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Philippines: On the cusp of winning the presidential election, candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently told the press that he is in favour of legalising medicinal
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10th May 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has reminded citizens that it remains illegal to transport cannabis and cannabis products into or out of
Thailand: Public health minister and deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he intends to give away 1m cannabis plants to citizens when the plant's
US - Kansas: Legislation to legalise medical cannabis in Kansas has stalled and appears highly unlikely to pass during the current legislative session, which
Germany: After the health minister announced the intention to present a draft law for the legalisation of recreational cannabis by autumn, the federal
US - Maine: Legislative Document (LD) 1942 was passed by the Senate, and its amendments were reconciled by the House. The bill originally would have
10th May 2022 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: Supreme Court justice Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá will propose to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) to keep a prohibition on
Finland: The Finnish government has proposed an amendment to the Act on Narcotic Drugs over the cultivation of industrial hemp. The proposal envisages,
10th May 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: The National Health Surveillance Authority (DINAVISA) confirmed today to CBD-Intel that hemp extracts cannot be used in cosmetics. Despite the fact that cannabis extracts
US - Texas: Voters in Austin, Texas (population approximately 950,000) passed a proposition to decriminalise possession of up to 2 oz of cannabis in
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 22-205 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill originally would have cracked down
Spain: The left-wing regional party, Mas Madrid, has urged Madrid's regional government to enact recreational cannabis regulations. One of the representatives of Más Madrid in the
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 371 was passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would allow adults (21+)
6th May 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Representative James Comer, ranking member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, has requested a hearing "to examine the failure of the
6th May 2022 - Argentina, South America |
US - South Carolina: The Compassionate Care Act, a bill to legalise medical cannabis, has been killed in the House. The bill was ruled out
US - Missouri: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis are confident that they have gathered enough signatures to get the initiative
US - Connecticut: House Bill 5329 was passed by the Senate and now heads to governor Ned Lamont for final approval. The bill makes
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach has announced that he will start the legislative process for legalising cannabis in the next few months, press reports. As
Poland: The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the new regulation on hemp will come into force on Saturday, 7th May. The regulation increases the THC limit from 0.2%
4th May 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to five manufacturers of delta-8 THC products that make health claims in their
US - Colorado: Senate Bill 22-205 has been amended, reportedly in response to a backlash from the hemp industry. The original bill would have cracked down on
US - New York: The Office of Cannabis Management has written to stakeholders reminding them that delta-8 and delta-10 THC products that are converted
US - South Dakota: South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) believes it has submitted enough signatures to place an initiative to legalise recreational
4th May 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The Chamber of Deputies Agriculture and Livestock, and Budget and Finance committees yesterday approved a bill to establish a regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis and industrial
US - California: The California Department of Public Health has released proposed regulations for registration and authorisation for manufacturers of hemp-derived products. The regulations are
Germany: The Federal Union of German Pharmacists’ Associations (ABDA), which represents all pharmacists in the country, has issued a statement opposing the sale of recreational
US - Ohio: Organisers of a November ballot petition to legalise recreational cannabis in the state have filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment
US - Maine: Two bills that amend Maine's cannabis laws were enacted without the governor's signature. Legislative Document (LD) 1928 allows for medical cannabis patients to
2nd May 2022 - North America, Trinidad and Tobago |
Trinidad and Tobago: The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Cannabis Control Act 2020, which would allow for the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cannabis for
2nd May 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: Tomorrow, the Agriculture and Livestock Commission of the Chamber of Deputies is set to discuss the bill aiming to establish a regulatory framework for
29th April 2022 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The National Assembly passed a bill to amend the recently approved hemp and medicinal cannabis law. It simplifies the authorisation process for cultivation,
29th April 2022 - Europe |
EU: The statement on the safety of cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food, for which the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) had a self-mandate to
29th April 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The Ministry of Health recently repealed Resolution 673/2022 through the publication of Resolution 782/2022. The new resolution, by repealing Resolution 673/2022 and amending the Annexes of the
US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 591 has been killed in the Senate after the governor sent amendments to the bill back to the legislature, press reports.
US - New Hampshire: House Bill (HB) 1598, a bill to legalise recreational cannabis that passed the House in February, has failed in the Senate.
US - Oklahoma: The state Senate passed several bills – namely House Bill (HB) 3208, HB 3019, HB 2179, and HB 3929 – which affect the state's
29th April 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - British Columbia: 14 retailers from British Columbia have sued the government for failing to enforce the law against unlicensed cannabis sales
27th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today, the Food Standards Agency has updated its CBD public list, which now includes 5,981 products.
27th April 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: Today and tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the constitutionality of the requirement to join a state-allowed programme (the REPROCANN)
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5329 was passed by the House and now moves to the Senate. The bill would expressly prohibit the practice
27th April 2022 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: Senate Majority Leader Ricardo Monreal Ávila told the media that he will push for an extraordinary session to reach an agreement on regulating recreational cannabis,
27th April 2022 - Europe, Liechtenstein |
Liechtenstein: The Food Control and Veterinary Office (ALKVW) issued a warning advising against the consumption of food products containing hemp extracts that could have
27th April 2022 - Europe |
EU: A new cannabigerol (CBG)-rich hemp variety has been added to the EU catalogue of common plant varieties, media reports. According to its
27th April 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: On 12th May, the parliamentary Justice and Security Committee will meet to discuss, among other things, the progress of the closed coffee
27th April 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has authorised the importation, distribution and sale of the cannabis product Canabidiol Active Pharmaceutical (20 mg/ml).
Malaysia: The deputy minister of communications and multimedia has said that the Malaysian government has given its approval to cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes,
US - Oklahoma: House Bill (HB) 3439 was passed by the Senate and now goes to the governor for final approval. The bill would
US - Ohio: The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program (OMMCP) has issued a rule to allow for hemp-derived cannabinoids in medical cannabis products, press reports.
