LATEST ALERTS
Romania: The Chamber of Deputies was today debating the regulation of medical cannabis, press reports. In a conference organised by the Health Committee, some doctors
India: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) yesterday published a clarification, dated 10th November, informing Food Business Operators (FBO) that hemp seeds and
Costa Rica: The Judicial Investigation Agency has announced its opposition to a bill – put forward by president Rodrigo Chaves – to legalise cannabis
Czech Republic: The Government Council for the Coordination of Addiction Policy yesterday approved the Report on Illegal Drugs in the Czech Republic in
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to five companies for selling edible CBD products because CBD is an
US - Oregon: Governor Kate Brown has announced that she is issuing pardons for certain convictions for simple possession of cannabis prior to the state’s legalisation
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) yesterday approved its first recreational cannabis dispensary licences. The Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licences were approved for
French Polynesia: With 33 votes and 20 abstentions, the Assembly has approved a law legalising the medical and industrial use of cannabis. Cultivation of hemp
Morocco: Mohammed El Guerrouj, director general of the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities, made his first media appearance, announcing that
France: The Senate has approved a resolution on hemp sector economic development and hemp-derived product regulation. Among other things, the Senate is calling
Malaysia: None of the three main coalitions in Malaysia got the amount of votes needed to hold a simple majority of seats in
US - Iowa: Iowa’s Medical Cannabidiol Board will recommend to the state legislature that it exempt medical cannabis sales from the state's sales tax
US - Federal: President Joe Biden will sign into law the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (HR 8454), which was passed by Congress
Colombia: The government has announced that it is creating a special drug department. During a seminar on cannabis, the minister of justice and
Paraguay: A group of senators of the Guasú Front (Frente Guasú), part of the opposition coalition, presented a bill yesterday (17th November) to
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised the importation of CBD flowers for medical purposes by an individual, press reports. It
US - Missouri: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released draft rules to regulate recreational cannabis in response to the voter-passed initiative
EU: The Swedish Medical Products Agency (SMPA), the representative for Sweden in the Working Group on Cosmetic Products of the European Commission (EC), told CannIntelligence
Italy: Bill 168, which aims to ban the recreational use of hemp flowers, was assigned to the competent committee of the Senate. The bill
US - Federal: The Senate passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (HR 8454), and the bill now moves to the president's
Germany: Bavaria's health minister, Klaus Holetschek, advocated in Brussels for the European Commission to object to Germany's recreational cannabis legalisation plan, local media reports.
US - Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear has issued two executive orders, one which allows for the possession of cannabis for medical purposes under certain
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee, responsible for determining what medical care is covered by statutory health insurance, has proposed new regulations for the prescription of
Thailand: The Thai Department of Public Health has modified its edict on cannabis to clarify certain aspects of the law while a cannabis
New Zealand: Four dried cannabis flowers for inhalation via a vaporiser were verified last week by the Medical Cannabis Agency as meeting the
US - New York: A federal judge has issued a temporary block on issuing recreational cannabis dispensary licences in parts of the state,
Slovenia: MP and vice-president of the National Assembly Nataša Sukić submitted a parliamentary question on 10th November asking the minister of health whether she believes that regulated
Germany: The Federal Social Court has decided that health insurance companies may only approve the prescription of medical cannabis in the case of serious
Germany: Answering an inquiry from the opposition MP Tino Sorge about the submission to the European Commission of the key points on the
Ireland: On 11th November, the Irish High Court published the ruling we previously reported on concerning the case contesting the zero-tolerance policy for
Slovenia: Nataša Pirc Musar won the second round of the presidential elections yesterday with 54% of the votes in favour, becoming the first female president
Thailand: Opposition parties and the Forensic Physician Association of Thailand (FPAT) are seeking an injunction from the Administrative Court to block enforcement of the
US - Illinois: Illinois is offering $8.75m in forgivable loans to social equity cannabis licensees. The loans will be "fully financed by the State" and
US - Minnesota: Governor Tim Waltz told former governor Jesse Ventura that legalising recreational cannabis will be "one of the first" things passed
Malta: The head of the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) Mariella Dimech has been let go from her position as
US - Colorado: Proposition 122, a ballot measure to decriminalise the possession and use and allow for regulated distribution of certain psychedelic substances, appears poised
Ireland: The Irish High Court has rejected a case contesting the zero-tolerance policy for any THC in CBD products in the country, press reports. The case was brought
US - Kansas: A lawsuit challenging the seizure of over $100,000 in delta-8 THC products by state authorities has been dismissed. The suit alleged that the state
Colombia: The Global Commission on Drugs Policy (GCDP), whose members include a number of former heads of state and which advocates drug policies based
US - South Dakota: Voters rejected a ballot initiative to decriminalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The result comes as something of a surprise since a
US - North Dakota: Voters rejected a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The initiative would have allowed adults to purchase and possess up to 1
US - Missouri: Voters passed a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, amending the state constitution, press reports. The initiative also makes several amendments to the
US - Maryland: Voters passed a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. Approval of the ballot question enacts accompanying legislation – House Bill 837 – that will eventually
US - Arkansas: Voters rejected a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The initiative would have amended the state constitution to legalise recreational cannabis and allowed
Chile: The Senate decided yesterday to drop provisions allowing cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes, possession and cultivation of up to 500 g of cannabis and personal
Finland: The government yesterday submitted a TRIS notification to the EU seeking to classify ten new substances as psychoactive substances banned from the consumer market. They
Guyana: The National Assembly yesterday passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill 2021, decriminalising possession of up to 30 g of cannabis, press
Mexico: Alejandro Armenta, president of the Board of Directors of the Senate, has announced that senators intend to separate legislation to regulate industrial hemp
US - federal: Voters in the US will today determine in the midterm elections who controls Congress for the next two years. Currently, the
