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New Zealand: Three cannabis flower products from the Australian Natural Therapeutics Group (ANTG) received approval from the Health Ministry. ANTG is the first company able
EU: The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (ScoPAFF) in the end did not vote on 28th February, as
US - Rhode Island: Democrats in the House and Senate, including several legislators with leadership roles, have introduced companion bills to legalise recreational cannabis
US - Nevada: The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has proposed rules concerning the testing and labelling of hemp products. Notably, the rules
US - Minnesota: The Minnesota Department of Health has published its final version of rules to regulate medical cannabis. The rules amend regulations pertaining to the
Costa Rica: In a second and final debate yesterday, the Legislative Assembly approved president Carlos Alvarado’s partial veto of the bill regulating the cultivation and
Israel: CBD will no longer be considered a dangerous drug. The Ministry of Health has decided to exclude CBD from the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance as
Belgium: The Federal Public Health Service has updated its positive list of already notified herbal products for smoking, which includes hemp flowers and other
UK: Asked to explain what progress has been made on the project on the potential use of underutilised crops, including hemp, Jo Churchill,
US - Virginia: A House subcommittee voted to continue to 2023 the consideration of Senate Bill (SB) 391, which would have accelerated the timeline for
US - South Dakota: A House subcommittee voted down Senate Bill (SB) 3, which would have legalised recreational cannabis in the state. SB 3 narrowly
UK: There are currently 110 licences for industrial hemp cultivation, said the minister of justice Kit Malthouse. “The licences are generally issued for a validity
Virginia: Senate Bill 671 has been passed by the House with amendments from the earlier version passed by the Senate, so the bill will
Maryland: Two bills regarding the legalisation of recreational cannabis have been passed by the House and now move to the Senate. House Bill (HB) 1 would
US: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has requested from the White House that they be permitted to conduct another hemp survey with
Australia: The state of Victoria has announced an amendment to its schedule system that will allow doctors to prescribe cannabis without prior state authorisation,
Colombia: Colombian president Ivan Duque has announced the launch of further financial credits for small and medium-sized manufacturers of medicinal cannabis in order
Malta: In an interview with a Spanish newspaper, Mariella Dimech, the appointed chair of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis, said that the
Spain: The parliamentary Subcommittee on Medicinal Cannabis is holding its first meeting with experts on 9th March, press reports. The meetings will be held every two
Costa Rica: In a first debate yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies approved president Carlos Alvarado’s partial veto of the bill regulating the cultivation and
US - Iowa: House File (HF) 2380, which would increase the maximum acreage for hemp crop sites from 40 to 320, was passed by the
Michigan: The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) has clarified to CBD-Intel that proposed rules “Industrial Hemp Rules for Marihuana Businesses” – specifically the portion which
South Dakota: The Senate narrowly passed Senate Bill 3, which would legalise recreational cannabis and decriminalise the possession of up to 1 oz of cannabis
EU: The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (ScoPAFF) will vote on 28th February on a proposal to raise
New York: Assembly Bill A9377 has been introduced. The bill would allow cannabis-related businesses operating in New York to access low-interest loans and some
New Mexico: The New Mexico Supreme Court declined to hear a case in which the lower court found that the New Mexico Tax and
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court published its work plan of cases to be judged in 2022. Among the court plans are four judicial review motions from three
Utah: Senate Bill 190 and SB 195 have been passed by the Senate and now head to the House. Among other things, SB 190 would include
Oregon: House Bill 4016 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would allow the Oregon Liquor and
New York: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed and enacted companion bills Senate Bill 8084 and Assembly Bill 9283. The bills allow for licensed hemp cultivators and processors to
Indiana: Senate Bill 209 has passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would include all THC isomers in the THC
US: The US Supreme Court has invited the Solicitor General to submit a brief regarding the federal government’s view on two cases in which workers have sued
Colombia: The government has approved regulation 227/2022, adding detail to Decree 811, which was approved in August 2021 and allows the manufacture of “non-psychoactive derivatives”
UK: The list of novel food applications validated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been updated to include several CBD products by two more
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised the importation, distribution and sale of three new cannabis-based products: cannabidiol Belcher 150
Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has issued proposed regulations for hemp production and will hold a public hearing via Zoom about the proposed regulations on 2nd
Washington State: House Bill 2122 has been introduced. The bill would comprehensively regulate intoxicating cannabinoid products by defining and categorising “artificial cannabinoids” and “synthetically derived
Fiji: The island nation of Fiji is undertaking the first steps toward establishing hemp regulations, media reports. Officials have reportedly been in communication with the
South Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1292 was passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would prohibit the sale or distribution
Oregon: Senate Bill (SB) 1564 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would allow counties to declare a state
Michigan: Two bills that would permit hemp-derived cannabinoids as ingredients in food and dietary supplements were passed by the House and now head to
US federal: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its National Hemp Report, which includes results from the Hemp Acreage and Production Survey conducted in 2021.
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health has published a bill, “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning the Regulation of the Circulation
Slovenia: A bill amending the Drugs Production and Trafficking Act was rejected in the Health Committee of the National Assembly, according to local press reports.
Slovakia: The amendment to the Criminal Code – which seeks, among other things, to reduce penalties for recreational cannabis use – was moved
Germany: The federal government answered several questions from a small inquiry made by the opposition CDU/CSU parliamentary group about hemp cultivation. It said that
France: The Ministry of Health and Solidarity enacted a decree which allows the cultivation of medical cannabis from 1st March 2022 by amending the
Costa Rica: The Environment Legislative Committee has accepted president Carlos Alvarado’s partial veto of the bill regulating the cultivation and sale of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp, press reports.
Virginia: House Bill 897, which would have further regulated edible hemp products and capped the total amount of THC that edible hemp products can
