LATEST ALERTS
Policy and Politics
Government decides against proposed HHC prohibition…
13th July 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Regulation of medical cannabis growing ‘a priority’…
12th July 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Petition submitted to put legalisation on November ballot…
6th July 2023 - Alerts | North America, Ohio, United States |
Is the EU really quite as strongly opposed to recreational cannabis as it appears?
6th July 2023 - Blogs |
Anticipation of internal opposition, rather than fear of future EU resistance, may have led to Germany’s climb-down on recreational cannabis
Right wing’s rapid U-turn – government keeps Italy guessing on hemp flowers
5th July 2023 - News analysis |
A proposal by Italy’s ruling right-wing coalition to regulate the sale of hemp flowers was met with some surprise – and was withdrawn, without explanation, less than 24 hours after being put forward
Home Office wants ‘greater clarity’ on THC limits in CBD products…
4th July 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Hemp licensing rules to be ‘as light-touch as possible’…
4th July 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Has Germany walked back its own recreational cannabis legalisation plans?
3rd July 2023 - News analysis |
European authorities do not want to comment on specifics of Germany’s plans to legalise recreational cannabis, suggesting that Germany scaled them back of its own accord rather than because of EU instigation
Committee calls for study into state-run cannabis trade…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | New Hampshire, North America, United States |
Colombian bid to legalise recreational cannabis sales falls at the final hurdle
22nd June 2023 - News analysis |
In another setback to Latin America’s cannabis industry, a bill to legalise the sale of adult use cannabis in Colombia fell just short of the votes required in a final Senate debate
New law blocks ballot questions gauging support for cannabis…
21st June 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States, Wisconsin |
Bid to legalise recreational cannabis fails in the Senate…
21st June 2023 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
Legalise Cannabis Party to put same bill forward in three states…
20th June 2023 - Alerts | Australasia, Australia |
Recreational cannabis – start of the legalisation process?
20th June 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Colombia recreational cannabis bill in jeopardy after Senate debate fizzles out
19th June 2023 - News analysis |
A historic law that seeks to legalise the sale and distribution of recreational cannabis in Colombia is in jeopardy of being shelved after the country’s Senate failed to vote on the initiative on 15th June
DEA makes questionable statements in opinion letter…
16th June 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Are Africa’s cannabis dreams dying or is there hope they can still come true?
16th June 2023 - Blogs |
Legalisation of cannabis cultivation was met with initial excitement in many African countries, such as Malawi, where it offered new economic hopes in a poor agrarian economy
Compliance enforcement ramps up…
13th June 2023 - Alerts | California, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North America, Oregon, United States |
Luxembourg’s recreational cannabis plan likely to go the same way as Germany’s
8th June 2023 - News analysis |
Germany’s recent announcement that it has scaled back its plans to legalise recreational cannabis could have a knock-on effect on its smaller neighbour Luxembourg’s planned pilot programme
A question of Czechs and balances – the most compelling legal saga now showing
8th June 2023 - Blogs |
The Czech government is still knee deep in trying to create a recreational cannabis market, but it looks like tightening up enforcement on tangential areas is no longer as much of a concern
Cannabis coalition set up to lobby for scheduling reform…
7th June 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Bill proposes funding for medical cannabis research…
7th June 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Governor leaves cannabis reform in legislators’ hands…
6th June 2023 - Alerts | Kansas, North America, United States |
Bipartisan bill would distinguish between ‘industrial’ and other hemp…
1st June 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Senate reschedules debate on recreational cannabis bill…
1st June 2023 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
Canadian cannabis policies give the lawbreakers an edge, says watchdog
1st June 2023 - News analysis |
Canada’s Competition Bureau says federal government policies are making it more difficult for the country’s fledgling legal cannabis industry to compete with the illegal market
Health minister remains circumspect on cannabis legalisation…
1st June 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic heads towards legal recreational cannabis within a year
30th May 2023 - News analysis |
Recreational cannabis may become legal and regulated in the Czech Republic within the first half of 2024, as the government prepares to push a bill through Parliament by the end of this year
Vobořil: ‘we press ahead on recreational cannabis’…
30th May 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Revised German cannabis plan triggers black market fears, disappoints firms
30th May 2023 - News analysis |
The German government has scaled back its plan to establish a national commercial recreational cannabis market with a two-part reform framework that would legalise possession, home cultivation and cannabis clubs
Election winners pledge to roll back Thailand’s booming cannabis trade
25th May 2023 - News analysis |
Thailand’s government-in-waiting has said it will reclassify cannabis as a narcotic drug and promised a crackdown on imports and unlicensed dispensaries
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill comes in for criticism…
25th May 2023 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
