30th November 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Jindřich Vobořil, the national coordinator for drug policy, hopes to present a bill to regulate the recreational cannabis market at the
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29th November 2022 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: A court in Sonora has granted a citizen’s petition and ordered the Federal Commission for the Protection against Public Health Risks (Cofepris) to
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29th November 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Manitoba: bill has been introduced that would eliminate the “social responsibility” tax on cannabis sales in Manitoba, which is currently 6%, imposed on
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29th November 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised Canabidiol Ease Labs 100 mg/ml to be manufactured in Brazil in the form of
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29th November 2022 - Europe |
EU: EU negotiators hope to reach a compromise on the new Battery Regulation during a final session on 9th December, media reports. The
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28th November 2022 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: The federal government has introduced the Disposable Plastic Fund Bill, in which manufacturers of single-use plastic must pay an annual fee into a central
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28th November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued clarifications of the rules regulating the manufacturing of cannabis-based medicinal products. Among
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28th November 2022 - Chile, South America |
Chile: During the discussion in the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies about Bill 12632-11, which seeks to bring all vaping products
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28th November 2022 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: After receiving no response from the European Commission on the proposal to legalise recreational cannabis, members of the parliament from the coalition
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28th November 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has announced the members of its expert panel that will lead the mandatory review of the Cannabis Act to "provide independent, expert
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25th November 2022 - Europe, Malta |
Malta: Parliamentary secretary Rebecca Buttigieg said yesterday that the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) will be in a position to
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24th November 2022 - Europe, Ireland |
Ireland: Dáil (parliament) member Gino Kenny of the left-wing People Before Profit / Solidarity party today introduced the Misuse of Drugs (Regulation of Cannabis) Bill.
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24th November 2022 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: The parliamentary Rural Affairs Committee has approved Bill XIVP-2059 , which would allow the growing of hemp varieties with up to 0.3% THC from 1st January.
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24th November 2022 - Europe, Spain |
Spain: The Ministry of Health has confirmed in answer to a parliamentary question, which was published on Monday, that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) could have the
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24th November 2022 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: The Ministry of Public Health has published restrictions on cannabis, effective immediately. The announcement restates some rules that were already in place, such as
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23rd November 2022 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: The parliamentary Law and Order Committee has approved bills XIVP-1766, amending the Code of Administrative Offences, and XIVP-1767, which will be discussed in the Seimas (parliament) in
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23rd November 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The European Court of Justice has ruled that a Russian cancer patient currently being treated in the Netherlands cannot be deported because
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23rd November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate has approved Bill 002/2022 on recreational cannabis on its first vote. The bill, which aims to amend the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis,
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US - Rhode Island: Governor Dan McKee stated yesterday that recreational cannabis sales will begin next week. The Department of Business Regulation’s Office of Cannabis Regulation has
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23rd November 2022 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: Amid calls by some groups and politicians to place cannabis back on Thailand’s narcotics list, public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed the possibility of
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23rd November 2022 - Europe, Romania |
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
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23rd November 2022 - Asia, India |
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
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23rd November 2022 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The Judicial Investigation Agency has announced its opposition to a bill – put forward by president Rodrigo Chaves – to legalise cannabis
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23rd November 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Government Council for the Coordination of Addiction Policy yesterday approved the Report on Illegal Drugs in the Czech Republic in
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22nd November 2022 - North America, United States |
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
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22nd November 2022 - North America, Oregon, United States |
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
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22nd November 2022 - New York, North America, United States |
US - New York: Companion bills A 9282 and S 8496 have been approved by the State Legislature and sent to the governor for final approval. The
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22nd November 2022 - New York, North America, United States |
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
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22nd November 2022 - Europe, France |
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
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21st November 2022 - Africa, Morocco |
Morocco: Mohammed El Guerrouj, director general of the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities, made his first media appearance, announcing that
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21st November 2022 - Europe, France |
France: The Senate has approved a resolution on hemp sector economic development and hemp-derived product regulation. Among other things, the Senate is calling
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21st November 2022 - Asia, Malaysia |
Malaysia: None of the three main coalitions in Malaysia got the amount of votes needed to hold a simple majority of seats in
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21st November 2022 - Iowa, North America, United States |
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
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21st November 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: President Joe Biden will sign into law the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (HR 8454), which was passed by Congress
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21st November 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The government has announced that it is creating a special drug department. During a seminar on cannabis, the minister of justice and
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18th November 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: A group of senators of the Guasú Front (Frente Guasú), part of the opposition coalition, presented a bill yesterday (17th November) to
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18th November 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised the importation of CBD flowers for medical purposes by an individual, press reports. It
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18th November 2022 - Missouri, North America, United States |
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
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17th November 2022 - Europe, Sweden |
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
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17th November 2022 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: Bill 168, which aims to ban the recreational use of hemp flowers, was assigned to the competent committee of the Senate. The bill
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17th November 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Senate passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (HR 8454), and the bill now moves to the president's
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16th November 2022 - Kentucky, North America, United States |
US - Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear has issued two executive orders, one which allows for the possession of cannabis for medical purposes under certain
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15th November 2022 - Europe, Germany |
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
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14th November 2022 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: The Thai Department of Public Health has modified its edict on cannabis to clarify certain aspects of the law while a cannabis
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14th November 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Four dried cannabis flowers for inhalation via a vaporiser were verified last week by the Medical Cannabis Agency as meeting the
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14th November 2022 - New York, North America, United States |
US - New York: A federal judge has issued a temporary block on issuing recreational cannabis dispensary licences in parts of the state,
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14th November 2022 - Europe, Slovenia |
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
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14th November 2022 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: The Federal Social Court has decided that health insurance companies may only approve the prescription of medical cannabis in the case of serious
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14th November 2022 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: Answering an inquiry from the opposition MP Tino Sorge about the submission to the European Commission of the key points on the
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