LATEST ALERTS
Pakistan: A report from the Standing Committee on the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, was presented in the National Assembly of
Israel: The Medical Cannabis Unit has issued a circular restricting the promotion, sponsoring and advertising of medical cannabis products. The circular prohibits advertising and promotion of
US - Missouri: Missouri secretary of state Jay Ashcroft blocked governor Michael Parson’s emergency order banning unregulated hemp-derived intoxicating food products, saying that
Czech Republic: The governing coalition is close to agreeing on specific wording of the cannabis legislation, and while there was initially a plan
Pakistan: The government of Pakistan has announced plans to allow commercial hemp cultivation starting in January 2025, aiming to tap into the global
Czech Republic: The Czech government has received an open letter from 76 foreign experts from 27 countries calling on it to continue the
US - Missouri: The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) issued cannabis recall notices last week involving 135,000 cannabis products. The first notice involves
US - Wyoming: Wyoming’s ban on the sale of hemp products containing delta-8 THC or any synthetic substances will remain in place after a federal judge granted
Slovakia: At a meeting in Brno (Czech Republic), the Slovak commissioner for children and the Czech defender of public rights discussed the need
Ukraine: Law 3528-IX (the Cannabis Plants Amendment) – which establishes strict control over the cultivation, production and sale of cannabis-derived drugs – entered into
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption Medleaf MAC-1 has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting
Germany: The city of Wiesbaden, capital of the German state of Hesse, has published a letter of intent to participate in the pilot project for
Thailand: Prime minister Srettha Thavisin has been removed from office after a constitutional court ruling and will be replaced by Pheu Thai party leader
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that an operation led by his Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) seized more than 2.2m illegal
US - Texas: The Dallas City Council put the Dallas Freedom Act, a cannabis decriminalisation proposition, on the November general election ballot. The
US - Delaware: The Office of Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) has announced it will begin accepting online licence applications starting 19th August – two weeks
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) has noted that two semi-synthetic cannabinoids (delta-8-THC-C8 (or THCJD) and delta-9-THC-C8) have been added
US - North Dakota: North Dakota secretary of state Michael Howe has announced that a recreational cannabis legalisation initiative has officially qualified for the
China: The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the General Administration of Customs,
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) has announced that the company Viada has been fined €2,198 for selling fibrous
US - Iowa: Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a recently enacted law that limits the amount of hemp-derived THC beverages can contain have dismissed
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption Medleaf Runtz M has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum
US - Georgia: The Georgia Department of Agriculture has published a proposed rule on consumable hemp products, which will be under a public comment period until
Pakistan: The National Assembly (lower house of Parliament) is set to pass the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024, following amendments from the
Lithuania: The government is proposing to tighten the conditions for cultivating fibre hemp in closed ground starting from November 2025, media reports. The proposal suggests
US - Nevada: The Nevada Supreme Court has overruled a lower court decision and will allow cannabis to remain a Schedule I drug under state
Lithuania: The State Consumer Rights Protection Service (VVTAT) has fined the company Pas Bobutę €500 for selling CBD products (CBD face serum, CBD body oil,
Netherlands: The Dutch government has decided to delay the next phase (the experimental phase) of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment due to various
US - New Hampshire: Governor Chris Sununu has signed House Bill (HB) 1278 into law. HB 1278 allows healthcare providers to prescribe medical cannabis to adults (21+)
US - Ohio: The legal sale of recreational cannabis in Ohio begins today. The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control is issuing Certificates of
US - North Carolina: A recreational cannabis dispensary owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and operated on tribal lands in North Carolina
US - Federal: Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and several other Democratic senators have sent a letter to attorney general Merrick Garland and Drug
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Justice Committee revived and approved an amendment to a security bill that aims to restrict hemp to industrial uses only
Canada: This autumn, Health Canada is expected to publish a policy consultation document on the potential market for cannabis health products which would
US - Missouri: Governor Michael Parson has issued an executive order demanding that the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) deems food products
Philippines: The House of Representatives has approved the Access to Medical Cannabis Bill in its third and final reading. The bill grants patients access to
Germany: The German company Demecan and the Canadian companies Aphria RX (Tilray) and Aurora have received permission under the Medical Cannabis Act to cultivate
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower for preparation of tea for oral consumption Medleaf Tropicana has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as
US - Iowa: A federal court has again denied a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of House File (HF) 2605, a new law that
Germany: The opposition leader from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, told the press that the party wants to reverse the cannabis law if
US - Wyoming: A court has denied a preliminary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing the recently passed Senate File (SF) 32. SF
Ukraine: The government has adopted a resolution introducing an electronic information system that will ensure transparent regulation of the circulation of medical cannabis,
Canada: Health Canada has released a new webpage with contact information for cannabis and industrial hemp licence holders, applicants and the industry.
Thailand: Deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that prime minister Srettha Thavisin has agreed to not relist cannabis as a narcotic in yet another
Italy: The government-proposed amendment to a security bill, which aimed to restrict hemp to industrial uses only and prohibit the cultivation and sale of hemp
Germany: The German Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has approved exceptions to a requirement that doctors prescribing medical cannabis have insurance approval for initial prescriptions under
US - Ohio: The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued a series of cease-and-desist letters to manufacturers of delta-8 THC products that
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been signed into law by governor John Carney. HB 408 allows temporary “conversion licences” to permit medical
Costa Rica: President Rodrigo Chaves told press he will not make further moves on the bill to legalise recreational cannabis and that the bill is
