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6th September 2024
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9th September 2024
- Switzerland: The city of Zurich has published a media release on the one-year anniversary of Züri Can, the pilot project for the distribution of recreational cannabis in the city. To date, the project has about 2,100 participants and 21 dispensaries and has made around 36,000 sales. After feedback from participants, four new flower products will be introduced for the second year of sales – which will make 13 cannabis products available in total.
5th September 2024
- Denmark: Today, minister of interior and health Sophie Løhde announced a ban on products containing certain synthetic cannabinoids as well as a group of semi-synthetic substances. This will make it illegal as of tomorrow, 6th September, to import, buy, possess and sell the substances in question for other than medical or scientific purposes. The list of euphoric substances will be updated to include ADB-5Br-INACA, ADB-P-5Br-INACA, CH-PIACA, Cumyl-CB-MeGaClone, 5F-CumylPeGaClone and dibenzopyran.
5th September 2024
- Czech Republic: The Je to OK! campaign, created by experts led by former national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil, seeks to promote the benefits of a regulated cannabis market, media reports. Among other things, the campaign focuses on safeguarding patients’ access to medical cannabis, decriminalisation, and protecting children.
4th September 2024
- Thailand: Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party who spearheaded cannabis legalisation, says that he is confident that the new government will implement his party's pro-cannabis policy rather than attempt to relist cannabis as a narcotic, press reports. Anutin struck an agreement with former prime minister Srettha Thavisin in July that his administration would not seek to relist cannabis, but Srettha was removed from office shortly thereafter and succeeded by Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
2nd September 2024
- US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 1775 has been passed by the Assembly and now heads to the governor’s desk. AB 1775 would allow cities to authorise dispensaries to serve food and non-alcoholic drinks, and even host live entertainment, alongside the consumption of cannabis products. Governor Newsom vetoed the prior version of a similar proposal, saying that he felt “concerned this bill could undermine California’s long-standing smoke-free workplace protections”. The current version of the bill includes new provisions aimed at addressing these concerns, such as allowing cities to impose ventilation standards and ensuring cannabis café employees can use protective masks – with employers covering the costs. The measure would also allow local governments to decide whether to allow cannabis cafés to operate instead of automatically legalising them statewide.
2nd September 2024
- US - Florida: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he believes voters will support a November ballot initiative that would legalise recreational cannabis for adult use. He posted a supportive statement of Amendment 3, arguing that “someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other states”. Trump highlighted that he wants lawmakers to follow up on legalisation if voters approve it – however, to do so by passing a law to ban public cannabis consumption. He said: “We need the State Legislature to responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces.”
2nd September 2024
- Germany: According to a survey by the German Press Agency (dpa) published in the press, 280 applications for cannabis clubs have been received nationwide. North Rhine-Westphalia has the highest number of applications, with 69. Of the 14 licences granted, 11 were in Lower Saxony. Rejections are often due to lack of child protection rules, such as zoning restrictions on daycare centres and schools, according to the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, responsible for the applications. No fines for violations of the cannabis regulations have been registered so far.
2nd September 2024
- Netherlands: René Claassen, a member of the House of Representatives from the governing Party for Freedom (PVV), expressed his desire to stop the cannabis experiment later this year via a post on social media platform X, media reports. Previously, he had submitted a motion to pause the experiment until a new cabinet was formed, but it did not receive a majority vote.
30th August 2024
- Colombia: President Gustavo Petro has asked the parliament to support a bill introduced in July that would amend the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. Petro said legalisation would be beneficial in increasing the country’s exports and improving the economy. He also said it could help resolve security issues caused by illegal cultivation and trade in some areas of the country. Several attempts to amend the constitution in this regard have been made in the past. In December, the same bill was rejected by the parliament on its last vote due to last-minute discrepancies among representatives.
27th August 2024
- US - Federal: The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published a notice informing of a public hearing on 2nd December to address the agency’s proposal to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The notice is not currently published in the Federal Register but will be officially published on Thursday, 29th August. Anyone interested in participating in the hearing who can prove they are a “person adversely affected or aggrieved by” the rule will have 30 days from when the notice is officially published to file a request with the DEA.
26th August 2024
- US - Missouri: Missouri secretary of state Jay Ashcroft blocked governor Michael Parson’s emergency order banning unregulated hemp-derived intoxicating food products, saying that the proposed order did not meet legal requirements. Recreational and medical marijuana are both legal in Missouri, but the governor’s executive order was aimed at particular THC compounds that are not regulated, including delta-8. The order was supposed to take effect on 1st September, pending Ashcroft’s approval of the emergency rules, and now that will likely be delayed for at least six months, Parson said in a letter. Parson has said a ban on hemp-derived THC products is necessary because children have mistaken them for candy. He further said that he ordered the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to resubmit the emergency rule on hemp-derived THC.
22nd August 2024
- Czech Republic: The governing coalition is close to agreeing on specific wording of the cannabis legislation, and while there was initially a plan to open a regulated cannabis market, it seems that the current consensus is only on decriminalising self-cultivation and expanding access to cannabis for medical purposes, media reports. This means the original proposal could be scaled back.
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