US - New Mexico: House Bill 314 has been signed into law by governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, strengthening the effectiveness of automatic expungements for
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US – Maryland: House Bill 556 and Senate Bill 516 have both been passed by the legislature and are now heading to the governor’s desk. The proposed
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US – North Dakota: Senate Bill 2388 has been reconciled and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would allow medical cannabis patients and caregivers who
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US – Arkansas: House Bill 1784 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would protect qualified medical cannabis patients
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US – Arkansas: Senate Bill 358 has passed the legislature and now moves to the governor’s desk. It would ban the production and sale
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11th April 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: A regulation further developing Law 27.669, approved in May 2022, to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for industrial hemp and medical cannabis, has been approved by the
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US - Arkansas: House Bill (HB) 1784 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1784 would protect qualified medical
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6th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has emitted a temporary scheduling order (TSO) to add the following six
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6th April 2023 - Europe, Poland |
Poland: Polish authorities have informed the European Commission (EC) through the TRIS database that the country intends to add HHC-O (hexahydrocannabinol acetate), a synthetic cannabinoid
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6th April 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the government approved the 2023-2025 Addiction Policy Action Plan setting topics that the country should prioritise in this period, media
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US - Montana: House Bill 948 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. Among other provisions, it would ban the manufacture and
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US - Alabama: Senate Bill 66 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. It would ban the sale, distribution, marketing, or possession
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US - Maryland: Senate Bill 516, which would establish a legal framework and tax structure to enable the adult-use cannabis market, has passed the Senate
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US - Montana: House Bill 669, which would allocate nearly all cannabis tax revenues into the general fund, has passed the House and now heads to
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US - Montana: House Bill 128, which would clarify regulations and penalties concerning the sale of medical and adult-use cannabis, has passed the House and
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4th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: US Representatives Earl Blumenauer (Oregon) and Brian Mast (Florida) have reintroduced the Veterans Equal Access Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at allowing military
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4th April 2023 - Europe, France |
France: The National Drug Safety Agency (ANSM) is warning of a possible shortage of CBD-only medicines in its medical cannabis pilot programme and suggests alternatives, such
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4th April 2023 - Europe, Spain |
Spain: Newly appointed health minister Jose María Miñones has told the Chamber of Deputies there was not enough evidence on medical cannabis and that
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4th April 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has given its approval to the city of Lausanne to sell recreational cannabis as a pilot
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US - KentuckySenate Bill (SB) 47 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. SB 47 legalises using and possessing cannabis
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US - Virginia: After being passed by the legislature, governor Glenn Youngkin has proposed significant changes to HB 2294, attempting to ensure that
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US - VirginiaHouse Bill (HB) 2428 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. HB 2428 sets restrictions on outdoor advertising of
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US – West VirginiaSenate Bill (SB) 546 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. SB 546 adds delta-8 and delta-10 THC, THCO, and “synthetic and non-naturally
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3rd April 2023 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: MPs from the opposition coalition submitted a bill last week that seeks to include hemp seeds, roots, mature stalks and their
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3rd April 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: After suggesting that a draft law to legalise recreational cannabis may be presented at the end of March, health minister Karl Lauterbach has said
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3rd April 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The bill approved by Parliament on 14th March allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under a doctor's prescription has been recently
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31st March 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: After health minister Karl Lauterbach suggested that a draft law to legalise cannabis could be presented at the end of March, the
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US - KentuckySenate Bill (SB) 47 has passed the House and now heads to the governor’s desk. SB 47 would legalise using and
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US - Washington State: Senate Bill 5123, which would ban pre-employment cannabis testing, has been passed by both chambers and now just needs governor Jay
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30th March 2023 - Europe |
EU: The minutes of the 8th November 2022 meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Products were published this week. The European Commission informed members of a consultation
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29th March 2023 - Belgium, Europe |
Belgium: Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke has banned the sale of cannabinoid-containing pouches, along with nicotine pouches, through a royal decree which will come into
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US - Delaware: House Bill 1 has passed the Senate and gone to governor John Carney’s desk for approval. It would remove all penalties
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US - Virginia: Senate Bill 1233 has been signed into law by governor Glenn Youngkin, making it a Class 1 misdemeanour to advertise cannabis, cannabis
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29th March 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: A government decree coming into force on 7th April, amending the list of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors subject to control,
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28th March 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has launched a public consultation on potential amendments to the Cannabis Regulations. Proposals cover licensing, personnel and physical security measures, production, packaging
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28th March 2023 - Europe, Turkey |
Turkey: Parliament has voted in favour of Bill No. 2/4972, giving the Turkish Grain Board responsibility for some aspects of cannabis and hemp
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US – Georgia: House Bill 196 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would increase the number of medical cannabis
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US – Mississippi: House Bill 1158 has been signed into law by governor Tate Reeves, modifying the state’s medical cannabis laws in various ways.
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US - North DakotaHouse Bill (HB) 1478 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. HB 1478 allows self-certification of an individual
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27th March 2023 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control has issued a reminder that from 1st April 2023, under order no. V-1815/3D-771, THC
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US - Washington DCBill 24-0113 has passed federal congressional review and is now enacted as L24-0332 after being signed into law by the
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US - WashingtonSenate Bill (SB) 5069 has passed the Senate and now moves to the House. SB 5069 would grant the governor the
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US - South DakotaHouse Bill (HB) 1209 has been vetoed by governor Kristi Noem. HB 1209 would have revised provisions on industrial hemp by
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US - South DakotaHouse Bill (HB) 1053 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. HB 1053 will prohibit the issuance of
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US - South DakotaSenate Bill (SB) 1 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. SB 1 would add eight specific qualifying conditions
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US - OklahomaSenate Bill (SB) 813 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 813 would allow the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
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US - KentuckyHouse Bill (HB) 544 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. HB 544 will set guidelines for the regulation
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