LATEST ALERTS
Czech Republic: A leaked new governmental draft of the Cannabis Management Act seeks to establish a fully regulated commercial adult-use cannabis market, media reports.
US - Federal: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued another round of cease-and-desist letters to five
US - Pennsylvania: Governor Josh Shapiro has signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 654, which encompasses the state budget for the next fiscal year.
US - New Hampshire: Governor Chris Sununu has signed into law House Bill (HB) 1349, which adds generalised anxiety disorder to the list of conditions for which medical
US - Florida: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has banned two hemp companies from doing business in the state for allegedly
US - Federal: The House Appropriations Committee approved a provision in the 2025 budget that would prevent the US Department of Justice (DOJ) from
Thailand: A health committee has approved a proposal to relist cannabis and hemp in the narcotics list and will submit the proposal to the
US - North Dakota: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in North Dakota say they have submitted more than 22,000 signatures, 15,582 of
Philippines: Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla of the majority bloc Philippine Democratic Party has filed Senate Bill 2729, which seeks to amend the Vape Law
New Zealand: The dried cannabis flower products Rua Puāwai THC26 and Rua Puāwai THC18 White Widow for use with a vaporiser have been verified
Italy: The Ministry of Health has issued a decree that repeals the previous decree that placed “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained
Germany: The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has published the Industrial Hemp Liberalisation Act. The act would allow indoor cultivation of industrial hemp and
Germany: The first cannabis cultivation association in Lower Saxony received its approval yesterday (8th July), according to the press. In the district of
EU: The regulation on ecodesign for sustainable products has recently been published. With the new regulation, we expect the emergence of a digital
New Zealand: Last week, the Cabinet approved the Misuse of Drugs (Medical Cannabis) Amendment Regulations 2024. Among the changes, exports of cannabis-based ingredients (including
US - Nebraska: Organisers of ballot initiatives to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska announced they have turned in 114,000 signatures each for two ballot measures, with
Switzerland: An initial evaluation of the legal distribution of recreational cannabis as a pilot project in Basel, known as the Grashaus Projects study, has
US - Federal: A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several cannabis companies challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s prohibition on
Germany: As of today, cannabis cultivation clubs can apply for a licence. The licences will be issued by the federal states and will be
US - Iowa: A federal court has denied a preliminary injunction to prevent House File (HF) 2605, a new law that limits the amount of THC
US - New Jersey: Senate Bill (SB) 3235 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for final approval. SB 3235
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor for final approval. HB 408 would
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 355 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for approval. HB 355 would ease
US - Nebraska: State attorney general Mike Hilgers announced that two settlements have been reached in lawsuits against vendors of delta-8 THC products
Thailand: Health minister Somsak Thepsutin said that he still intends to relist cannabis as a narcotic after the public consultation period has ended with
Brazil: Following the Federal Supreme Court's decision to decriminalise cannabis possession, the judges have decided that a person possessing or storing 40 g of
Global: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published its World Drug Report 2024 today, which provides data and analysis on drug markets, trends and policy
US - Ohio: The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued 62 provisional dual licences for medical cannabis dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis, press
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One judge, who was undecided last week, added to his
Germany: Health senator Ina Czyborra from the Social Democratic Party (part of the government coalition) has said that the government has the first
US - North Carolina: House Bill (HB) 563 has been amended and passed by the Senate and must now be sent back to the
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 952 has been signed into law by governor Jeff Landry. HB 952 sets several restrictions on the sale of consumable
Netherlands: In a letter to Parliament, the minister of medical care announced gradual policy changes for medicinal cannabis and the intention to amend the Opium
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge has voted, but his vote was not
Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 408 would allow temporary “conversion licences” to permit
Denmark: The Danish Health Authority announced it will recommend a ban on upcoming semi-synthetic cannabinoids. Chief consultant Kari Grasaasen said: “There are new variations of
US - Colorado: The Colorado attorney general’s office is suing CBDDY, a cannabis company, for allegedly selling products as “hemp” that tested well
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has issued a health warning against the vaping products “CBD cartridge, Bedtime” and
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been in power since 2018, has been re-elected president after his party, the African National Congress (ANC), reached
US - New Hampshire: A bill to legalise recreational cannabis in New Hampshire has failed despite each legislative chamber having passed some version of
Netherlands: The next phase (the transitional phase) of the closed coffee shop chain experiment starts today. Coffee shops in all ten participating municipalities
Germany: Today, the Federal Council approved an amendment to the Cannabis Act that gives the provinces more flexibility in controlling growers’ associations, especially when it
Germany: Today, the Federal Council approved the Fifth Ordinance Amending the Annex to the New Psychoactive Substances Act, which bans HHC and its derivatives (HHC-AC,
Spain: The government of the region of Madrid is planning to introduce a bill that aims to restrict the sale of products made with cannabis
Thailand: Draft regulations to relist cannabis as a Category 5 narcotic are now available online and are open to public comment until 24th June 2024.
Brazil: Following the Senate’s approval, the Chamber of Deputies’ Constitution and Justice Committee approved a constitutional amendment that would make possession of cannabis and
US - Massachusetts: Legislation aimed at enforcement against intoxicating hemp-derived products will not be addressed until 2025, press reports. Although Massachusetts authorities have issued interpretations
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved regulations to allow the home cultivation of cannabis. The regulations will take effect when they are published in the
UK: The Liberal Democrats party, which held 15 seats in the House of Commons (lower chamber of the parliament) before the dissolution of
Thailand: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has issued draft regulations to relist cannabis flower as a category 5 narcotic beginning 1st January 2025,
