LATEST ALERTS
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.
Colombia: Bill 002/2022, which would have amended the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, has been rejected by the Senate, press reports. While the measure gained 47 votes
EU / Germany: The European Commission’s department for Migration and Home Affairs has provided CannIntelligence with the communications between the German government and the
US - Nevada: Senate Bill 277 has been signed and enacted into law by governor Joe Lombardo. The bill increases the limits on possession, delivery and
Australia: Bills to legalise adult use of recreational cannabis are to be introduced in three states, press reports. The Legalise Cannabis Party is planning
Czech Republic: National anti-drug co-ordinator Jindřich Vobořil was reportedly meeting prime minister Petr Fiala and other government members today to discuss the start
Colombia: The Senate failed to vote on the bill to legalise recreational cannabis last Thursday, and a debate has now been set for Tuesday,
US - Alabama: The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) has voted to delay the issuance of state licences for medical cannabis businesses due to
US - Rhode Island: House Bill 5829 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor's desk. It would call on the Office of
Germany: Dirk Heidenblut, member of the government-coalition Social Democratic Party (SPD) and of the Bundestag, has shared on his social media that the
Albania: The Council of Ministers has approved a bill to legalise medical and industrial cannabis. Industrial cannabis will be limited to strains with
Luxembourg: The vote on a bill to decriminalise possession of small amounts of cannabis and allow home cultivation in Luxembourg has been scheduled by Parliament
US - New York: The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has issued emergency regulations targeting unlicensed cannabis sales, including those involving hemp and delta-9
US - Federal: The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has written an opinion letter articulating its position on the legality under federal law
UK: A prescription for cannabis flower (from Zerenia Clinics UK) has been reimbursed by the National Health Service (NHS) for the first time.
EU: The EU parliament approved with nearly unanimous support the proposal for a new regulation on batteries with the aim of making them more
US - Nevada: Senate Bill 277 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill proposes increasing limits on
US - Connecticut: Governor Ned Lamont has signed budget legislation providing state-level tax relief to licensed cannabis businesses. The law allows deductions for ordinary
US - Illinois: Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a budget bill that grants licensed cannabis businesses access to state tax deductions currently prohibited at
US - Nevada: Governor Joe Lombardo has signed Senate Bill 242, establishing the Psychedelic Medicines Working Group on the use of psilocybin and psilocin
Colombia: Bill 246/2022C establishing the cannabis legal framework was approved on Tuesday (13th June) by the First Commission at the Chamber of Representatives. The
EU: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published France’s intention to submit CBD to the registry of harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) due to its
EU: The European Commission has launched a call for scientific data on the safety of CBD and other hemp-derived products in cosmetics, within the framework
US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has revoked Harmony Foundation’s cannabis cultivation and manufacturing licences due to unpaid licence fees. Across
US - Louisiana: Senate Bill 66 has been passed by both chambers and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would allow telehealth as
France: The National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has made the decision to classify hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP)
Germany: Last week, the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) adjusted the sales price for the nationally cultivated medical cannabis flowers from €4.80
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Economy and Industry has notified a bill to the European Commission's TRIS database which allows cultivation and processing of industrial hemp
Canada: Health Canada has updated the list of industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production in 2023. The 2023 list includes the addition
Malta: At a press conference held yesterday, the CEO of the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC), Leonid Mckay, said that
US – Minnesota: House Bill 100, due to come into effect on 1st August, legalises high-producing delta-8 and delta-9 THC derived from industrial hemp, allowing
US - Colorado: Governor Jared Polis has signed Senate Bill 23-271 into law, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for the production, distribution, and sale
US - federal: A group of prominent cannabis companies and advocacy organisations have set up a Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform (CCSR), aimed at
US - federal: Democrat representatives Dina Titus of Nevada and Joe Neguse of Colorado have introduced the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act, which would create
France: Senator Gilbert-Luc Devinaz of the Socialist, Ecologist and Republican group has introduced a bill to regulate recreational cannabis and cannabis-derived products as a state monopoly.
Slovenia: Rules amending the Regulation on the conditions for obtaining a permit for the cultivation of hemp have been published in the Official Gazette, increasing the maximum
Lithuania: The Central Election Commission has refused to register a civic initiative calling for a referendum to reject cannabis decriminalisation bills that are
