LATEST ALERTSBrazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has issued a technical note clarifying that the importation of cannabis in natura, as well as flowers and parts of
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EU: The feedback period for a proposal revealed by the European Commission in March for a directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green
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Germany: A Ministry of Health spokesperson has told media that HHC is known to the federal government as a new psychoactive substance and is currently being
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Slovenia: A resolution on the 2023-2030 national program for illicit drugs has been published in the Official Gazette. It states that an interdepartmental working group will
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Argentina: The National Food Commission has opened for public consultation a draft decree to include hemp seeds and derivatives in the list of permitted food products, as well as
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Malta: Cannabis harm-reduction associations, which will be allowed to grow cannabis and distribute it to their members, could be up and running by the end of
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Germany: In response to a parliamentary question from the opposition party Die Linke (The Left), the government said informal discussions between ministers and the European Commission
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Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has drawn up a non-exhaustive list of prohibited substances in tobacco products and
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Ghana: Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control Commission (Amendment) Bill 2023, which will allow the Ministry of Interior to grant licences to cultivate hemp
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US - Ohio: The State Medical Board of Ohio (SMBO) has voted to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a qualifying condition in the Ohio
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US - Hawaii: House Bill 1359 has been enacted into law as Act 263, without the governor’s signature, bringing significant changes to the state’s hemp
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US - Minnesota: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has updated the state’s medical cannabis programme by adding irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
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EU: The European Commission (EC) has answered a parliamentary question submitted by French member of European Parliament Aurélia Beigneux as to whether the EC is preparing an evaluation
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Slovakia: The Ministry of Health has told CannIntelligence that herbal heated sticks that contain cannabis are illegal.
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Czech Republic: The cabinet decided yesterday not to progress a Ministry of Health proposal to include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) on the list of prohibited
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Brazil: Marta Machado, Ministry of Justice spokesperson on drugs policy, has said the federal government intends to regulate the cultivation of medical cannabis,
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Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court has denied petitions referred by three district courts challenging the constitutionality of penalties under the Narcotics Act for the handling of cannabis products.
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Spain: The incumbent Socialist Party (PSOE) has included medical cannabis in its manifesto for the 23rd July general election, saying it plans to develop a scheme
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US - New Hampshire: The Therapeutic Cannabis Program now allows out-of-state and Canadian visitors with legal authorisation to purchase therapeutic cannabis from the state’s Alternative Treatment
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US - Missouri: Governor Mike Parson has signed House Bill 202 into law, repealing the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Program. The state had already transferred regulatory authority for hemp
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Ukraine: Mykhailo Radutskyi, chairman of the Committee on National Health, Medical Aid and Medical Insurance, has said the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) is preparing
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Sweden: Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP), which are currently unregulated, will be classified as narcotics starting tomorrow, 11th July. At the beginning of
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Finland: The government has submitted two TRIS notifications to the EU seeking to amend the list of prohibited psychoactive substances. The first notification
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US - Connecticut: Governor Ned Lamont has signed House Bill 6700 into law, enabling licensed hemp producers to apply for cultivator or micro-cultivator licences from
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EU: Today, the Council adopted the proposal for a new regulation on batteries with the aim of making them more sustainable. As stated in
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Ukraine: On the country’s joint information telethon, United News, deputy minister of health/chief state health physician Ihor Kuzin said on air that the
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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
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Germany: The Ministry of Health has released its draft law for the first pillar of its plans to liberalise its policy on recreational cannabis
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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
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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
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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
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Luxembourg: Justice minister Sam Tanson has clarified various aspects of the recently approved cannabis legislation, press reports. She said no THC cap would be
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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
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Ukraine: Health minister Viktor Liashko has told reporters he expects a bill to legalise and regulate medical cannabis to be considered by the
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Thailand: Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat, who has promised a clampdown on the country’s cannabis trade, faces challenges from rival parties and a
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Germany: The Düsseldorf Administrative Court has temporarily lifted the ban on sale of a CBD cosmetic oral care spray, according to lawyer Kai-Friedrich
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UK: A Home Office spokesperson has told media: “We want to provide greater clarity for responsible suppliers by introducing defined permitted limits on the
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UK: Asked whether the government would consider passing hemp licensing over to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and making the
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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
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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
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US - New Jersey: Assembly Bill A5440 has been passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. It clarifies the illegal status
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EU: A new EU regulation has been published today, 30th June, which "grants Europe stronger powers to tackle current and future drug problems"
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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
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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),
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Colombia: The High Council for Criminal Policy has highlighted the need to legalise cannabis for adult use in the country, press reports. Despite
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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
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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
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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
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