LATEST ALERTSCanada (Ontario): Ontario Liberals and New Democrats have criticised the current system that has led to a concentration of cannabis retailers in some areas, media reports. Liberal Steven Del
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Canada (Yukon): The Yukon territorial government has announced that licensed private cannabis retailers may engage in online sales to people aged over 19.
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US - Colorado: Senate Bill 22-205 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor for final approval. The bill originally would
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Luxembourg: A bill that would legalise the cultivation of a limited number of cannabis plants for personal use is expected to be introduced in
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US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 372, a bill to legalise sales of recreational cannabis, fell short of the votes needed to pass and
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US - Federal: Robert Califf, head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), told a congressional subcommittee that he believes congressional action is likely required
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US - Federal: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which interprets federal law in districts that cover nine western states including California, has ruled that
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Germany: As part of the legalisation of recreational cannabis, Carmen Wegge, a spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) – which is a part
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Colombia: The Ministry of Justice will hold the International Forum on Medical, Research and Industrial Cannabis, press reports. The forum, to be held
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Guyana: The government has presented the Industrial Hemp Bill to the National Assembly, who will discuss and vote on it soon, press reports. Although a draft
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Thailand: Withit Saritdeechaikul, deputy secretary-general of the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA), explained that people will be allowed to grow their own hemp
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New Zealand: Three new medical cannabis oral products from Cannasouth Bioscience Ltd have received approval from the Health Ministry. All of them are full-spectrum
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EU: The EU Commission regularly reviews the list of hazardous substances restricted in electrical and electronic equipment. Following a technical assessment, an EU
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EU: This morning, the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) of the European Commission held a stakeholder event on tobacco taxation to
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US - New York: Assembly Bill (AB) 9282 was passed by the Senate. The bill would require that the commissioner of agriculture and markets
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Germany: After the health minister announced the intention to present a draft law for the legalisation of recreational cannabis by autumn, the Budget
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EU: The European Commission representative who attended today’s meeting of the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee said: “The Commission is taking
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US - Oklahoma: House Bill (HB) 3439 has been signed into law by the governor. The new law loosens remediation and retesting requirements
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US - Nebraska: Organisers for a ballot measure to legalise medical cannabis have filed a lawsuit claiming that the state’s signature-collecting procedure is unconstitutional,
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US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for 2022-2023 would eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax, press reports. Growers are currently paying a cultivation
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US - Ohio: A ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in Ohio will not reach the November 2022 ballot but could reach the ballot
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EU: The Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) has scheduled a meeting, “Stakeholder event on tobacco taxation”, for 18th May to
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Mexico: President of the Senate Olga Sánchez Cordero and Senate majority leader Ricardo Monreal have agreed that legislation to regulate cannabis should be accelerated
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Thailand: Public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that citizens will be allowed to cultivate cannabis plants at home for personal use starting 9th June
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US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer warning about food products containing THC that mimic popular cereal and candy products.
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EU: A meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament will be held tomorrow. Views on hemp within the framework of
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Slovenia: Medical cannabis – production of which is expected to be state-organised – is among the plans in the programme of the new
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Netherlands: Yesterday, the parliamentary Justice and Security Committee met to discuss, among other things, the progress of the closed coffee shop chain cannabis
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EU: The Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG-GROW) told CBD-Intel that the minutes of the plenary meeting of the Working Group on
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US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 371 was passed by the Senate and heads to the governor for final approval. HB 371 would legalise
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Bermuda: The governor withheld her assent to the Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 – a bill to legalise cannabis and hemp – after Parliament passed the
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Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has authorised the importation, distribution and sale of two new cannabis products: Mantecorp Farmasa 160.32 mg/ml and
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EU: The minutes of the meeting of the Scientific Panel on Nutrition, Novel Food and Food Allergens of the European Food Safety Agency
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Thailand: The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has added three traditional cannabis-based medicines to the country's universal healthcare coverage, press reports. The three medications are
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Spain: The Health Committee of the Spanish Parliament could be set to vote on the conclusions from the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Medical Cannabis
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UK: London mayor Sadiq Khan has established the London Drugs Commission, which will study the decriminalisation of cannabis and be chaired by a
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US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 22-205 has been passed by the House and now heads back to the Senate to reconcile a minor
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Mexico: The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has ruled that it is unconstitutional to make the possession of more than 5 g
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Spain: The ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) has promised to regulate medical cannabis, press reports. Daniel Viondi, the socialist deputy, said on Monday at
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Spain: Madrid's regional president, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, from the centre-right party Partido Popular (PP) has criticised the Proposal Not of Law (PNL) introduced
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Argentina: Yesterday, a Court of Cassation in the Province of Buenos Aires ordered the return of the cannabis plants seized by the police
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Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has authorised the importation, distribution and sale of the cannabis product GreenCare (160.32 mg/ml). It is the
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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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Canada: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has reminded citizens that it remains illegal to transport cannabis and cannabis products into or out of
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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
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US - Kansas: Legislation to legalise medical cannabis in Kansas has stalled and appears highly unlikely to pass during the current legislative session, which
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Germany: After the health minister announced the intention to present a draft law for the legalisation of recreational cannabis by autumn, the federal
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US - Maine: Legislative Document (LD) 1942 was passed by the Senate, and its amendments were reconciled by the House. The bill originally would have
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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
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Finland: The Finnish government has proposed an amendment to the Act on Narcotic Drugs over the cultivation of industrial hemp. The proposal envisages,
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