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27th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Cellular Goods has suspended sales of its ingestibles range with immediate effect following intervention from Trading Standards authorities. Its CBD products were
Malaysia: Following last week's meeting between the Medicinal Cannabis Caucus and the prime minister to discuss policy issues related to the hemp industry
22nd April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a final call for evidence linking products to applications on the public list. Businesses have
21st April 2022 - Europe |
EU: The minutes of the 14th March meeting between the European Commission’s Expert Group for Agricultural Markets and the civil dialogue group (CDG) on arable crops concerning the
21st April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Home Office has stated in written evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into drug policy that the government is keen to reduce barriers to access
Taiwan: Parliament has passed an amendment to the Drug Hazard Prevention Regulations, reducing the minimum prison sentence for growing cannabis for personal use to one year.
21st April 2022 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services is considering amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which would introduce a clear distinction between cannabis
US - New Hampshire: The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously (5-0) against House Bill 1598, which would legalise recreational cannabis and sell it
21st April 2022 - Europe, North Macedonia |
North Macedonia: A number of civil society associations have joined forces to demand the cancellation of the cannabis legalisation process, media reports. They
Spain: The director of the European Observatory for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Alexis Goosdeel, has told the parliamentary Health Committee there is not
20th April 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Oral arguments were made in federal court in the District of Columbia yesterday in a case brought by the Hemp Industries
19th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Explaining why a Cellular Goods product was left off the list of marketable CBD products despite using a white label product from Pureis, whose
US - California: Assembly Bill 1656 was passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. The bill would allow recreational cannabis licensees
US - Georgia: A judge has issued an injunction preventing the district attorney in Gwinnett County from taking action against companies selling delta-8 and
US - Maine: Both chambers of the legislature have concurred and passed Legislative Document (LD) 1827, which now heads to the governor for approval. The amended
US - Maine: The Senate has passed Legislative Document (LD) 1928, and the bill now heads to the governor for approval. It would allow medical
US - Michigan: The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) has reportedly withdrawn a proposed rule that would have allowed for the conversion of hemp cannabinoids into
US - New York: The New York Cannabis Control Board has approved the first 52 licences to be issued for the state’s recreational cannabis programme.
US - Pennsylvania: Senate Bill 1167 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would protect financial institutions from
US - Virginia: Governor Glenn Youngkin has proposed amendments to Senate Bill 591, which was recently approved by both the House and the Senate. The bill seeks to include “any
19th April 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The Ministry of Science yesterday launched its Cannabis Research and Development Program, offering ARS250m ($2.2m) to state-controlled research projects.
19th April 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Basel-Stadt canton health department has received the green light from the Federal Office of Public Health to start selling recreational cannabis in pharmacies as part of
Armenia: The government has introduced amendments to decision 1170-N “On approval of licensing procedures for production, import, export or wholesale trade of industrial
14th April 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Two new medicinal cannabis flower products have received approval from the Health Ministry. One of them, Nubu Pharmaceuticals’ Kikuya Dune, is the first dried cannabis
Albania: Prime minister Edi Rama has announced that the government will legalise and regulate medical cannabis following a national consultation in which 61% of citizens were
Malaysia: The Medicinal Cannabis Caucus, a bipartisan parliamentary group composed of both government and opposition MPs, held a meeting with the prime minister yesterday
Greece: Development and investment minister Adonis Georgiadis has said medicinal cannabis will start to be produced in Greece and sold in Greek pharmacies,
13th April 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The National Institute of Seeds (INASE) has approved the registration of the first Argentine-produced strains of Cannabis sativa seeds. This will allow these strains to be
12th April 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - British Columbia: The government of British Columbia is inviting comments about cannabis consumption spaces – businesses or special events that provide cannabis
12th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police have seized 23 products containing cannabis from a souvenir shop in London’s Oxford Street, press reports.
12th April 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health has confirmed to CBD-Intel that the previously reported decision banning chemical products that contain CBD will only affect products that
12th April 2022 - Central America, Honduras |
Honduras: Vice-president Salvador Nasralla has backed the legalisation of medical cannabis, press reports. He suggested in a video that legalisation would generate jobs, giving the
12th April 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The advocacy group US Hemp Roundtable has met congressional leaders to lobby for federal reform on hemp and CBD products. Among bills the
US - Maine: Legislative Document (LD) 1827 was passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would allow for delivery
US - Maryland: The House has amended and passed Senate Bill 1006; the Senate, which had earlier passed the bill, must now decide whether to
US - Maryland: The House has concurred with amendments made by the Senate to House Bill 1078, which now moves to governor Larry Hogan for
US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has approved seven applications to allow medical cannabis dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis. They cover
US - Virginia: Senate Bill 671 has been signed into law by governor Glenn Youngkin. The new law removes requirements that only oil from hemp be used
12th April 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The Ministry of Health has announced a new category of cannabis-based products that can be used for medical purposes, called “Vegetable products based on
11th April 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Emblem Cannabis Corporation has recalled one lot of Emblem CBD 100 Cannabis Extract, sold for medical purposes, having mislabelled total THC per activation 0.0 mg
Germany: The Cologne Administrative Court has confirmed the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)’s classification of CBD drops as medicinal products, rather than
US - New York: State lawmakers included in their budget proposal to the governor a measure that would allow cannabis businesses to make state
US - Maryland: Governor Larry Hogan will allow House Bill 837 to take effect without his signature, press reports. HB 837 is the implementing legislation that will
US - Alabama: Senate Bill 324 has failed in the Senate. The controversial bill would have required women between the ages of 25 and 50
Thailand: Public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the media on Saturday that Thai citizens will be allowed to grow an unlimited number of cannabis plants
Italy: The Ministry of Defence has published a call for tender for the cultivation of medical cannabis by private companies. In Italy, the cultivation
8th April 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Swiss Confederation has published a decision banning chemical products that contain CBD and are marketed under the requirements of the chemical
8th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A plastic packaging tax that applies, among other things, to plastic protective film around a box, has entered into effect. A tax rate
US - Maryland: The Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill (SB) 1006, and the bill now moves to the House. SB 1006 would expressly allow the
