LATEST ALERTSUS - Montana: The Senate has passed Senate Bill 67, which now moves to the House. It would specify several THC isomers, including delta-8,
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US - Utah: The House has passed House Bill 72 on medical cannabis governance, which now moves to the Senate. It would make various
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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
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Thailand: The Thai House of Representatives failed to reach quorum on a vote on the Cannabis and Hemp Bill and was therefore unable to
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Costa Rica: The National Assembly has published a technical report about the recreational cannabis legalisation bill. The report warns that the bill may be
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New Zealand: Changes to the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme, related to product standards and approvals, are set to be presented by the Ministry of
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Colombia: According to a survey conducted by the Colombian Cannabis Industry Observatory (OCIC), 74% of doctors in the country are in favour of
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Spain: The president of the Spanish Observatory on Medical Cannabis has criticised the lack of regulation of medical cannabis in Spain, press reports. Carola
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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
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Lithuania: The parliamentary Law and Order Committee yesterday decided to seek expert evaluation of bills to decriminalise cannabis, media reports. Scientists from the
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Hong Kong: The government is reminding people to get rid of all CBD products in their possession before the ban on them comes into
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Indonesia: The head of the National Narcotics Agency, Petrus Reinhard Golose, today reiterated his outright rejection of medicinal cannabis, insisting he would “never
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Germany: The nonprofit Institute for Interdisciplinary Addiction and Drug Research (ISD Hamburg) has been tasked by the Federal Ministry of Health with providing an
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US - federal: The first bill relating to cannabis has been introduced in the new Congress. Though the text is not yet available, HR363
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Global: Following the publication in November 2022 of the report Commodities at a glance: Special issue on industrial hemp, the UN Conference on Trade
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Czech Republic: Dozens of Czech e-shops have appeared online recently offering hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in various forms, media reports. National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil has
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Germany: The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has overturned the acquittal of five people accused of drug trafficking for importing CBD flowers, and referred
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Lithuania: A Maltese citizen was detained at Vilnius airport for transporting narcotic cannabis, which is prohibited in Lithuania, even though they were legally
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Germany: Andrew Ullmann, the health policy spokesperson from the coalition party the Free Democratic Party (FDP), has called for a timely draft law
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Costa Rica: During a meeting organised by the Legislative Assembly Environment Committee on the recreational cannabis legalisation bill, the vice-minister of health Alexei
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US - Federal: Chairman of the Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives, James Comer (Republican – Kentucky), says the the committee
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Luxembourg: Minister of health Paulette Lenert says that the country intends to finalise plans to decriminalise the possession of up to 3 g
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EU: The EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) increased the allowable THC concentration in hemp from 0.2% to 0.3% at the beginning of 2023.
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Spain: The centre party Ciudadanos has denounced the government’s failure to bring in promised regulation of medical cannabis and called on it to
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Canada - British Columbia: The provincial government has published the findings of a survey launched in spring 2022 on non-medical cannabis-consumption spaces such as cannabis lounges
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US - Louisiana: State attorney general Jeff Landry has issued an opinion that Louisiana law “does not require physicians to conduct an in-person visit prior to
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US - Connecticut: Recreational cannabis sales in Connecticut begin today, 10th January. Nine retailers that previously sold medical cannabis have been notified that they may
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Turkey: The Kastamonu province Agriculture and Forestry directorate has announced that farmers should apply for hemp cultivation licences by 1st April. Applicants must
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EU: The Council of the European Union’s Horizontal Working Party on Drugs was today discussing the proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by
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Germany: Hamburg Police have issued an information sheet saying that it is a criminal offence to sell hemp products with unprocessed parts of the plant, “regardless of their
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Israel: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of e-cigs containing synthetic cannabinoids (ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-Pinaca) known as “Nice
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US - General: Google has changed its policy to allow advertisements for certain hemp-derived CBD products. Beginning 20th January 2023, Google will allow for the
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US Virgin Islands: The US Virgin Islands Senate has passed a bill to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The bill must be approved by the governor,
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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to make recommendations on how to regulate CBD products "in the coming months", press
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US - New York: Recreational cannabis sales began on 29th December. Housing Works Cannabis Co. in Manhattan is the only dispensary that has begun sales,
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US - Minnesota: Democrats in the Minnesota state legislature have vowed to pass a bill to legalise recreational cannabis in 2023, press reports. Democrats have
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France: The highest administrative court in France, the Council of State, published the judgement that annulled Article 1.II of the Decree of 30th December 2021
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EU: The new limits for THC levels across the European Union in hemp seed foodstuffs of 3 mg/kg for dry products (such as flour and
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Spain: The Ministry of Health has postponed the introduction of the Medical Cannabis Bill, press reports. Although the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products
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Germany: After health minister Karl Lauterbach failed to present the bill to legalise recreational cannabis, the budget politicians blocked €1m of funds, press
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US - Washington DC: The federal omnibus spending bill contains a long-standing provision (Section 809) that prohibits the federal government from spending any
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EU: Yesterday, 20th December, we published an alert about the delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 (CLP regulation) adopted by the European Commission
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US - Florida: The Florida Department of Health has issued an emergency rule to allow for a new batch of medical marijuana treatment centres
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US - Federal: The Secure and Fair Enforcement [SAFE] Banking Act is not included in the federal omnibus spending bill, press reports. The spending bill
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EU: The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has announced that it held a meeting on Friday, 16th December, to discuss
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EU: Yesterday, 19th December, the European Commission (EC) adopted a draft delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on hazard classes and criteria for
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UK: Last week, the minister for crime, policing and fire responded to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)'s research on the
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Argentina: Last week, the government published a Q&A on cooperatives and cannabis. The government highlights that cannabis cooperatives for the production and sale
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