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Policy and Politics
House committee OKs effort to stop DOJ from rescheduling cannabis…
11th July 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Initiative to legalise recreational cannabis submitted for November ballot…
11th July 2024 - Alerts | North America, North Dakota, United States |
Bill filed to amend Vape Law to ban HHC vapes…
11th July 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Florida governor’s veto on IHDC ban bill: good news for hemp or playing politics?
3rd July 2024 - News analysis |
Florida’s governor last month vetoed a bill that would have banned most intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) products and limited the amount of total delta-9 THC in hemp products
House Bill on ‘conversion licences’ moves to Senate…
20th June 2024 - Alerts | Delaware, North America, United States |
New coalition partner supports cannabis bill…
17th June 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Lib Dems pledge to regulate cannabis…
12th June 2024 - Alerts | United Kingdom |
Germany set to introduce HHC ban, but other semi-synthetics may take its place
6th June 2024 - News analysis |
HHC is likely to become illegal very soon in Germany, as the country’s Federal Council prepares to pass a government decree on the subject on 14th June
ANC loses majority in National Assembly…
4th June 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Claudia Sheinbaum voted to be Mexico’s next president…
3rd June 2024 - Alerts | Mexico, North America |
Italy’s right-wing government may end up banning hemp, putting a sector at risk
31st May 2024 - News analysis |
Italy may soon ban hemp flowers and hemp flower extracts with a THC content of less than 0.2%, as the country’s far-right government takes a conservative stance on cannabis
DeSantis may veto bill that would ban most IHDCs…
31st May 2024 - Alerts | Florida, North America, United States |
Are US regulators far removed from society when it comes to cannabis?
29th May 2024 - Blogs |
While moving cannabis to a less-restrictive Schedule III will not legalise the recreational market at a federal level, it may reflect the need for authorities to modify their attitude to align with changes in society
House agriculture committee holds hearing on 2024 Farm Bill today…
23rd May 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Canadian cannabis firms ‘barely keeping their heads above water’ under tax load
22nd May 2024 - News analysis |
Canada’s cannabis industry is warning more cannabis companies may be forced to close their doors in the coming months, after the Canadian government failed to deliver excise duty relief in this year’s federal budget
Cannabis regulation proposal to be discussed by coalition…
21st May 2024 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
The long road to EFSA authorisation for CBD as novel food in the European Union
20th May 2024 - News analysis |
In June 2022, the European Food Safety Authority broke some very bad news to CBD companies applying for their products to be authorised as novel food in the European Union
DoJ submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana…
17th May 2024 - Alerts | United States |
Malawi’s legalisation of medical cannabis leaves Rasta community ‘disappointed’
13th May 2024 - News analysis |
Malawi has legalised the cultivation of a potent local variety of cannabis for industrial and medicinal use but maintained the criminal status of its recreational use – raising concerns among the Rastafarian community
‘Revolutionary’ US cannabis rescheduling set to increase companies’ profitability
9th May 2024 - News analysis |
The reclassification of cannabis to a less restrictive schedule of the US Controlled Substances Act will have crucial implications for the industry, especially as far as taxation is concerned, experts say
Summary of proposals for next Farm Bill includes hemp definition…
3rd May 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Democratic lawmakers urge DEA to ‘promptly’ reschedule cannabis…
26th April 2024 - Alerts | United States |
HHS recommends rescheduling cannabis, now passes to DOJ…
16th April 2024 - Alerts | United States |
Governor calls for ban on public cannabis consumption…
12th April 2024 - Alerts | North America, Ohio, United States |
Governor criticises recreational cannabis ballot amendment…
8th April 2024 - Alerts | Florida, North America, United States |
Canada sets up advisory group to address issues in and build the cannabis industry
4th April 2024 - News analysis |
The Canadian government has set up a special advisory group to bring industry leaders and government officials around the same table in a bid to address the problems the country’s cannabis industry is facing
