
Regulation and legislation


Senate backs rise in limits on cannabis possession…
1st June 2023 - Daily news alerts | Nevada, North America, United States |

Medical Marijuana Authority given laboratory rights…
1st June 2023 - Daily news alerts | North America, Oklahoma, United States |

Assembly approves catering and events on cannabis premises…
1st June 2023 - Daily news alerts | California, North America, United States |

Assembly seeks to make hemp licence rules clearer…
1st June 2023 - Daily news alerts | California, North America, United States |

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

Belgium aims to bring herbal products under clarified heated tobacco rules
31st May 2023 - News analysis |
Herbal products and devices will fall under the Belgian regulatory framework for tobacco if a bill to incorporate Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100, submitted into the EU TRIS database, goes into effect unchanged

Cannabis network urges against reinstating narcotics status…
31st May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Thailand |

Hemp Roundtable criticise FDA over CBD regulation…
31st May 2023 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States |

Recreational cannabis to be legal from 1st August…
31st May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Minnesota, North America, United States |

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 - Daily news alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |

Rules for recreational cannabis associations updated…
30th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Malta |

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

Second warning over synthetic cannabinoid e-cigs…
29th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Israel |

Competition Bureau gives recommendations for Cannabis Act review…
29th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Canada, North America |

HHC and HHCP could be classified as narcotics…
29th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Sweden |

President calls for early elections…
29th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Spain |

OCM creates farmers’ markets for cannabis…
29th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | New York, North America, United States |

Draft regulations for recreational cannabis market unveiled…
29th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Maryland, North America, United States |

Minnesota set to join 22 other US states in legalising recreational cannabis
26th May 2023 - News analysis |
Legal recreational cannabis sales for adult use are expected to begin next year in Minnesota following agreement on a bill between the state’s House and Senate

SED calls for medical cannabis regulation…
26th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Spain |

Governor signs several psychedelic and drug-related bills…
26th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Minnesota, North America, United States |

Legislature calls for federal cannabis legalisation…
26th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Nevada, North America, United States |

Medical cannabis bill published in Official Gazette…
26th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Chile, South America |

EU regulatory tracker: environmental initiatives – cannabis and hemp-derived vape, May
26th May 2023 - Regulatory databases |
This tracker covers sustainability policy proposals affecting the cannabis and hemp-derived vape sector in the European Union and is updated every month.

Medical cannabis comparative analysis database
25th May 2023 - Regulatory databases |
The medical cannabis comparative analysis database allows you to easily compare different aspects of medical cannabis programmes from across the globe

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 if it is allowed to take office in the coming weeks

Regulatory framework laid down for psychedelic medicines…
25th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Colorado, North America, United States |

HHC added to the banned list…
24th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Denmark, Europe |

BAT appeals against ban on cannabinoid pouches…
24th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Belgium, Europe |

Regulatory tracker: current global regulation of recreational cannabis
24th May 2023 - Regulatory databases |
CannIntelligence’s global regulatory tracker for recreational cannabis, updated quarterly, provides a comprehensive overview of recreational cannabis regulations in 75 countries across the globe

Regulatory tracker: current global regulation of medical cannabis
24th May 2023 - Regulatory databases |
CannIntelligence’s global regulatory tracker for medical cannabis, updated quarterly, provides a comprehensive overview of medical cannabis regulations in 75 countries across the globe

Medical and adult-use cannabis regulations clarified…
23rd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Montana, North America, United States |

Dual dispensaries can begin recreational sales…
23rd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Montana, North America, United States |

Decision on medical cannabis licensing programme is deferred…
23rd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Iceland |

Bill legalising recreational cannabis is sent to governor for signature…
22nd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Minnesota, North America, United States |

Law enacted to provide clarity on cannabis use by caregivers…
22nd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Maryland, North America, United States |

Move Forward Party says it would support regulated cannabis use…
22nd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Thailand |

Czech government stops ban on CBD-containing food products before it starts
22nd May 2023 - News analysis |
The Czech government will no longer go forward with a proposed measure to ban sales of food products containing CBD which was due to come into effect in mid-June

ASAE insists CBD is a novel food, seizes over 4m products…
22nd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Portugal |

Decriminalisation of cannabis judgement to resume…
22nd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Brazil, South America |

Lithuania: CBD and cannabis regulation, May 2023
22nd May 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Lithuania for hemp and cannabis, as well as CBD, IHDCs and medical and recreational cannabis

Cannabis smoking ban approved for Amsterdam city centre…
22nd May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Netherlands |

Third attempt for legal medical cannabis on ballot…
19th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Nebraska, North America, United States |

Bill on edible cannabis products passes Assembly…
19th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | California, North America, United States |

Legalisation ballot measure under review…
19th May 2023 - Daily news alerts | Florida, North America, United States |

A European country analysis of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids
17th May 2023 - Regulatory reports |
CannIntelligence has analysed regulations and contacted authorities in the majority of European countries to determine the legality of IHDCs. This report presents our findings

Intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids: the European online market
16th May 2023 - Market reports |
This report offers a detailed analysis of the online retail landscape for IHDCs, highlighting the top online retailers, traffic analysis of their websites, and the various types and formats available on the European market
