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Fiji: The Illicit Drugs Control (Budget Amendment) Bill 2022 was passed by the parliament, local media reports. The bill would remove hemp and its extracts
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29th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada's external Science Advisory Committee on Health Products Containing Cannabis has published its recommendations on the safety, efficacy, and access to CBD products.
28th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada is expected to make a recommendation by the end of the summer on the consultation on “health products containing cannabis that would not
Malaysia: In response to a parliamentary question, deputy health minister Noor Azmi Ghazali said that until the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1952 is
28th July 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for CBD products yesterday presented its recommendations for regulation of the industry. The group called on the govenment to
US - Missouri: An unofficial count by the secretary of state’s office indicates that organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis are
Zimbabwe: The Medicines Control Authority has invited all licensed cannabis and hemp producers, manufacturers, importers, exporters and retail pharmacists to apply to sell medical CBD products
27th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Democrat senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico has introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Advertising Act, which would allow radio
27th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (MMCREA) has been passed by the House of Representatives and now heads to the
27th July 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: A First International Conference on Industrial Cannabis was held yesterday in the Bicameral Chamber of the National Congress, bringing together experts and legislators
Belgium: The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AFMPS) has told CBD-Intel that delta-8 THC is prohibited as a consumer product, and anyone
Thailand: Amid pushback to the country’s cannabis legalisation – including a letter signed by over 800 medical professionals urging regulation – Supachai Jaisamut, chairman of
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
Guam (US Pacific territory): The Department of Revenue and Taxation will begin accepting licence applications for recreational cannabis businesses on 29th August, press reports. The
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Complaints were filed with the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May and
26th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Decriminalizing cannabis at the federal level: necessary steps to address past harms” today
Ireland: The High Court will decide in October whether CBD companies can operate in Ireland, press reports. It follows a series of court proceedings brought
25th July 2022 - Europe |
Europe: A period of consultation on amendments to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation opened on Friday, 22nd July, and will run
Italy: Prime minister Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation and dissolved Parliament after the right-wing parties withdrew their support in the Senate. The next
Thailand: The National Tobacco Products Control Committee has resolved to ban e-cigarettes that contain cannabis, press reports. Thailand has already broadly banned the importing and sale
22nd July 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Senator Robinhood Padilla, from the center-left party PDP-Laban and with one of the majorities in the Senate, has filed a bill to
US - South Dakota: The first medical cannabis dispensary is expected to open next week and make the first legal sales in the state, local
22nd July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The House Committee on Agriculture has scheduled a hearing entitled “An Examination of the USDA [US Department of Agriculture] Hemp Production
21st July 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Colombia has for the first time authorised the use of cannabis for veterinary purposes, press reports. The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has granted
21st July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The long-anticipated Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), a bill sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer that would remove cannabis from
Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today that the Cannabis and Ketum Industry Development Committee will hold its first meeting on Monday, 25th July, press reports. The
Italy: Industry association Federcanapa has appealed to the Lazio administrative tribunal against the national Decree on officinal plants, which it says is contrary to the Hemp Law.
21st July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a newsletter from its Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reminding employees in the sectors that
20th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - British Columbia: The Kispiox First Nation has entered an agreement with British Columbian authorities that will allow the band to engage in
US - Utah: The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has proposed new rules regarding hemp products and cannabis processing. Under the proposals, which are open
US - South Dakota: The South Dakota Legislative Rules Committee has passed new rules that regulate the testing of medical cannabis and clarify tracking requirements, local
Indonesia: The Constitutional Court today rejected a formal review of the Narcotics Law that would have allowed the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, press reports.
Lithuania: The Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD) has told CBD-Intel that delta-8 THC and HHC are not included in the official list
19th July 2022 - South America, Uruguay |
Uruguay: Far-right minority party Cabildo Abierto will next week propose the repeal of the law that legalised cannabis in 2013, press reports. Although president Luis Lacalle
Austria: The Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected an individual application which sought to declare the private growing and consumption of recreational cannabis "unconstitutional". According
19th July 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Medicinal Cannabis Associations of Brazil have reacted strongly in opposition to a booklet issued by the Ministry of Citizenship on the risks of using
18th July 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The government has opened a consultation, open until 10th October, on a proposed new policy on adult drug use. Possible changes involve changing the
18th July 2022 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices has reportedly prepared a draft amendment to the narcotics list, moving cannabis from the “forbidden” list
Austria: Interior minister Gerhard Karner of the centre-right Austrian People’s Party has said Germany's cannabis legalisation plan was “completely the wrong way” and that any such move
US - Texas: Agricultural commissioner Sid Miller, who oversees the Texas hemp program, has called on the legislature and governor to expand the state’s
18th July 2022 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: Health minister Paulette Lenert and minister of justice Sam Tanson have announced a government plan to present a bill next year to allow
18th July 2022 - Australasia, Fiji |
Fiji: Economy minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced the government’s intention of amending the 2004 Illicit Drugs Control Act to allow hemp with a THC concentration
Europe: A ministerial-level consultation on the legal regulation of cannabis for non-medical and non-scientific use took place on Friday between officials from Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, and
France: Senator Sabine Van Heghe of the Socialist, Ecologist and Republican group has submitted a parliamentary question to new health minister Brigitte Bourguignon asking whether she is
Belgium: Brussels mayor Philippe Close, vice-president of the Socialist Party, which is part of the ruling coalition, is calling for a major national debate on
Malta: The period to sign the petition to clarify the legal status of CBD products in light of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis
US - Vermont: The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will withdraw its approved hemp plan from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved regulations to allow applications for a conditional adult-use retail licence, which will be available to residents
15th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, a bill to decriminalise cannabis sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and two
15th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The House approved an amendment to again add provisions of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to the National Defense
15th July 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Negotiations between the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) and a union representing many dispensary workers has led to an indefinite strike by workers in
