LATEST ALERTSGermany: According to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), industrial hemp cultivation reached a record high of 7,116 hectares in 2024, an increase
Ukraine: As announced by deputy minister of health Maria Karchevych, pharmacies that will dispense cannabis-based medicine have begun registration in the electronic accounting
India: A Delhi-based startup, Awshad, has identified anxiety, insomnia, and mental endurance as major factors driving the demand for CBD in the country.
India: Indian member of Parliament (MP) Afzal Ansari has questioned the legality of cannabis in the country, citing its role in religious rituals,
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has updated the licensing conditions that regulate all stages of circulation of medical cannabis, the Ministry of Health reports. It
Spain: The Ministry of Health has published a draft bill on medical cannabis. The bill, following the recommendations from the Subcommittee on Medicinal Cannabis, regulates
Costa Rica: The Constitutional Court ordered the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to regulate law 10113, which governs the
US - Federal: Vice-president Kamala Harris reiterated her support for legalising marijuana (cannabis with more than 0.3% delta-9 THC) for the first time
US - Arkansas: The Arkansas secretary of state has determined that a proposed ballot initiative to increase access to medical cannabis did not gain
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 1775, which will allow localities to permit cannabis dispensaries to serve food and non-alcoholic
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption ANTG Duke has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
Malta: The Drugs (Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2024, amending the Drugs (Control) Regulations were published on 27th September to ban a list of
Germany: The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has reported an increased number of CBD foods, which are considered novel foods,
Austria: The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has won the elections with 28.8% of the vote and will now have to form a coalition government. As
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health has published a list of diseases and conditions for which patients can be prescribed medical cannabis. These include chronic conditions
US - Kentucky: The Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis has issued its first medical cannabis licence, press reports. The licence was awarded to a
US - Federal: The Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act (CSRA) has been introduced in the US Senate by senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.
Germany: The Federal Cabinet has approved the draft law to liberalise the cultivation and handling of industrial hemp (Industrial Hemp Liberalisation Act, NLG). The bill would allow the
Lithuania: A supervisory board approved by the government has been created in the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), media reports.
Germany: Bavarian health minister Judith Gerlach of the opposition Christian Social Union is calling on the German government to abandon its plan to create
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Justice has sent the government a proposed amendment to the criminal legal framework that aims to partially legalise
US - California: A ban on ingestible hemp products with any detectable amount of THC was approved by the Office of Administrative Law
France: The new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has released the composition of his government, mostly from Les Républicains (the conservative-leaning party of the
Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini has signed a bill to add HHC, hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) and hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHCO) to the list of narcotic substances, media reports.
Japan: The government has released guidance on THC limits for CBD products following a public consultation launched in May of this year. Despite the fact
US - Missouri: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) will not designate any more intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) products as adulterated, as ordered
Thailand: The Ministry of Public Health has issued a draft law to regulate cannabis that will be under public comment until 30th September. Under
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
