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US - California: The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has written to state attorney general Rob Bonta arguing that allowing California to enter
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Ukraine: Mykhailo Radutskyi, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Health, Medical Aid and Medical Insurance, told press yesterday that the number of
Monaco: An amendment to the narcotics list was issued last week to include synthetic cannabinoids 4f-MDMB-BICA, MDMB-4en-PINACA and Cumyl-pegaclone as scheduled substances, making them subject to the narcotics
Slovenia: An amendment to the narcotics list was issued last week to include several minor synthetic cannabinoids – including, for example, ADB-BUTINACA, ADB-4en-PINACA, ADB-5Br-INACA and
Iceland: An amendment to the narcotics list was issued last week to include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and THCO as controlled substances, making them subject to the narcotics
30th January 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The first recreational cannabis project has started today in the city of Basel. The project will sell cannabis in nine designated pharmacies for
Germany: Carmen Wegge, the spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) – which is part of the government coalition – has told the
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) will decide by early summer whether the criminal possession of cannabis products is constitutional, press reports. This comes after
US - Mississippi: Medical cannabis sales have officially begun in Mississippi, press reports.
Japan: The Ministry of Health and Welfare has published a review of the Cannabis Control Law, proposing a limit of 0.2% THC in hemp,
27th January 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that it will be issuing a free national weekly hemp
27th January 2023 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The congress for the state of Baja California approved an initiative to decriminalise cannabis for medical purposes, press reports. The measure is still dependent
27th January 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has asked some federally licensed cannabis companies to halt the sales of certain ingestible cannabis products that are incorrectly classified
27th January 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: In answer to an MP's question, the minister of state in the Home Office Chris Philp said that no specific assessment has been
Spain: The left-wing party Podemos, alongside regional parties ERC and Bildu, have submitted a proposal to regulate industrial hemp, press reports. This proposal
27th January 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The canton of Bern has spoken out against the pilot project to sell recreational cannabis in pharmacies. The cantonal government believes that "there
26th January 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a statement saying that it “has concluded that a new regulatory pathway for CBD is needed
Belgium: CannIntelligence asked the Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and Environment how the Ministry of Health justifies the ban on
US - South Dakota: The House passed House Bill (HB) 1053, and the bill now moves to the Senate. HB 1053 would prohibit issuing a
26th January 2023 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: After being rejected by several sectors of society, the Executive Branch has decided to present a new bill to legalise the
US - North Dakota: The Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 2096, and the bill heads to the House. SB 2096 would revise the definition of
US - Washington, DC: The Council of the District of Columbia has passed Bill 24-0113, and it now goes to the mayor for final approval. The
US - Kansas: Democratic governor Laura Kelly urged the Republican-controlled legislature to legalise medical cannabis during her State of the State address, press reports. Although there
25th January 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published guidance for quality considerations for cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds in clinical research. The guidance
25th January 2023 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is planning to ban the use of terms "CBD" and "THC" on the labelling
France: The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) – a government and Parliament advisory body – adopted an opinion in favour of recreational
Ukraine: Ukrainian patients, veterans and human rights organisations have appealed to MPs to adopt Bill 7457 on the legalisation of medicinal cannabis, media
24th January 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The mayors of Breda and Tilburg expect a decision in February on their pleas to allow coffee shops in their municipalities to sell
US - Missouri: The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued proposed rules on recreational cannabis that will take effect on
23rd January 2023 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The president of the Board of Directors of the Senate, Alejandro Armenta, has told media that cannabis and hemp reform would be addressed in the
23rd January 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The government today issued a decree launching the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), responsible for issuing regulations and permits for
23rd January 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The new health minister, Nísia Trindade, has supported medical cannabis and CBD use on national television, press reports. “There is a lot of scientific
23rd January 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The government’s expert working group on recreational cannabis was presented on Friday with the first proposals on sales, taxation and collecting
US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has released updated regulations for cannabis consumption areas. The updated rules are under a public comment
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 1 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 1 would add eight specific
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Internal Affairs has not expressed its support for the Bill to Amend the Law on the Control of Narcotic Substances and Precursors, presented
Spain: According to the results of the Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs , which is conducted by the Ministry of Health every
US - Montana: The Senate has passed Senate Bill 67, which now moves to the House. It would specify several THC isomers, including delta-8,
US - Utah: The House has passed House Bill 72 on medical cannabis governance, which now moves to the Senate. It would make various
US Virgin Islands: Governor Albert Bryan has signed into law the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act, which legalises recreational cannabis. It allows for possession of
Thailand: The Thai House of Representatives failed to reach quorum on a vote on the Cannabis and Hemp Bill and was therefore unable to
19th January 2023 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The National Assembly has published a technical report about the recreational cannabis legalisation bill. The report warns that the bill may be
19th January 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme, related to product standards and approvals, are set to be presented by the Ministry of
19th January 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: According to a survey conducted by the Colombian Cannabis Industry Observatory (OCIC), 74% of doctors in the country are in favour of
Spain: The president of the Spanish Observatory on Medical Cannabis has criticised the lack of regulation of medical cannabis in Spain, press reports. Carola
19th January 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) has simplified the process of funding medical cannabis for armed forces veterans. It will now allow general practitioners to
Lithuania: The parliamentary Law and Order Committee yesterday decided to seek expert evaluation of bills to decriminalise cannabis, media reports. Scientists from the
