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Japan: The number of cannabis offences has increased, media reports. Last year, 5,482 people were caught possessing cannabis and cannabis-based products, according to police
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Spain: The single-issue Luz Verde (Green Light) party, which advocates legalisation of both medical and recreational cannabis, can take part in the next
US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill 1338 was passed unanimously by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would amend the state’s hemp
Malaysia: A memorandum on the benefits of allowing cannabis and hemp for medicinal purposes and the exportation of hemp crops will be handed to
US - Kentucky: The sponsor of Senate Bill 170, which would ban intoxicating hemp products in the state and which passed the Senate earlier this
US - Utah: House Bill 385 has been signed into law, providing clarification rather than change for CBD products. Among other things, it prohibits cannabinoids
US - Utah: Senate Bill 153 has been signed into law. The new law establishes a working group on medical cannabis to study and recommend
22nd March 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis, the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry and First November Group have launched a review of regulation and public policy
US - Kentucky: State Senate majority floor leader Damon Thayer told local media that he does not believe House Bill 136, a bill to legalise medical cannabis
US - Maryland: House Bill 1078 was passed unanimously by the House and now heads to the Senate. Among other things, HB 1078 would
US - Oklahoma: House Bill 3439 was passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would establish hemp remediation procedures and allow
21st March 2022 - Belize, Central America |
Belize: The Senate has debated the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill, media reports. The government introduced the bill last year with the aim of legalising the
US - Arizona: Senate Bill 1715 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would exclude "hemp-derived manufactured psychotropic cannabinoids", such
US - Georgia: House Bill 1425 was passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would kick-start the issuing of low-THC
US - Georgia: A judge has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting law enforcement in Gwinnett County from raiding and confiscating delta-8 and delta-10
US - Kentucky: CORRECTION: Our alert on Friday stated that House Bill 136, a bill to legalise medical cannabis, was passed by the Senate
US - Minnesota: The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy voted to remove THC contained in hemp products (up to 0.3%) from the state’s controlled substances
US - South Dakota: Governor Kristi Noem has signed several bills related to medical cannabis into law. Notably, Senate Bill 24 changes the maximum number of cannabis
18th March 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Ontario: The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has announced that starting 15th March, cannabis retailers may offer delivery and
US - Kentucky: House Bill 136 has been passed by the Senate and is now heading to the House. The bill would legalise
Slovakia: On Wednesday, 16th March, the amendment to the Criminal Code that seeks, among other things, to reduce penalties for cannabis use, was
17th March 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) refuses to grant pets access to medical cannabis, press reports. The TGA decision follows a letter submitted
17th March 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) president John Skerritt has said in an interview that products containing delta-8 THC are not legal in the
17th March 2022 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: Deputies presented a bill to amend the recently approved hemp and medicinal cannabis bill. The amendment tackles the same topic that was previously vetoed by
Greece: Joint Ministerial Decision 27462/2022 entered into force two days ago on 15th March. The decision replaces Joint Ministerial Decision 51483/700 to set out
16th March 2022 - France |
France: Deputy Moetai Brotherson has introduced into the National Assembly a bill to launch a five-year pilot programme on recreational and medical cannabis in the overseas
Germany: Kristine Lütke, drug policy spokeswoman for the coalition Free Democratic Party (FDP) has told the German Pharmacist Newspaper she aims to present a
Global: The 65th annual session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs is taking place this week in Vienna. The Commission directs international drug policy
Belgium: The Federal Public Health Service has updated its list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes hemp flowers and other smokable CBD products. Products
15th March 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: From 1st April, new licence fees will be implemented for the cultivation and processing of cannabis. At the same time, the government has proposed to
Germany: Five men have been charged in Berlin’s Regional Court with drug trafficking after selling CBD flowers as smoking products with less than 0.2% THC, press
Spain: The president of the Spanish Society of Psychiatry (SEP) has warned of a possible risk to mental health of medicinal cannabis use, press
15th March 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission held a meeting yesterday, 14th March, between the Expert Group for Agricultural Markets and the civil dialogue group (CDG)
India: The central government has reportedly told Parliament that it does not intend to decriminalise personal consumption of cannabis, despite the recommendation last October by the
Japan: The Health Ministry has published a ministerial ordinance that prohibits manufacturing, importing, selling, possessing and using hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and HHC-containing products. It enters
US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 591 was passed by the House, and the amendments made by the House were approved by the Senate.
US - Kentucky: Senate Bill 170 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would make it illegal to produce,
US - Oregon: Senate Bill 1564 was signed into law by the governor and is effective immediately. The new law allows counties to declare
US - Georgia: A lawsuit seeking to clarify the legality of delta-8 THC products in the state has been filed, press reports. The lawsuit reportedly
14th March 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Senate Appropriations Committee included language in the Omnibus spending bill that would urge the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
14th March 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (ScoPAFF) approved the proposal to raise the tolerated limits of THC
Germany: When talking about cannabis legalisation for recreational purposes, the federal drug commissioner, Burkhard Blienert, said in an interview that the discussion is still
14th March 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Aardachtig company has announced it obtained a licence to legally grow cannabis and to produce recreational cannabis products as part of the
11th March 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Quebec: The Supreme Court will examine the legality of Quebec’s Cannabis Regulation Act prohibiting possession of cannabis plants and cultivation for
US - Delaware: House Bill 305, which would have legalised the sale of recreational cannabis in the state, failed yesterday to pass the House
11th March 2022 - Europe |
EU: On 14th March the European Commission (EC) will hold a meeting between the Expert Group for Agricultural Market and the civil dialogue
US - New York: Governor Kathy Hochul announced on 10th March the “first-in-the-nation Seeding Opportunity Initiative”, which will prioritise “individuals with prior cannabis-related criminal offenses
11th March 2022 - Europe |
EU: The discussion and voting of the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to increase the maximum tolerated amount of THC in hemp seeds and
US - South Dakota: House Bill 1292 was signed by the governor without any veto proposal on 9th March, passing it into law. The
10th March 2022 - North America, United States |
US: The US Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO TTAB) has ruled against another CBD trademark on similar grounds as in
