LATEST ALERTS
EU: The European Commission has opened two initiatives for consultation that aim to delete hemp notification and reduce the administrative burden for EU member
EU: Last week, the European Commission adopted regulation (EU) 2024/2391, which introduces, among other things, new reporting obligations for the hemp sector. From 1st
US - Utah: The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has proposed a rule that would prohibit “artificially derived cannabinoids”, which would specifically include
Germany: The German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMEL) has published the draft of a law to liberalise the cultivation and handling
France: The rollout of medical cannabis in France, initially expected for 2025, has been delayed until 2026 due to political and administrative setbacks.
Japan: The Ministry of Health has said a law criminalising recreational cannabis use and legalising medicinal products derived from cannabis will enter into
Slovenia: Last week, state secretary Metka Paragi said the government will prepare new legislation regulating the cultivation and processing of cannabis for medicinal
Uruguay: The Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) has approved a new variety of recreational cannabis with a higher THC concentration
Germany: Asked about delays in introducing the second pillar of the government’s plan to liberalise recreational cannabis, which would introduce regional pilot projects
US - South Carolina: Solicitor general Robert Cook issued an opinion letter finding that non-alcoholic beverages containing up to 0.3% delta-9 THC that
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies has approved the security bill that seeks to restrict hemp to industrial uses only and prohibit the cultivation and sale
EU: The European Commission (EC) has published its 2023 annual report on food safety alerts and agri-food fraud investigations, which facilitates cooperation and an
New Jersey: Senate Bill (SB) 3235 has been signed into law by governor Phil Murphy. SB 3235 requires a licence from the Cannabis Regulatory Commission or certain
Pakistan: The National Assembly has passed the amended Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, following its approval by the Senate. Although the National Assembly
Poland: Minister of health Izabela Leszczyna has announced she will toughen the requirements to access medicinal cannabis prescriptions, press reports. Medical cannabis has been
Spain: The president of the region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced a plan against drugs that aims to fight cannabis consumption among
Pakistan: Yesterday (12th September), the Senate passed the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, which aims to regulate the cultivation and processing
Pakistan: The government is set to introduce the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, in the Senate (upper house of Parliament) during the
Pakistan: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology has unanimously passed the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, with amendments. The
Germany: The response from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) to a parliamentary question from the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social
Switzerland: The city of Zurich has published a media release on the one-year anniversary of Züri Can, the pilot project for the distribution of recreational
South Africa: As part of the Cannabis Master Plan, which aims to provide a framework for the establishment, growth and development of the
Pakistan: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology will review the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, press reports, after it was
India: The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution to legalise cannabis in the state, following the recommendations of a special committee
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom announced he has issued proposed emergency regulations that would outlaw hemp products with any “detectable amount of total
Ukraine: The launch of the e-system for monitoring the circulation of medical cannabis is scheduled for 1st October, media reports. The e-system will allow
Pakistan: The Senate has referred the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, to the relevant standing committee for further deliberation. The bill was sent
US - Federal: The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol acetate (THCO) meets the federal definition of hemp and is therefore
Lithuania: The State Plant Service has reduced the number of inspections for suppliers of fibre hemp products and propagating material to ease the administrative
France: President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister. Barnier, 73, is a former European Commissioner and was the chief negotiator
Pakistan: The Senate (upper house of Parliament) has added the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, to its agenda. The bill is
US - California: The Office of Administrative Law has approved the amendment to Section 4890 in Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations
Denmark: Today, minister of interior and health Sophie Løhde announced a ban on products containing certain synthetic cannabinoids as well as a group
Czech Republic: The Je to OK! campaign, created by experts led by former national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil, seeks to promote the benefits
Thailand: Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party who spearheaded cannabis legalisation, says that he is confident that the new government will implement his
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has regulated the procedure for processing documents for the transportation of medical cannabis by amending resolution 366 “On
Czech Republic: According to Lukas Hurt, general manager of the Czech Hemp Cluster (CzecHemp), the Ministry of Health has stated that the European
Pakistan: The National Assembly has approved the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, by majority vote, following its inclusion on the legislative assembly’s
US - Missouri: The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) has issued a cannabis recall notice saying that the recalled products were not compliantly tracked in the
Pakistan: The National Assembly has placed The Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, on its agenda. The bill aims to regulate the
US - Nebraska: The office of secretary of state Bob Evnen has announced that the statutory measures to legalise medical cannabis have met signature requirements and
US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 1775 has been passed by the Assembly and now heads to the governor’s desk. AB 1775 would allow
US - Florida: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he believes voters will support a November ballot initiative that would legalise recreational
Israel: The Ministry of Health has issued a circular on the enforcement of advertisement restrictions on medical cannabis products. According to the circular, the enforcement
Germany: According to a survey by the German Press Agency (dpa) published in the press, 280 applications for cannabis clubs have been received nationwide. North
Netherlands: René Claassen, a member of the House of Representatives from the governing Party for Freedom (PVV), expressed his desire to stop the
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro has asked the parliament to support a bill introduced in July that would amend the constitution to legalise recreational
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health organised an intergovernmental meeting to discuss the implementation of law 3528-IX (the Cannabis Plants Amendment) that establishes strict control
US - Federal: The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published a notice informing of a public hearing on 2nd December to address the agency’s
