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Brazil: Following the Federal Supreme Court's decision to decriminalise cannabis possession, the judges have decided that a person possessing or storing 40 g of
US - Ohio: The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued 62 provisional dual licences for medical cannabis dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis, press
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One judge, who was undecided last week, added to his
US - North Carolina: House Bill (HB) 563 has been amended and passed by the Senate and must now be sent back to the
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 952 has been signed into law by governor Jeff Landry. HB 952 sets several restrictions on the sale of consumable
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge has voted, but his vote was not
Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 408 would allow temporary “conversion licences” to permit
US - Colorado: The Colorado attorney general’s office is suing CBDDY, a cannabis company, for allegedly selling products as “hemp” that tested well
US - New Hampshire: A bill to legalise recreational cannabis in New Hampshire has failed despite each legislative chamber having passed some version of
Brazil: Following the Senate’s approval, the Chamber of Deputies’ Constitution and Justice Committee approved a constitutional amendment that would make possession of cannabis and
US - Massachusetts: Legislation aimed at enforcement against intoxicating hemp-derived products will not be addressed until 2025, press reports. Although Massachusetts authorities have issued interpretations
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved regulations to allow the home cultivation of cannabis. The regulations will take effect when they are published in the
Canada: Health Canada launched a public consultation on amendments to certain cannabis regulations. The proposed amendments aim to reduce regulatory and administrative burdens
US - Vermont: House Bill (HB) 612 has become law without the governor’s signature. HB 612 makes several amendments to the state’s cannabis law,
US - Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources recently issued a notice to stakeholders that the
US - Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed Senate Bill (SB) 1698, which would have prohibited most products containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) like delta-8
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 24-76 has been signed into law by governor Jared Polis. SB 24-76 makes several amendments to the state's cannabis laws,
Canada: Health Canada recalled six lots of softgels and oils distributed by cannabis producer iNaturally Organic due to the “presumed presence” of HHC.
Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial legislative assembly approved bill 29 to amend the Cannabis Control Act, which aims to increase compliance, reduce the
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 952 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for approval. HB 952 would set
Canada - Alberta: Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) amended the Cannabis Representative Handbook (CRH) and the Retail Cannabis Store Handbook (RCSH) to allow private label cannabis
US - South Dakota: The Secretary of State has verified enough signatures for a ballot measure that would legalise recreational cannabis in the state
Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum appears to have been voted as Mexico’s next president, though results are not yet final, press reports. Sheinbaum is a member
Brazil: João Paulo Perfeito, manager of medicines and herbal medicines at the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), said during an event that the
US - Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis is moving towards vetoing Senate Bill (SB) 1698, which would prohibit most products containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) like
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 285 has been signed into law by governor John Carney. HB 285 significantly expands access to medical cannabis by
US - New Hampshire: House Bill (HB) 1633 was amended and passed by the Senate. HB 1633 would legalise recreational cannabis but allow sales in
US - Minnesota: House File (HF) 4757 has been signed into law by governor Tim Walz. HF 4757 accelerates the transition of the medical cannabis
US - Federal: An amendment to the proposed Farm Bill that would ban intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids and full-spectrum hemp products was adopted by the House
US - Federal: The US House Committee on Agriculture is holding a hearing on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (commonly known as
US - Federal: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published its proposed rule on the rescheduling of marijuana in the Federal Register. Comments on the rule
US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 2223 has been unanimously passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. AB 2223 would allow cannabis
US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 1775 was passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. AB 1775 would allow local jurisdictions to
US - Iowa: House File (HF) 2605 has been signed into law by governor Kim Reynolds. HF 2605 places a limit of 4 mg of THC per
US - Federal: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially initiated the formal rulemaking process to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of
US - Tennessee: Senate Bill (SB) 2427 has been signed into law by governor Bill Lee. SB 2427 allows any entity with a beer permit
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the Regulatory Impact Analysis Report on medical cannabis products. The report supports the maintenance of the
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5150 has been signed into law by governor Ned Lamont. HB 5150 makes several amendments to Connecticut’s cannabis law, including
US - Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a hemp company demanding that it stop producing
US - Ohio: The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) passed rules to regulate recreational cannabis, thus clearing the final legislative hurdle for
US - Alaska: House Bill (HB) 119 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 119 would change how recreational
US - Vermont: House Bill (HB) 612 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor for final approval. HB 612 would make
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 24-76 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor for final approval. SB 24-76 would make
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5235 has been passed by the Senate and heads to the governor for final approval. HB 5235 would prohibit synthetic
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5150 has been passed by the Senate and heads to the governor for final approval. HB 5150 would make several
US - South Dakota: Advocates have turned in more than 29,000 signatures to place an initiative on the November 2024 ballot to legalise recreational
Panama: The Ministry of Health has rejected two appeals against the decision to grant licences for the production of medical cannabis. The Evaluation Commission then
Canada: On 24th April 2024, Health Canada published amendments to modernise the Cosmetic Regulations, among them amendments to the cannabis regulations related to
US - Federal: Democrats on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, who hold the majority, have released their summary of proposals for the
US - Federal: Federal authorities have made little progress implementing the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, which was enacted in December 2022,
