LATEST ALERTS
Regulation and legislation
First authorisation for manufacture of hemp-derived products issued…
7th July 2023 - Alerts | Central America, Costa Rica |
Minister makes the rules clear on legalised cannabis…
5th July 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Hemp and CBD foods on regulators’ agenda…
4th July 2023 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
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
Delta-8 THC bill passes Assembly and heads to Senate…
3rd July 2023 - Alerts | New Jersey, North America, United States |
Minister calls for medical and industrial cannabis bill approval…
30th June 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
High Council for Criminal Policy backs failed cannabis bill…
30th June 2023 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
New rules on hemp-derived products become law…
29th June 2023 - Alerts | Florida, North America, United States |
Home growing and private adult use of cannabis legalised…
28th June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Stricter packaging rules among new cannabis regulations…
28th June 2023 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
Can health insurance bring Colombia a medical cannabis boom like Germany’s?
27th June 2023 - News analysis |
Making coverage of medical cannabis mandatory for insurers is one of the biggest potential spurs for growth in the sector. And companies operating in South America hope Colombia could follow the German path
Lawsuit argues federally legal IHDCs can’t be banned by state…
27th June 2023 - Alerts | Indiana, North America, United States |
Government to introduce new recreational cannabis bill…
26th June 2023 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
Medical cannabis bill is signed into law by governor…
26th June 2023 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
Parliamentary question raised over France’s recent synthetic cannabinoid law…
26th June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
First enforcement actions against cannabis businesses announced…
23rd June 2023 - Alerts | New York, North America, United States |
Judge cancels state legislators’ 27 restrictions on medical cannabis…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | Arkansas, North America, United States |
Committee calls for study into state-run cannabis trade…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | New Hampshire, North America, United States |
State’s first cannabis lounges are licensed…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | Nevada, North America, United States |
Licensing of medical cannabis pharmacies gets go-ahead…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | Louisiana, North America, United States |
Cannabis flower definition broadened, ‘high THC’ defined and limited…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | Connecticut, 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
Turkey: CBD and cannabis regulation, June 2023
21st June 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Turkey for cannabis, hemp, CBD and other non-intoxicating as well as intoxicating cannabinoids, covering all policy areas
Advertising guidance for hybrid dispensaries follows new law…
21st June 2023 - Alerts | North America, Rhode Island, United States |
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 |
Limits on legal cannabis possession are raised…
20th June 2023 - Alerts | Nevada, North America, United States |
Recreational cannabis – start of the legalisation process?
20th June 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
South Africa: CBD and cannabis regulation, June 2023
20th June 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework in place in South Africa for hemp, CBD and other cannabinoids, as well as medical and recreational cannabis
Senate fails to vote on cannabis bill…
19th June 2023 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
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
Medical cannabis licences delayed over scoring irregularities…
19th June 2023 - Alerts | Alabama, North America, United States |
France puts wheels in motion that could get CBD cosmetics banned across Europe
16th June 2023 - News analysis |
France has started a process that could end with a Europe-wide ban on CBD-containing cosmetic products if an EU assessment finds them not safe for consumers’ reproductive health
Upcoming vote to allow possession and home cultivation…
16th June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
OCM issues emergency regulations for unlicensed sales…
16th June 2023 - Alerts | New York, 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
