Colombia: The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, is open to large-scale cannabis legalisation in the country, press reports. Petro said during a visit to
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11th August 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Members of Western Australia’s state parliament are planning to introduce a bill to allow possession of up to 50 g of cannabis and
France: A group of 31 senators from the Socialist, Green and Republican parties have issued a joint statement through the newspaper Le Monde calling for
US - Georgia: A judge has sided with a CBD store in Catoosa County in a dispute with the sheriff’s department over the legality
10th August 2022 - Guyana, South America |
Guyana: The National Assembly has passed Industrial Hemp Bill 2022, which legalises hemp and hemp products, media reports. The bill allows for the cultivation and
US - Missouri: Secretary of state Jay Ashcroft has certified that a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in the state has gained enough signatures to
10th August 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: After criticism from the industry for being too restrictive, the Health Ministry has said it will review the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme and release a consultation
10th August 2022 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Senate Public Security Committee has approved modifications to a bill amending several laws, including Law 20,000 on Narcotics, that would allow the possession of up to five
10th August 2022 - South America, Uruguay |
Uruguay: The government is set to introduce a regulation under the Law on Access to Medical Cannabis, press reports. According to the authorities, it will
9th August 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: The government of British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against three companies and several individuals for allegedly making millions through unlicensed online cannabis sales, press reports.
US - Kentucky: A circuit court has entered a permanent injunction against the Kentucky State Police barring them from taking enforcement action against manufacturers and retailers
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have filed a lawsuit with the Arkansas Supreme Court
Russia: A Russian court yesterday sentenced US basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years’ jail for drug smuggling. Griner was arrested at Moscow
US - Arkansas: The State Board of Election Commissioners declined to certify a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis because a THC limitation was
Ukraine: Mykhailo Radutskyi of the ruling Servant of the People party, head of the parliamentary Committee on National Health, Medical Care and Medical
Spain: Investors in the “crowdgrowing” cannabis company Juicy Fields have brought a joint judicial action in Spain’s highest criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, alleging that
3rd August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Several Republican senators have introduced a bill – Senate Bill 4628 – that would make it a crime to manufacture or
3rd August 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
US - Louisiana: House Bill 697 is now in effect, making changes to the licensing of medical cannabis in the state. While allowing the manufacturing
2nd August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), along with seven other National Institutes of Health (NIH) centres, has issued a notice
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced that its moratorium on the processing of new grower, processor, and dispensary licences for medical cannabis
US - Massachusetts: Lawmakers approved a reconciliation bill, Senate Bill (SB) 3096, just before the end of the legislative session and will now send the bill
US - Arkansas: The secretary of state's office has confirmed that enough valid signatures were turned in for a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis
1st August 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The amendment of the Narcotics Act, which makes medical cannabis more accessible to patients, will enter into force today. The amendment, approved in
29th July 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: A bill regulating recreational cannabis has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies, press reports. The bill was introduced by Carlos Ardila, a representative
29th July 2022 - Belize, Central America |
Belize: After the Belize Coalition of Churches met the population threshold to hold a referendum for the Cannabis Control and Licensing Bill, the deputy
29th July 2022 - Australasia, Fiji |
Fiji: The Illicit Drugs Control (Budget Amendment) Bill 2022 was passed by the parliament, local media reports. The bill would remove hemp and its extracts
29th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada's external Science Advisory Committee on Health Products Containing Cannabis has published its recommendations on the safety, efficacy, and access to CBD products.
28th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada is expected to make a recommendation by the end of the summer on the consultation on “health products containing cannabis that would not
Malaysia: In response to a parliamentary question, deputy health minister Noor Azmi Ghazali said that until the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1952 is
28th July 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for CBD products yesterday presented its recommendations for regulation of the industry. The group called on the govenment to
US - Missouri: An unofficial count by the secretary of state’s office indicates that organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis are
Zimbabwe: The Medicines Control Authority has invited all licensed cannabis and hemp producers, manufacturers, importers, exporters and retail pharmacists to apply to sell medical CBD products
27th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Democrat senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico has introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Advertising Act, which would allow radio
27th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (MMCREA) has been passed by the House of Representatives and now heads to the
27th July 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: A First International Conference on Industrial Cannabis was held yesterday in the Bicameral Chamber of the National Congress, bringing together experts and legislators
Belgium: The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AFMPS) has told CBD-Intel that delta-8 THC is prohibited as a consumer product, and anyone
Thailand: Amid pushback to the country’s cannabis legalisation – including a letter signed by over 800 medical professionals urging regulation – Supachai Jaisamut, chairman of
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
Guam (US Pacific territory): The Department of Revenue and Taxation will begin accepting licence applications for recreational cannabis businesses on 29th August, press reports. The
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Complaints were filed with the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May and
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Decriminalizing cannabis at the federal level: necessary steps to address past harms” today
Ireland: The High Court will decide in October whether CBD companies can operate in Ireland, press reports. It follows a series of court proceedings brought
25th July 2022 - Europe |
Europe: A period of consultation on amendments to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation opened on Friday, 22nd July, and will run
Italy: Prime minister Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation and dissolved Parliament after the right-wing parties withdrew their support in the Senate. The next
Thailand: The National Tobacco Products Control Committee has resolved to ban e-cigarettes that contain cannabis, press reports. Thailand has already broadly banned the importing and sale
22nd July 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Senator Robinhood Padilla, from the center-left party PDP-Laban and with one of the majorities in the Senate, has filed a bill to
US - South Dakota: The first medical cannabis dispensary is expected to open next week and make the first legal sales in the state, local
22nd July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The House Committee on Agriculture has scheduled a hearing entitled “An Examination of the USDA [US Department of Agriculture] Hemp Production
21st July 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Colombia has for the first time authorised the use of cannabis for veterinary purposes, press reports. The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has granted
21st July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The long-anticipated Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), a bill sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer that would remove cannabis from