LATEST ALERTS
Regulation and legislation
Chamber of Deputies approve medical cannabis and hemp bill…
6th May 2022 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
Basel moves forward with its recreational cannabis trial
6th May 2022 - News analysis |
Basel will start allowing the sale of recreational cannabis through local pharmacies at the end of the summer as the first Swiss city to win the approval of health authorities for the pilot project
US FDA sets its sights on delta-8 THC, firing warnings over health claims
5th May 2022 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to five marketers of delta-8 THC products over health claims made by the companies
Update nearly doubles the length of UK FSA’s novel food applications list
5th May 2022 - News analysis |
The list of products linked to novel food applications in the UK has nearly doubled in length with the addition of 2,446 products by the Foods Standards Agency (FSA)
Senate approves cannabis amendments…
5th May 2022 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
New Zealand: CBD and cannabis regulation, May 2022
5th May 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework in New Zealand for hemp, CBD and cannabis (medical and recreational) as well as possible upcoming changes
Committees back bill to regulate hemp and medical cannabis…
4th May 2022 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
Colombia: CBD and cannabis regulation, May 2022
3rd May 2022 - Regulatory reports |
The hemp and cannabis legal framework in Colombia has rapidly evolved over the last few months. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime
Lawsuit filed over ballot petition dispute…
2nd May 2022 - Alerts | North America, Ohio, United States |
Two bills amending cannabis laws are enacted…
2nd May 2022 - Alerts | Maine, North America, United States |
Cannabis bill passes the House and moves to the Senate…
2nd May 2022 - Alerts | North America, Trinidad and Tobago |
DEA defines cannabis seeds with less than 0.3% THC as hemp and as legal
2nd May 2022 - News analysis |
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has confirmed that cannabis seeds fall outside the realm of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) – regardless of how much THC the plant could eventually yield
Medical cannabis bill to be discussed tomorrow…
2nd May 2022 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
National Assembly passes bill to amend recently approved law…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | Central America, Costa Rica |
New resolution correcting previous drafting errors is published…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
Delta-8 THC bill is killed in the Senate…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States, Virginia |
Recreational cannabis bill fails in the Senate…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | New Hampshire, North America, United States |
State Senate passes several bills…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, Oklahoma, United States |
Cannabis retailers sue government for enforcement failure…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
Psychedelics and mental health research: hope for public and policy support
27th April 2022 - News analysis |
Jamaica is attempting to make itself as synonymous with medical-grade psychedelics in the minds of researchers as it is with cannabis production in the minds of many
Supreme Court to hear a plea today…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
Bill to prohibit gifting cannabis moves to the Senate…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
Senate majority leader to push for recreational cannabis agreement…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Mexico, North America |
Committee meets to discuss closed coffee shop chain experiment…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
ANVISA authorises a new cannabis-derived product…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Senate passes bill that loosens remediation and retesting requirements…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, Oklahoma, United States |
Medical cannabis programme introduces new rules…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, Ohio, United States |
Law enacted to increase land size for hemp cultivation…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Iowa, North America, United States |
FSA issues final call for evidence linking products to applications…
22nd April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Industry bodies optimistic UK regulators will take Hodges Review on board
20th April 2022 - News analysis |
Industry associations hope a review of UK policy on cannabinoids will help the government address regulation that has limited the development of the CBD and wider sectors
US medical cannabis products: a state-by-state regulatory report
20th April 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This regulatory report analyses the different approaches taken by states over what restrictions they impose on medical cannabis products that patients can buy
Argentina: CBD and cannabis regulation, April 2022
19th April 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework for hemp, CBD and cannabis (medical and recreational) as well as possible upcoming changes
Polish court decision on hemp as novel food could have big ramifications
14th April 2022 - Blogs , News analysis |
A Polish appeals court has put forward a decision that may be out of kilter with many other interpretations of the status of hemp as a novel food
Regulatory report: the Kanavape ruling’s impact on EU harmonisation of CBD
14th April 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report aims to analyse the developments of the European CBD regulatory landscape almost one and a half years after the crucial ruling of the Kanavape case
CBD ‘chemicals’ ban doesn’t include medicine, vapes or food…
12th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Ireland: CBD and cannabis regulation, April 2022
12th April 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Ireland for CBD, hemp and cannabis
Vice-president speaks up for legalisation of medical cannabis…
12th April 2022 - Alerts | Central America, Honduras |
Canada’s cannabis industry welcomes a federal budget full of good things
11th April 2022 - News analysis |
Canada’s cannabis trade is celebrating after the government tabled a budget calling for steps to streamline a variety of tax measures and launch a strategy group to examine ways to grow the industry
So far so good, but German lawmakers urged to go further on medical cannabis
11th April 2022 - News analysis |
Five years after German patients were first allowed to obtain medical cannabis, demand has risen sharply – but there are still some unanswered issues on policy and practice that lobbyists want addressed
Chemical products containing CBD could soon be banned…
8th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Plastic packaging tax now in effect…
8th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Morocco authorises cannabis growth for medical purposes in three regions
8th April 2022 - News analysis |
The Cabinet of the Moroccan government has formally adopted the decision to authorise three regionsto lawfully grow cannabis solely for medical purposes
