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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
Canada: An industry pilot project on recycling of cannabis vape products to tackle consumer waste has ended due to a lack of participation, media
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has authorised three patients to grow cannabis for their own medicinal use. The court emphasised that the authorities’ failure to
Chile: A group of parliamentarians within the ruling coalition said yesterday that they intend to present a bill to Parliament to legalise recreational cannabis, press
Argentina: The National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) is inviting public comments on the requirement to apply for a licence for the production, import, export and
Uruguay: Senator Eduardo Antonini of the opposition party Frente Amplio, vice-chair of the Tourism Committee, has introduced a bill to allow tourists access to recreational
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has ruled that private health insurance companies are not obliged to cover treatments and medicine products that do not appear on the
Costa Rica: The minister of agriculture, Laura Bonilla, has said that a commission is working on a regulation draft for hemp and medicinal
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
Paraguay: On 6th June, the Commission on Prevention, Fight against Drug Trafficking and Related Crimes of the Senate debated a bill proposed in June 2021 seeking to
Paraguay: The National Health Surveillance Directorate (DINAVISA) stated on 4th June that only patients suffering from refractory epilepsy or multiple sclerosis are eligible to be registered
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
Argentina: Yesterday, 6th June, the minister of productive development Matias Kulfas – author and firm advocate of the recently enacted Law 27,669 establishing a regulatory
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
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
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice confirmed the right of the non-profit organisation Abrace Esperança to cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes. According to the court, it
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
Peru: The Ministry of Health has published a draft bill on the medicinal use of cannabis. The bill is now subject to a public consultation period,
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
Colombia: On 29th May, presidential elections took place in Colombia. Since none of the candidates managed to achieve at least 50% of 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
Uruguay: President Luis Lacalle Pou said that he does not believe the government should participate in the cannabis trade but rather that these activities
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
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent three warning letters on 26th May to companies who made health claims about CBD
Paraguay: The Interinstitutional Commission on Industrial Hemp (COINCA) told CBD-Intel that the licence to process the hemp plant in order to obtain non-psychoactive
Argentina: The bill establishing a regulatory framework for medical cannabis and industrial hemp was published today (26th May) in the Official Gazette, entering into force.
Costa Rica: An amendment to the hemp and medicinal cannabis law, eliminating the need for a licence for cultivation, production and sale, has come into force,
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
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+),
