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US - South Dakota: Governor Kristi Noem has said she will not challenge the ballot initiative that would legalise cannabis possession in South Dakota
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Serbia: The producer of hemp flowers with 0.3% THC, which became available in Serbia a few months ago, has said the product is
23rd August 2022 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The Legislative Assembly has reacted positively to president Rodrigo Chaves’s announcement last week about recreational cannabis legalisation, press reports. So far, the only party to
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma secretary of state has validated over 117,000 signatures – well above the required 94,911 – for a ballot initiative
US - New York: New York City mayor Eric Adams has announced an initiative to assist social equity applicants with retail licence applications and provide long-term
US - Nebraska: Two ballot initiatives to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska failed to gather enough signatures to reach the November ballot, press reports. Organisers reportedly
US - California: The Assembly has amended and passed Senate Bill 1326 and sent it back to the Senate to consider the amendments. The bill
23rd August 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The National Service for Agri-food Health and Quality (Senasa) yesterday published its Strategic Table for Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp, under which inspections and sanitary control
Germany: In response to an inquiry from the centre-right opposition CDU/CSU about how the planned legalisation of recreational cannabis complies with EU law and
US - Nevada: The opening of cannabis consumption lounges in Las Vegas have been delayed due to issues regulating the lounges locally, press reports. Although state
US - Connecticut: As state authorities begin issuing cannabis licences, a spate of lawsuits could delay the licensing process, local media reports. Thirteen lawsuits have
22nd August 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has prepared Decree No. 235/2022 on the cultivation and processing of cannabis plants for medicinal use, which
US - Maine: A federal appeals court has held that Maine's requirement that directors of medical cannabis dispensaries be Maine residents violates the US constitution.
18th August 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Basel-Stadt canton will start selling recreational cannabis in pharmacies from 15th September as part of the first approved pilot project of its kind in the
18th August 2022 - Europe |
EU: The final revision of the Ecodesign Directive, as a part of the EU Sustainable Products Initiative (introducing measures for electronics and their
Malaysia: A Ministry of Health official has said Malaysia is planning to learn from Thailand’s policy on medicinal cannabis to shape its own, Reuters reports. The comments
17th August 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) yesterday published guidelines for licence applications to produce import, export and sell the new category of cannabis-based
17th August 2022 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: President Rodrigo Chaves has announced that the government will present a bill to legalise the use of recreational cannabis, press reports. He also said
17th August 2022 - Europe |
EU: The Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 on maximum levels of delta-9 THC in hemp seeds and products derived from them has been published in the Official
16th August 2022 - North America, United States |
US Virgin Islands: The Virgin Islands Cannabis Advisory Board (VICAB) has agreed to post proposed rules of the Caribbean territory’s medical cannabis programme. The proposed rules
US - North Dakota: The North Dakota secretary of state has certified that a measure to legalise recreational cannabis will appear on the
US - New York: In the latest step towards recreational cannabis sales, the New York Office of Cannabis Management has approved its first 15 recreational cannabis processor licences.
Germany: Federal drugs commissioner Burkhard Blienert has told media: “Now we’re actually moving into the concrete design stage” for legalisation of cannabis. He added: “The
US - Arkansas: The Arkansas Supreme Court will allow a ballot measure that would legalise recreational cannabis onto the November ballot, but whether the votes
12th August 2022 - Colombia, South America |
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
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
