis is moving towards vetoing Senate Bill (SB) 1698, which would prohibit most products containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) like
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 285 has been signed into law by governor John Carney. HB 285 significantly expands access to medical cannabis by
US - New Hampshire: House Bill (HB) 1633 was amended and passed by the Senate. HB 1633 would legalise recreational cannabis but allow sales in
US - Minnesota: House File (HF) 4757 has been signed into law by governor Tim Walz. HF 4757 accelerates the transition of the medical cannabis
24th May 2024 - United States |
US - Federal: An amendment to the proposed Farm Bill that would ban intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids and full-spectrum hemp products was adopted by the House
23rd May 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US House Committee on Agriculture is holding a hearing on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (commonly known as
22nd May 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published its proposed rule on the rescheduling of marijuana in the Federal Register. Comments on the rule
US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 2223 has been unanimously passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. AB 2223 would allow cannabis
US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 1775 was passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. AB 1775 would allow local jurisdictions to
US - Iowa: House File (HF) 2605 has been signed into law by governor Kim Reynolds. HF 2605 places a limit of 4 mg of THC per
17th May 2024 - United States |
US - Federal: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially initiated the formal rulemaking process to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of
US - Tennessee: Senate Bill (SB) 2427 has been signed into law by governor Bill Lee. SB 2427 allows any entity with a beer permit
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5150 has been signed into law by governor Ned Lamont. HB 5150 makes several amendments to Connecticut’s cannabis law, including
US - Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a hemp company demanding that it stop producing
US - Ohio: The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) passed rules to regulate recreational cannabis, thus clearing the final legislative hurdle for
US - Alaska: House Bill (HB) 119 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 119 would change how recreational