LATEST ALERTSBrazil: Senator Mara Gabrilli, from the centre and independent Brazilian Social Democracy Party, has presented to the Senate a draft legislative decree to overturn a Federal
Read less ...Read more
Germany: The supposed “key points” of the forthcoming cannabis legalisation bill, allegedly leaked to the press yesterday, have been denied by health minister Karl Lauterbach, press reports. Lauterbach said
Read less ...Read more
Canada - Yukon: The Yukon government has turned over all cannabis retail locations and online sales to private licensees, as the Yukon Liquor Corporation
Read less ...Read more
Suriname: The Industrial Hemp Cultivation Bill, now being considered in the National Assembly, seeks to increase the THC content permitted in industrial hemp
Read less ...Read more
Germany: The Ministry of Health has made available to the media some of the key points that it says should guide the new recreational
Read less ...Read more
Argentina: The National Service for Food Health and Quality (Senasa) will reportedly convene on 24th and 25th October the first inter-institutional meeting to advance regulation
Read less ...Read more
US - Oklahoma: Governor Kevin Stitt has called for a special election on 7th March 2023 on a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, local press
Read less ...Read more
EU: Two new CBD-rich hemp cultivars developed in the US have been added to the EU Common Catalogue of Plant Varieties. The Bulgarian company marketing
Read less ...Read more
EU: Today, 18th October, is the last day to submit comments on the European Commission’s published draft Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No
Read less ...Read more
Brazil: The Federal Council of Medicine, a regulatory agency that oversees and guides medical practice, has issued a resolution restricting the prescription of cannabidiol
Read less ...Read more
Canada: Cannabis industry stakeholders and lobbyists are declaring a "state of emergency" for cannabis producers and processors in Canada and calling on regulators to
Read less ...Read more
US - Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania secretary of agriculture is calling for proposals from nonprofit marketing firms "for projects aimed at increasing sales, export
Read less ...Read more
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil held a press conference about a new action plan in the field of addiction,
Read less ...Read more
Spain: Asked about industrial hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) such as delta-8 THC and HHC, the Ministry of Health told CBD-Intel that any use other
Read less ...Read more
US - Nevada: The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) is now accepting applications for cannabis consumption lounges. The application process is open until 27th October.
Read less ...Read more
US - federal: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is set to propose significant increases to the production of cannabis and psychedelics for research in
Read less ...Read more
EU: An updated version has been published of the minutes of the 1st March meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Products, at which the European Commission presented for
Read less ...Read more
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil will present a new action plan on addiction to government officials and interested members of parliament
Read less ...Read more
US - Nebraska: Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) is dropping a lawsuit filed in May that challenged a state law that requires ballot initiatives
Read less ...Read more
US - Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear announced that he is undertaking a review of convictions for possession of cannabis in Kentucky in light
Read less ...Read more
US - California: A law enforcement task force called the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) has recently been formed to crack down on
Read less ...Read more
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) announced in a webinar held yesterday (13th October) that it has started the process of reviewing
Read less ...Read more
UK: The government has no plans to change the scheduling of cannabis, following reports that home secretary Suella Braverman was considering making it
Read less ...Read more
Argentina: The Ministry of Science and Technology yesterday announced the establishment of a national company to promote the development of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp. The
Read less ...Read more
France: The National Assembly Social Affairs Committee has approved an amendment to the 2023 Social Security Financing Bill to extend by a year an experiment
Read less ...Read more
US - federal: The US Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled that legalisation of cannabis under state law serves as an exemption to the federal
Read less ...Read more
Thailand: Parliament will consider a revised version of the Cannabis and Hemp Bill when the legislative session begins again in November, press reports. The bill
Read less ...Read more
Germany: The Federal Court of Justice has rejected appeals against a judgement by the Berlin Regional Court that resulted in two defendants being given jail
Read less ...Read more
Netherlands: Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told a congress on organised crime, with some European ministers present, that banning drugs does not work, advocating
Read less ...Read more
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes hemp
Read less ...Read more
Australia: The Victorian Greens party has announced a plan to legalise and regulate the sale and consumption of recreational cannabis in the state of Victoria from 2024, with
Read less ...Read more
New Zealand: After the government-supporting Green Party urged the government to decriminalise cannabis, following US president Joe Biden's announcement to pardon all federal
Read less ...Read more
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) will hold a webinar on Thursday 13th October to review the resolution which sets rules
Read less ...Read more
Albania: The Ministry of Interior has released for public consultation a draft for legalisation of medical and industrial cannabis. The draft establishes a National
Read less ...Read more
Malaysia: Malaysian minister of health Khairy Jamaluddin was asked a parliamentary question about the results of his August visit to Thailand, the aim
Read less ...Read more
EU: The minutes of the 1st March 2022 meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Products have been published this week. While discussing CBD in cosmetic products, Ireland “commented
Read less ...Read more
New Zealand: The left-wing and government-supporting Green Party urged the Labour government to decriminalise cannabis after US president Joe Biden announced to pardon
Read less ...Read more
Costa Rica: The bill to legalise recreational cannabis announced yesterday (6th October) by president Rodrigo Chaves was published on the National Assembly website.
Read less ...Read more
US - Federal: President Joe Biden yesterday (6th October) announced his multi-pronged plan to end the country’s “failed approach to marijuana”. The three
Read less ...Read more
Lithuania: The government has approved amendments to the Fibre Hemp Law that will allow the cultivation of hemp varieties with up to 0.3% THC from
Read less ...Read more
Colombia: The Chamber of Representatives has approved the recreational cannabis bill on its first debate. The bill aims to regulate adult consumption of cannabis, enabling regions and municipalities
Read less ...Read more
US - federal: Army officials are warning soldiers about the use of delta-8 THC products, as use of any hemp-derived product, regardless of THC
Read less ...Read more
Costa Rica: The government has sent a Cannabis Control and Regulation Bill to the Legislative Assembly. While the bill has not yet been published,
Read less ...Read more
Germany: The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is backing an amendment to the Narcotics Act to raise the THC limit for
Read less ...Read more
Switzerland: A pilot project to sell recreational cannabis in Zurich, previously planned for this autumn, has been postponed to the first half of 2023. According to the
Read less ...Read more
US - federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named Norman Birenbaum, a former cannabis regulator in Rhode Island and New York, as
Read less ...Read more
US - Georgia: A judge has ordered the only two licensed medical cannabis oil producers in Georgia to cease production until a lawsuit over
Read less ...Read more
Canada - British Columbia: The Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB) will allow federally licensed cannabis growers in British Columbia to sell cannabis in stores at
Read less ...Read more
Morocco: The National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (Anrac) announced yesterday that it had issued ten licences for the cultivation, manufacturing,
Read less ...Read more
