LATEST ALERTS
US - Federal: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially initiated the formal rulemaking process to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of
Germany: Yesterday (15th May), at an event organised by the Germany Cannabis Business Association, the federal minister of food and agriculture, Cem Özdemir,
US - Tennessee: Senate Bill (SB) 2427 has been signed into law by governor Bill Lee. SB 2427 allows any entity with a beer permit
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the Regulatory Impact Analysis Report on medical cannabis products. The report supports the maintenance of the
Germany: The minister of health, Karl Lauterbach, has said that the cultivation of cannabis in allotment gardens is not permitted if the cultivator
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5150 has been signed into law by governor Ned Lamont. HB 5150 makes several amendments to Connecticut’s cannabis law, including
US - Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a hemp company demanding that it stop producing
US - Ohio: The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) passed rules to regulate recreational cannabis, thus clearing the final legislative hurdle for
Thailand: Health minister Somsak Thepsuthin said the Ministry of Public Health will move to place cannabis back on the list of category 5
US - Alaska: House Bill (HB) 119 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 119 would change how recreational
US - Vermont: House Bill (HB) 612 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor for final approval. HB 612 would make
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 24-76 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor for final approval. SB 24-76 would make
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has started to consider the amendments to the Fibrous Hemp Law that seeks to liberalise the conditions for the
Slovenia: Yesterday (9th May), the Constitutional Court rejected the request brought by the opposition parties New Slovenia and the Slovenian Democratic Party in
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5235 has been passed by the Senate and heads to the governor for final approval. HB 5235 would prohibit synthetic
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5150 has been passed by the Senate and heads to the governor for final approval. HB 5150 would make several
US - South Dakota: Advocates have turned in more than 29,000 signatures to place an initiative on the November 2024 ballot to legalise recreational
Thailand: A day after new health minister Somsak Thepsuthin said that he was seeking opinions on how to regulate cannabis, prime minister Srettha Thavisin
Panama: The Ministry of Health has rejected two appeals against the decision to grant licences for the production of medical cannabis. The Evaluation Commission then
Lithuania: The government has approved the 2024-2026 Plan for the Implementation of the National Agenda on Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol Control, Consumption Prevention
Thailand: Newly-appointed health minister Somsak Thepsuthin is seeking input from others on how to regulate cannabis and says that a final decision has not
France: The government has notified the EU Commission's TRIS database of a decision by the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health
Czech Republic: The lower chamber of Parliament has passed the proposal to regulate hemp extracts with a THC content of up to 1%
Canada: On 24th April 2024, Health Canada published amendments to modernise the Cosmetic Regulations, among them amendments to the cannabis regulations related to
US - Federal: Democrats on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, who hold the majority, have released their summary of proposals for the
US - Federal: Federal authorities have made little progress implementing the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, which was enacted in December 2022,
Ukraine: The State Service of Ukraine for Medicinal Products and Drug Control has published for public consultation a draft governmental resolution on regulating
US - Georgia: Senate Bill (SB) 494 has been signed into law by governor Brian Kemp, press reports. SB 494 amends Georgia’s hemp law
US - Connecticut: House Bill (HB) 5150 has been passed by the House and heads to the Senate. HB 5150 would make several amendments to
US - Federal: The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has agreed with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommendation to move cannabis
UK: The Food Safety Agency (FSA) Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, an independent expert committee actively advising the FSA on matters pertaining
Germany: The amendment to the Cannabis Act, which was previously leaked to the press and which prevents growers’ associations from operating grow sites on the
Switzerland: A popular initiative has been submitted to the Swiss Federal Chancellery to amend the constitution by adding a new article legalising the cultivation, possession
Ukraine: On Tuesday (30th April), the Ministry of Health published for public consultation the draft resolution regarding the procedure for purchasing seeds of
Ukraine: On Tuesday (30th April), the Ministry of Health published for public consultation the draft resolution regarding the approval of the procedure for
Ukraine: Last week, the Ministry of Health published for public consultation the draft resolution regarding the approval of the regulation on the electronic
Ukraine: On Tuesday (30th April), the Ministry of Health published for public consultation the draft resolution on the procedure for selecting cannabis plant
Germany: Two associations – the German Cannabis Business Association and the German Hemp Association – have allegedly received a request from the Federal Ministry
US - North Dakota: North Dakota secretary of state Michael Howe has approved the format of a petition to initiate a statutory measure
Turkey: The General Directorate of Plant Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has approved hemp cultivation in the province of Konya,
Slovenia: Opposition parties New Slovenia and the Slovenian Democratic Party have submitted a request for constitutional review to the Constitutional Court on the
Thailand: Yesterday (28th April), health minister Cholnan Srikaew was dismissed from the Cabinet, press reports. Srikaew was a supporter of the recreational cannabis ban
Austria: The opposition and minority Freedom Party has tabled two motions in Parliament calling on the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution seeking to amend the List of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, media reports.
US - Maryland: House Bill (HB) 253 has been signed by the governor and will amend the Cannabis Reform Act. HB 253 will clarify
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 952 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 952 would regulate consumable hemp
US - Maryland: House Bill (HB) 805 has been signed by the governor. HB 805 will allow local governments to increase the 1,000 ft distance between cannabis dispensaries
US - Federal: A group of 21 Democratic lawmakers have sent a letter urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to “promptly” remove cannabis
EU: On Tuesday (23rd April), the European Parliament adopted a proposal for a regulation on ecodesign for sustainable products. With the proposal, we expect the
