24th March 2023 - Europe |
EU: The EU Commission proposal for the Green Claims Directive requires companies to substantiate claims about environmental footprint with the standard quantifying methods. The
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23rd March 2023 - Europe, Spain |
Spain: The Chamber of Deputies Agriculture Committee has voted in favour of a proposal to regulate hemp, introduced by the left-wing Podemos, the Catalan
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US - Maryland: House Bill 135 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. It would specify that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain
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US - North Dakota: House Bill 1478 has been approved by both chambers and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would allow self-certification
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US - New Hampshire: House Bill 431, which would allow patients and designated caregivers to cultivate up to three mature cannabis plants, three immature plants and 12
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US - Missouri: House Bill 644, which would erase obsolete provisions allowing hemp extract for the treatment of epilepsy, has passed the House and now
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23rd March 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has granted the city of Zurich permission to launch a three-and-a-half-year pilot project to collect data on the
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23rd March 2023 - Austria, Europe |
Austria: Health minister Johannes Rauch’s office has confirmed to CannIntelligence that the sale of all hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) products, including leftover stock, is prohibited from today.
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23rd March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Ronnie Cowan has again raised in Parliament the issue of industrial hemp, saying: “The industry is telling me that it can
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22nd March 2023 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: Prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has dissolved the parliament, press reports. This means that Thailand’s general election is expected on 7th or 14th
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US - North Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 2388 was amended and passed by the House. It must now be reconciled with the Senate version before heading to
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US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 116 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would prohibit commercial cannabis grow facilities
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US - Montana: Senate Bill (SB) 67 has passed the House and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would enlist several THC isomers,
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22nd March 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Yesterday, 21st March, the Superior Court of Justice published the decision that it falls within the court’s jurisdiction to decide whether hemp can
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21st March 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has updated the fees laid out in the Cannabis Fees Order, following the 2022 Consumer Price Index of 6.8%. The new rates will apply
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US - Kentucky: House Bill 544 has been delivered to the governor for approval after being passed by the Senate. It would set guidelines for the
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US - Oklahoma: House Bill 2095 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. It would broaden the remit of the Oklahoma
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21st March 2023 - Europe, Spain |
Spain: A proposal for hemp regulation put forward by the left-wing Podemos party, along with the Catalan ERC and the Basque party Bildu,
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21st March 2023 - Belgium, Europe |
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes hemp
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21st March 2023 - Bulgaria, Europe |
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Agriculture has opened for public consultation a draft ordinance to change the conditions for obtaining a permit to grow industrial cannabis.
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20th March 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: Last week the Health Committee of the Bundestag held a public hearing with experts about the decriminalisation of cannabis. Cannabis associations, lawyers and professors
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20th March 2023 - Afghanistan, Asia |
Afghanistan: On 18th March the supreme leader of Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, issued Decree No. 510/2023, which banned the cultivation of hemp, with violators
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20th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Two bipartisan bills were reintroduced in the House to establish a regulatory framework for CBD and other hemp-derived products on the federal level.
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US - MarylandSenate Bill (SB) 508 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 508 would update the definitions of
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US - KentuckySenate Bill (SB) 47 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 47 would establish a medical cannabis
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20th March 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Luxembourg Council of State, which provides opinions on all legislative bills and draft regulations, issued its opinion last week on the government's proposal
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20th March 2023 - Asia, Malaysia |
Malaysia: Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that legalisation of medicinal cannabis needs to be looked into very carefully, as its control could
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20th March 2023 - Europe |
EU: EU environment ministers, particularly from Italy and Belgium, want more flexibility in implementing the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, proposed by the
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17th March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: In yesterday's debate, MP Ronnie Cowan suggested the government should encourage local farmers to grow hemp and facilitate cultivation licensing. "A £60 million
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US - ArkansasSenate Bill (SB) 358 has passed the Senate and now moves to the House. SB 358 would prohibit the production and
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US - New HampshireHouse Bill (HB) 360 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 360 would legalise the possession and
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17th March 2023 - North America, United States, Utah |
US - UtahSenate Bill (SB) 137 has been signed into law by the governor. SB 137 modifies the state's medical cannabis laws in several ways, including requiring
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17th March 2023 - North America, United States, Utah |
US - UtahHouse Bill (HB) 72 has been signed into law by the governor. HB 72 makes various amendments to the state's medical cannabis programme, such
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17th March 2023 - North America, United States, Utah |
US - UtahSenate Bill (SB) 91, has been signed into law by the governor. SB 91 changes the state’s medical cannabis laws in
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17th March 2023 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party and cannabis legalisation in Thailand, said that he expects his party to win 70 seats in
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16th March 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee, which is responsible for determining which medical treatments are covered by statutory health insurance, has decided on new regulations
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US - Georgia: The Georgia Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by retailers of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) products – namely, products containing delta-8 and
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16th March 2023 - Europe, Romania |
Romania: bill on medical cannabis is being debated by the Health Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. The bill was introduced in 2019 and
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15th March 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The bill that we reported on yesterday, which will allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription, was passed yesterday by the Senate and will become law
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14th March 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach has said a bill to legalise cannabis will be announced in the next few weeks after he received “very
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14th March 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved a report by an inter-house committee that seeks to allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes provided the
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13th March 2023 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The Federal Commission for Protection Against Public Health Risks (Cofepris) has filed a complaint and disagreement with a court seeking to reverse
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13th March 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: Following last week's publication of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)'s 2022 Annual Report, which states that "legalization of the non-medical use
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US – West VirginiaSenate Bill (SB) 546 has passed the House and now heads to the governor’s desk for final approval. SB 546 would add delta-8
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US - VirginiaSenate Bill (SB) 1108 has been passed by both chambers and now heads to the governor’s desk for final approval. SB 1108
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US - West VirginiaSenate Bill (SB) 220 has been concurred by both chambers and heads to the governor’s desk for final approval. SB 220,
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US - DelawareHouse Bill (HB) 2 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 2, as a companion measure for HB
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US - MarylandHouse Bill (HB) 556 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 556 would create a legal framework and
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13th March 2023 - Africa, Morocco |
Morocco: The National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (Anrac) has called for tenders to develop a medium- and long-term strategic plan
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13th March 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: On 15th March the German Bundestag Health Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill for the decriminalisation of cannabis, introduced
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