LATEST ALERTS
US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 591 has been killed in the Senate after the governor sent amendments to the bill back to the legislature, press reports.
US - New Hampshire: House Bill (HB) 1598, a bill to legalise recreational cannabis that passed the House in February, has failed in the Senate.
US - Oklahoma: The state Senate passed several bills – namely House Bill (HB) 3208, HB 3019, HB 2179, and HB 3929 – which affect the state's
Canada - British Columbia: 14 retailers from British Columbia have sued the government for failing to enforce the law against unlicensed cannabis sales
Argentina: Today and tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the constitutionality of the requirement to join a state-allowed programme (the REPROCANN)
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5329 was passed by the House and now moves to the Senate. The bill would expressly prohibit the practice
Mexico: Senate Majority Leader Ricardo Monreal Ávila told the media that he will push for an extraordinary session to reach an agreement on regulating recreational cannabis,
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has authorised the importation, distribution and sale of the cannabis product Canabidiol Active Pharmaceutical (20 mg/ml).
US - Oklahoma: House Bill (HB) 3439 was passed by the Senate and now goes to the governor for final approval. The bill would
US - Ohio: The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program (OMMCP) has issued a rule to allow for hemp-derived cannabinoids in medical cannabis products, press reports.
US - Iowa: House File (HF) 2380 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. HF 2380 increases the maximum size of
US - New Hampshire: The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously (5-0) against House Bill 1598, which would legalise recreational cannabis and sell it
US - Federal: Oral arguments were made in federal court in the District of Columbia yesterday in a case brought by the Hemp Industries
US - California: Assembly Bill 1656 was passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. The bill would allow recreational cannabis licensees
US - Georgia: A judge has issued an injunction preventing the district attorney in Gwinnett County from taking action against companies selling delta-8 and
US - Maine: Both chambers of the legislature have concurred and passed Legislative Document (LD) 1827, which now heads to the governor for approval. The amended
US - Maine: The Senate has passed Legislative Document (LD) 1928, and the bill now heads to the governor for approval. It would allow medical
US - Michigan: The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) has reportedly withdrawn a proposed rule that would have allowed for the conversion of hemp cannabinoids into
US - New York: The New York Cannabis Control Board has approved the first 52 licences to be issued for the state’s recreational cannabis programme.
US - Pennsylvania: Senate Bill 1167 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would protect financial institutions from
US - Virginia: Governor Glenn Youngkin has proposed amendments to Senate Bill 591, which was recently approved by both the House and the Senate. The bill seeks to include “any
Argentina: The Ministry of Science yesterday launched its Cannabis Research and Development Program, offering ARS250m ($2.2m) to state-controlled research projects.
Argentina: The National Institute of Seeds (INASE) has approved the registration of the first Argentine-produced strains of Cannabis sativa seeds. This will allow these strains to be
Canada - British Columbia: The government of British Columbia is inviting comments about cannabis consumption spaces – businesses or special events that provide cannabis
Honduras: Vice-president Salvador Nasralla has backed the legalisation of medical cannabis, press reports. He suggested in a video that legalisation would generate jobs, giving the
US - Federal: The advocacy group US Hemp Roundtable has met congressional leaders to lobby for federal reform on hemp and CBD products. Among bills the
US - Maine: Legislative Document (LD) 1827 was passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would allow for delivery
US - Maryland: The House has amended and passed Senate Bill 1006; the Senate, which had earlier passed the bill, must now decide whether to
US - Maryland: The House has concurred with amendments made by the Senate to House Bill 1078, which now moves to governor Larry Hogan for
US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has approved seven applications to allow medical cannabis dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis. They cover
US - Virginia: Senate Bill 671 has been signed into law by governor Glenn Youngkin. The new law removes requirements that only oil from hemp be used
Argentina: The Ministry of Health has announced a new category of cannabis-based products that can be used for medical purposes, called “Vegetable products based on
Canada: Emblem Cannabis Corporation has recalled one lot of Emblem CBD 100 Cannabis Extract, sold for medical purposes, having mislabelled total THC per activation 0.0 mg
US - New York: State lawmakers included in their budget proposal to the governor a measure that would allow cannabis businesses to make state
US - Maryland: Governor Larry Hogan will allow House Bill 837 to take effect without his signature, press reports. HB 837 is the implementing legislation that will
US - Alabama: Senate Bill 324 has failed in the Senate. The controversial bill would have required women between the ages of 25 and 50
US - Maryland: The Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill (SB) 1006, and the bill now moves to the House. SB 1006 would expressly allow the
US - Oregon: The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has requested a 70-day licence suspension and a $200,000 fine – the maximum monetary fine
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis that is set to appear on
US - Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear told the media that he would "explore" the possibility of issuing an executive order on medical cannabis if the legislature
US - Federal: The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has acknowledged that cannabis seeds that can produce high-THC cannabis plants are not controlled under federal
Argentina: Matías Kulfas, minister of productive development and the proposer of a bill aiming to establish a regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp, yesterday urged the
Costa Rica: Following the legalisation of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp in March, president Carlos Alvarado has reiterated his commitment to ensuring smooth passage for the cannabis
Colombia: The government has approved Resolution 539/2022, which regulates the import and export of cannabis seeds, flowers, and compounds. Those who wish to import those
Mexico: The Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit the importation of e-cigarettes and vaporisers, press reports. The bill (a modification of La Ley de los
US - Washington DC: The District of Columbia Council has rejected a bill that would have increased access to cannabis by allowing over-21s to self-certify
US - Georgia: Several bills aimed at jumpstarting Georgia's medical cannabis program, which has been mired in controversy and legal disputes involving the issuing
Brazil: Deputy Ricardo Izar of the Republican Party, part of the majority coalition in the Chamber of Deputies, has presented a draft legislative decree to
US - Oregon: House Bill 4016 has been signed into law by governor Kate Brown. The new law allows the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to
US - Federal: The House of Representatives has passed the Medical Marijuana Research Act (HR 5657), and the bill now moves to the Senate.
