LATEST ALERTS
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
Luxembourg: Health minister Paulette Lenert and minister of justice Sam Tanson have announced a government plan to present a bill next year to allow
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
US - Federal: The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, a bill to decriminalise cannabis sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and two
US - Federal: The House approved an amendment to again add provisions of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to the National Defense
Canada: Negotiations between the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) and a union representing many dispensary workers has led to an indefinite strike by workers in
EU: Five members of European Parliament (MEPs) from different parties and member states have formed an informal interest group to push for more open,
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment updated its positive list of already notified herbal products for smoking, which includes
Argentina: On 12th July the Ministry of Health published guidelines on the sale of cannabis seeds, after National Seed Institute Resolution 260/2022 entered into
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health will announce “sometime this year” a framework to enable the registration of CBD-containing medicinal products, press reports. They will
US - California: Application forms for Industrial Hemp Enrollment and Oversight (IHEO) authorisation are now available. Under Assembly Bill 45, authorisation is required to manufacture
Canada - British Columbia: Licensed cannabis retail stores can deliver recreational cannabis to consumers through delivery services and common carriers such as Canada
Germany: The Hamburg Administrative Court has ruled that CBD oil for oral care should be classified as a cosmetic as it is not intended to be
US - Pennsylvania: House Bill 331, which protects financial institutions and insurers who deal with state-legal cannabis businesses, has been signed into law by governor Tom
US - North Dakota: New Approach North Dakota, a group organising a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, submitted over 25,000 signatures – nearly
Albania: Prime minister Edi Rama has announced that the government is planning to legalise the growing and production cannabis for medical use, media
Brazil: The board of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has unanimously approved the importation of cannabis in its raw form. The decision will allow
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have submitted 190,000 signatures – more than double the
Belize: The Belize Coalition of Churches has met the 10% population threshold to hold a referendum for the Cannabis Control and Licensing Bill, press reports.
Costa Rica: President Rodrigo Chaves has said the draft regulation for the growing and industrial of hemp and medicinal cannabis will be “simple and practical” and
Germany: Burkhard Blienert, federal commissioner for addiction and drug issues, has told the press there should be a debate on whether the planned legalisation of
Argentina: Presidential spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti has called for the total decriminalisation of cannabis, including recreational cannabis. “No one should be criminalised for smoking a joint,”
Netherlands: The ministries of justice and public health have warned that a planned 2024 assessment of the cannabis experiment agreed on by the
US - Nebraska: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska have submitted what they hope are enough signatures to reach
France: At the request of senator Catherine Conconne, the Senate has published an updated comparative legislation report on the decriminalisation and legalisation of recreational
US - Washington DC: Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed into law the Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, which allows DC residents to self-certify that
US - Virginia: The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has issued a statement saying that chemically synthesised cannabinoids, such as delta-8 THC, are illegal
US federal: Six senators have written to the president, attorney general, and the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging them to
Argentina: The Supreme Court yesterday turned down a claim that the requirement to join the state-approved Reprocann programme in order to grow cannabis for medicinal purposes
Germany: The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has published its final report on the use of medicinal cannabis products. Since 2017, anonymised
US - Oklahoma: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis have submitted what they believe is enough signatures to reach the November ballot, press
Italy: The minister for youth and the Department for Anti-Drug Policies have presented to Parliament the Annual report on drug addiction, in which they recommend
Argentina: National Seed Institute Resolution 260/2022 has come into force today. It lays down certain requirements for the commercialisation of registered varieties of Cannabis sativa
Indonesia: Deputy health minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono said yesterday that the future regulation permitting medicinal cannabis research will not entail any change in the Law
Thailand: A draft of the Cannabis and Hemp Bill is now available online. The bill would allow for the production and sale of hemp and
Sri Lanka: In answer to a parliamentary question, industries minister Ramesh Pathirana said the government was awaiting approval from the attorney general before starting
EU: EU law requires certain large companies to disclose information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges. The European Council and
Thailand: The chairman of a special House panel vetting an unpublished cannabis regulation bill, has told media that cannabis sales for recreational purposes will not be
US - Pennsylvania: House Bill 331, which would protect financial institutions and insurers who deal with state-legal cannabis businesses, has been passed by the
US - California: Assembly Bill 195 has been signed into law by governor Gavin Newsom. The bill eliminates the cultivation tax on cannabis and shifts the state’s
Germany: Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told TV viewers that while no date has yet been set for cannabis to be legalised, it will happen –
UK: Asked what assessment she has made of the potential merits of developing and simplifying hemp production, Victoria Prentis, minister of state for
