LATEST ALERTS
Regulation and legislation
With a new bill and a quiet opposition, is Australia closer to legalising cannabis?
11th November 2022 - News analysis |
In a first attempt to legalise cannabis through the federal parliament in Australia, the Greens party is in the process of drafting a law for legalisation that will be available for public consultation later this year
State offers loans to social equity cannabis licensees…
11th November 2022 - Alerts | Illinois, North America, United States |
New governor plans to legalise recreational cannabis…
11th November 2022 - Alerts | Minnesota, North America, United States |
Netherlands: CBD and cannabis regulation, November 2022
11th November 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in the Netherlands for hemp, cannabinoids such as CBD and cannabis
Cannabis possession is decriminalised…
8th November 2022 - Alerts | Guyana, South America |
Hemp law to be separated from recreational cannabis debate…
8th November 2022 - Alerts | Mexico, North America |
Judge dismisses medical cannabis and gun control lawsuit…
7th November 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
First licence is approved to cultivate hemp…
7th November 2022 - Alerts | Central America, Costa Rica |
Health minister encourages medical cannabis prescriptions…
7th November 2022 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
Mexico cannabis industry doubtful of recreational bill approval before 2024
7th November 2022 - News analysis |
Legal hurdles impeding recreational cannabis legalisation in Mexico are expected to continue through 2024, industry members told CannIntelligence during the CannaMexico conference last month
US midterm elections: a look at the forecast outcomes and what’s at stake
4th November 2022 - News analysis |
The 8th November US midterm elections are just around the corner, and while the Republicans are favoured to win the majority, regardless of the outcome, things will change dramatically
TGA fines medical cannabis companies for unlawful advertising…
4th November 2022 - Alerts | Australasia, Australia |
Export/import requirements for medical cannabis – selected European countries
4th November 2022 - Regulatory reports |
The top European countries for importing and exporting cannabis for medical and scientific purposes covered in this report are slowly developing their frameworks with the primary goal of exporting and importing narcotics
Cannabis legalisation set to come out on top no matter who wins US midterms
4th November 2022 - News analysis |
Republicans are favoured over Democrats to take control of both chambers of US Congress in the midterm elections, but there are supporters and naysayers among both major parties when it comes to cannabis legalisation
OPH makes recommendations for Cannabis Act Review…
4th November 2022 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
The UDAF steps up enforcement efforts on synthetic and derivative cannabinoids…
4th November 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States, Utah |
Austria’s ‘Kafkaesque’ politics keep medical cannabis tied up in knots
1st November 2022 - News analysis |
Austria’s almost non-existent regime for the use of cannabinoids in medication has been described as “a Kafkaesque nightmare” with over-officious bureaucracy putting pointless hurdles in patients’ way
Brazil’s new president supports a new drug policy…
31st October 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Bill passed allowing cannabis businesses to deduct expenses…
31st October 2022 - Alerts | New Jersey, North America, United States |
Medical cannabis and firearms bill vetoed…
31st October 2022 - Alerts | Delaware, North America, United States |
UK standards authority challenges CBD product marketing disguised as content
28th October 2022 - News analysis |
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken action on CBD product marketing, targeting a series of advertorials produced by Consumer Logic Research specifically promoting two brands
First annual recreational cannabis business licences approved…
28th October 2022 - Alerts | New Jersey, North America, United States |
Canadian cannabis industry lobbies to reduce taxes to save companies
24th October 2022 - News analysis |
Canada’s cannabis industry has launched a lobbying blitz, warning that the federal government must act quickly to reduce excise duties and fees on the industry or risk many Canadian cannabis companies going out of business
Opposition party opposed to hemp THC content increase…
24th October 2022 - Alerts | South America, Suriname |
What the cannabis scheduling review means for the US
21st October 2022 - Regulatory reports |
US president Joe Biden has called for a scheduling review of cannabis. This report will examine the procedure, potential outcomes, and implications of this scheduling review.
Emergency act signed for obtaining medical cannabis…
21st October 2022 - Alerts | District of Columbia, North America, United States |
New resolution around CBD for medical use will be open for comments…
21st October 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Medical agency restricts use of CBD for cases of epilepsy only…
18th October 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Industry members declare ‘state of emergency’ for cannabis producers…
18th October 2022 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
Agriculture secretary calls for proposals hemp projects…
18th October 2022 - Alerts | North America, Pennsylvania, United States |
Press conference on action plan in field of addiction held…
18th October 2022 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Medical cannabis could come to Japan after panel recommends legalisation
17th October 2022 - News analysis |
Japan has taken a step closer to legalising cannabinoid-based medicines and clarifying restrictions on hemp cultivation, though it is also set to strengthen measures against recreational cannabis use
Authors of UK hemp farming report respond to criticisms of impossible goals
14th October 2022 - News analysis |
The creators of a UK report on hemp that has received criticism from the industry told CBD-Intel they stand by their estimates, but it remains unclear where some of the numbers have come from
NMM drops ballot initiatives lawsuit…
14th October 2022 - Alerts | Nebraska, North America, United States |
Governor to review cannabis possession convictions…
14th October 2022 - Alerts | Kentucky, North America, United States |
New task force focuses on illegal cannabis operations…
14th October 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Comment period for medical cannabis resolution opens soon…
14th October 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
US president Biden pardons federal cannabis offences, looks into scheduling
10th October 2022 - News analysis |
US president Joe Biden has pledged to review how cannabis is scheduled under US law and will pardon all prior federal offences of simple cannabis possession at a fortuitous time
