LATEST ALERTS
US - Virginia: Sponsors of two competing bills to begin the sale of recreational cannabis in the state have come to an agreement over
US - Wisconsin: A Republican bill to legalise medical cannabis in Wisconsin will not be passed this year, press reports. The restrictive proposal
US - New York: The New York Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved an additional 109 recreational cannabis licences and approved proposed rules
US - Florida: Senate Bill (SB) 1698 has been passed unanimously by the Senate and now heads to the House for consideration. According
US - Utah: House Bill (HB) 389 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would prohibit an
US Virgin Islands: The US Virgin Islands Office of Cannabis Regulations has approved proposed rules to regulate recreational cannabis sales, press reports. The proposed rules are now
US- South Carolina: Senate Bill (SB) 423 has been passed by the Senate and now goes to the House for consideration. The bill
US - Kansas: House Bill (HB) 2168 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 2168 would set a
US - Virginia: House Bill (HB) 815 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 815 would amend parts of
Canada - British Columbia: To support the legal cannabis sector within the province, the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB) is implementing adjustments aimed at
US - New Mexico: Senate Bill (SB) 6 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. Among other things, SB
US - Washington: Senate Bill (SB) 5546 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 5546 would establish the Washington
US - Virginia: Both chambers of the state legislature have agreed in principle to legislation that would allow retail sales of recreational cannabis beginning in 2025,
US - Rhode Island: The Department of Business Regulation has proposed amendments to the state's hemp regulations. Among other changes, the proposed rules would explicitly include
US - Delaware: Delaware marijuana commissioner Robert Coupe says that the expected date of the issuance of recreational cannabis retail licences will be March
US - Washington: House Bill (HB) 1249 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1249 would amend the permissible
US - Washington: House Bill (HB) 2320 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 2320 would require dispensaries to
US - Pennsylvania: Democratic governor Josh Shapiro is calling for the legalisation of recreational cannabis in the state as a way to boost tax
US - South Carolina: Local law enforcement in the cities of Columbia and Greenville are cracking down on hemp products containing THC, causing some
US - New Mexico: Senate Bill (SB) 6 has been passed by the Senate and now moves to the House. SB 6 would make several minor
Uruguay: The Institute of Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) has updated the prices of cannabis varieties dispensed at pharmacies. From 1st February, the
Mexico: The Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) has denied that it granted a permit to farmers who claim to
US - South Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1125 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1125 would prohibit "chemically derived
US - Indiana: House Bill (HB) 1079 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1079 would make several amendments
US - Texas: Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is suing five municipalities who have passed ordinances to not enforce Texas law as it
Panama: After granting seven licences for the production of medical cannabis, the Ministry of Health has suspended the granting process by accepting the
US - Oregon: A lawsuit filed in 2022 that challenged an Oregon law prohibiting shipping cannabis across state lines has been dismissed, press reports. The
US - California: The Senate has failed to override a veto of Senate Bill (SB) 58, thus causing the bill to fail. SB 58 was vetoed
US - Delaware: The House has passed House Bill (HB) 285, which now heads to the Senate. HB 285 would significantly expand access to medical cannabis
Canada: Health Canada has updated the list of industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production in 2024. The 2024 list includes the addition of the
US - Federal: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), an association that includes state agricultural regulators from all 50 states,
US - South Dakota: The Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 43, which now moves to the House. SB 43 would make minor amendments to
US - Minnesota: The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has issued two reports that include legislative recommendations. Among the recommendations, the OCM proposes unifying
US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has voted to approve rules regulating cannabis consumption areas, press reports. As discussed in
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 42 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 42 would make various amendments
US - Federal: The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan body that provides research and analysis to Congress, has issued a report entitled "Legal
US - New York: Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2025 proposes eliminating the THC potency tax in lieu of a weight-based taxation
Panama: Following the introduction of a legal framework for medical and therapeutic cannabis in 2022, the Ministry of Health has published a final report recommending the
US - Arkansas: Arkansans for Patent Access, a ballot committee, has submitted to the state attorney general a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase
US - Federal: The US Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) has released an unredacted copy of its recommendation to reschedule cannabis to
Uruguay: Daniel Radío, secretary general of the National Drugs Board (JND), announced he will propose lifting the registration requirement for purchasers of cannabis
Chile: The governmental Agency for Research and Development has organised and funded a meeting with academics and representatives of the Ministry of Health, press
US - Wisconsin: Republican legislators have outlined a proposal to legalise medical cannabis in the state, press reports. Though the bill has not yet been
Mexico: Efforts to pass legislation to regulate medical and recreational cannabis are apparently renewed after legislation has repeatedly stalled. The president of the
US - Tennessee: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has published proposed rules on hemp production and hemp-derived products. Notably, the proposed rules include a
US - Kentucky: The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Workgroup has unanimously voted to recommend that the legislature add 15 qualifying conditions for medical cannabis
US - Alabama: Another hold has been placed on the issuance of medical cannabis licences after another dispute about the process for selecting
US - Nebraska: Legislators and state officials intend to take further action against delta-8 THC products in 2024, press reports. While lawmakers said
US - Ohio: Governor Mike Dewine is calling for regulating intoxicating hemp-derived products, such as those containing delta-8 THC, press reports. Dewine expressed concern that
Canada - Alberta: Starting 31st January 2024, the province will permit licensed cannabis retailers to set up temporary sales spots at events restricted to adults,
