25th August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is issuing a refund to consumers who purchased CBD products from Kushly Industries, due to misleading medical
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24th August 2022 - Asia, Malaysia |
Malaysia: During a fact-finding visit to Thailand to learn about the country’s policies on cannabis, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said recreational cannabis would not
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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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23rd August 2022 - Europe, Serbia |
Serbia: The producer of hemp flowers with 0.3% THC, which became available in Serbia a few months ago, has said the product is
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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
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US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma secretary of state has validated over 117,000 signatures – well above the required 94,911 – for a ballot initiative
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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
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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
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US - California: The Assembly has amended and passed Senate Bill 1326 and sent it back to the Senate to consider the amendments. The bill
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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
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23rd August 2022 - Europe, Germany |
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
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19th August 2022 - Maine, North America, United States |
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.
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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
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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
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17th August 2022 - Asia, Malaysia, Thailand |
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
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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
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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
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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
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US - North Dakota: The North Dakota secretary of state has certified that a measure to legalise recreational cannabis will appear on the
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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.
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16th August 2022 - Europe, Germany |
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
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US - Arkansas: The Arkansas Supreme Court will allow a ballot measure that would legalise recreational cannabis onto the November ballot, but whether the votes
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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
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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
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11th August 2022 - Europe, France |
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
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US - Georgia: A judge has sided with a CBD store in Catoosa County in a dispute with the sheriff’s department over the legality
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have filed a lawsuit with the Arkansas Supreme Court
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5th August 2022 - Russia, World |
Russia: A Russian court yesterday sentenced US basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years’ jail for drug smuggling. Griner was arrested at Moscow
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US - Arkansas: The State Board of Election Commissioners declined to certify a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis because a THC limitation was
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4th August 2022 - Europe, Ukraine |
Ukraine: Mykhailo Radutskyi of the ruling Servant of the People party, head of the parliamentary Committee on National Health, Medical Care and Medical
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3rd August 2022 - Europe, Spain |
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
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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
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3rd August 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Council of State has issued advice on a bill that would add an 11th municipality to the cannabis experiment, media reports.
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US - Louisiana: House Bill 697 is now in effect, making changes to the licensing of medical cannabis in the state. While allowing the manufacturing
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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
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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
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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
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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
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