LATEST ALERTS
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has issued the first authorisation for the manufacture of hemp-derived products, which include food and cosmetics. The authorisation is
Germany: The Ministry of Health has released its draft law for the first pillar of its plans to liberalise its policy on recreational cannabis
EU: The European Pharmacopoeia Commission (EPC) has published the outcome of its 176th session, held on the 20th and 21st June. The EPC agreed to include
US - federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued warning letters to six companies for illegally selling food products infused with
US - Ohio: The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CTRMLA) has submitted more than 220,000 signatures to qualify a recreational cannabis legalisation initiative for
Luxembourg: Justice minister Sam Tanson has clarified various aspects of the recently approved cannabis legislation, press reports. She said no THC cap would be
Iceland: The Consumer Agency has fined a company marketing CBD-containing cosmetic products ISK100,000 (€669) for claiming CBD could suppress some symptoms in specific types of diseases for
Ukraine: Health minister Viktor Liashko has told reporters he expects a bill to legalise and regulate medical cannabis to be considered by the
Thailand: Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat, who has promised a clampdown on the country’s cannabis trade, faces challenges from rival parties and a
Germany: The Düsseldorf Administrative Court has temporarily lifted the ban on sale of a CBD cosmetic oral care spray, according to lawyer Kai-Friedrich
UK: A Home Office spokesperson has told media: “We want to provide greater clarity for responsible suppliers by introducing defined permitted limits on the
UK: Asked whether the government would consider passing hemp licensing over to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and making the
Argentina: The National Food Commission has published the minutes of meetings held on 28th and 29th June, when it agreed to open a public consultation
Portugal: The General Directorate of Food and Veterinary Medicine (DGAV) has published a leaflet with information about cannabis in food. The document states that only
US - New Jersey: Assembly Bill A5440 has been passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. It clarifies the illegal status
EU: A new EU regulation has been published today, 30th June, which "grants Europe stronger powers to tackle current and future drug problems"
Belgium: The Royal Decree banning the sale of nicotine pouches and cannabinoid-containing pouches enters into force tomorrow, 1st July, for manufacturers and importers. It
Brazil: During a Chamber of Deputies (lower house) seminar on medical cannabis, the minister of agrarian development, Paulo Teixeira, from the government Worker's Party (PT),
Colombia: The High Council for Criminal Policy has highlighted the need to legalise cannabis for adult use in the country, press reports. Despite
Malta: The Ministry of Social Policy and Children’s Rights has launched a National Drugs Policy covering the decade 2023-2033. The paper proposes a zero tolerance policy towards
Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Constitution Day yesterday with a call to implement world best practices and most effective policies to help Ukrainians overcome the traumas
US - Florida: Senate Bill 1676 has been signed into law by governor Ron DeSantis, bringing changes to the regulation of hemp in the state. The new law
EU: A cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) held a conference yesterday on the legalisation of cannabis for personal use. A study
Luxembourg: The Chamber of Deputies has approved Bill 8033, legalising home cultivation of up to four cannabis plants per household, exclusively from seeds labelled with
US - Connecticut: Governor Ned Lamont has signed House Bill 6699 into law, amending the Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act. The new law
US - Indiana: A federal lawsuit has been filed in Indiana by a hemp extract manufacturer and the Midwest Hemp Council, seeking a ruling
US - Florida: House Bill 387, which expands the use of telehealth in the medical cannabis certification process, has been signed into law by governor
World: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its annual World Drug Report, in which it analyses issues in global drug markets.
Spain: Health minister José Miñones has said the government is still interested in regulating medical cannabis but that it will not be possible before the
Germany: The Bundestag has approved an amendment to the Narcotics Act, raising the THC limit in industrial hemp from 0.2% to 0.3% following the reform of the EU’s
Germany: The Bundestag has approved the Drug Supply Shortage Control and Supply Improvement Act, reducing the approval period for a first medical cannabis prescription to
Spain: The deputy mayor for prevention and security for Barcelona city council, Albert Batlle (from the Socialist Party of Catalonia – PSC) is
South Africa: Regulatory reforms to enable the development of the hemp and cannabis sector were jointly agreed during an "Action Lab" organised by the Ministry
Colombia: The government has announced its intention to propose a new bill on recreational cannabis in July for the new legislative period, press
US - Hawaii: House Bill 1082 has been signed and enacted into law by governor Josh Green. It allows a patient’s written certification to be valid
Luxembourg: A parliamentary question has been raised about the recent law in France that prohibits the sale and consumption of synthetic cannabinoids. The question
US - Washington DC: The federal ban on Washington DC's ability to regulate cannabis sales would be renewed under a Fiscal Year 2024
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance aimed at researchers studying the use of psychedelic drugs for
Greece: The Ministry of Agriculture has published rules in the Official Gazette pursuant to which the European Union Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural
US - Federal: The House Armed Services Committee approved amendments proposed by Representatives Nancy Mace and Morgan Luttrell in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal
US - New York: Governor Kathy Hochul announced the results of initial enforcement actions against unlicensed cannabis businesses in the state of New
US - Arkansas: A circuit judge has nullified 27 medical cannabis laws found to be unconstitutional under Amendment 98, which legalised medical cannabis
US - New Hampshire: House Bill 611 has been revised by the House/Senate Conference Committee to include a commission to study state-controlled sales of cannabis,
US - Nevada: The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) has approved the first conditional licences for cannabis consumption lounges. It has also adopted new regulations
US - Louisiana: House Bill 460, which provides for the permitting and licensing of medical cannabis pharmacies, has been signed into law as Act
US - Connecticut: House Bill 6699, which would amend the Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act, has been passed by the Senate and
Italy: The government has proposed an amendment to Bill 1038, which aims to extend tobacco legislation to those parts of the hemp plant that can
US – Rhode Island: The Office of Cannabis Regulation (OCR) has issued Advertising Guidance for Hybrid Retail Licensees after governor Daniel McKee signed House Bill
US - Wisconsin: Governor Tony Evers has signed into law Assembly Bill 245, which is primarily aimed at revenue sharing and boosting local funding.
