23rd January 2023 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The president of the Board of Directors of the Senate, Alejandro Armenta, has told media that cannabis and hemp reform would be addressed in the
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23rd January 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The government today issued a decree launching the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), responsible for issuing regulations and permits for
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23rd January 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The new health minister, Nísia Trindade, has supported medical cannabis and CBD use on national television, press reports. “There is a lot of scientific
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US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has released updated regulations for cannabis consumption areas. The updated rules are under a public comment
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US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 1 was passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 1 would add eight specific
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19th January 2023 - Montana, North America, United States |
US - Montana: The Senate has passed Senate Bill 67, which now moves to the House. It would specify several THC isomers, including delta-8,
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19th January 2023 - North America, United States, Utah |
US - Utah: The House has passed House Bill 72 on medical cannabis governance, which now moves to the Senate. It would make various
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19th January 2023 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The National Assembly has published a technical report about the recreational cannabis legalisation bill. The report warns that the bill may be
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19th January 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: According to a survey conducted by the Colombian Cannabis Industry Observatory (OCIC), 74% of doctors in the country are in favour of
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17th January 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The first bill relating to cannabis has been introduced in the new Congress. Though the text is not yet available, HR363
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16th January 2023 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: During a meeting organised by the Legislative Assembly Environment Committee on the recreational cannabis legalisation bill, the vice-minister of health Alexei
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13th January 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Chairman of the Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives, James Comer (Republican – Kentucky), says the the committee
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11th January 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada - British Columbia:  The provincial government has published the findings of a survey launched in spring 2022 on non-medical cannabis-consumption spaces such as cannabis lounges
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US - Louisiana: State attorney general Jeff Landry has issued an opinion that Louisiana law “does not require physicians to conduct an in-person visit prior to
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US - Connecticut: Recreational cannabis sales in Connecticut begin today, 10th January. Nine retailers that previously sold medical cannabis have been notified that they may
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9th January 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Google has changed its policy to allow advertisements for certain hemp-derived CBD products. Beginning 20th January 2023, Google will allow for the
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US Virgin Islands: The US Virgin Islands Senate has passed a bill to legalise recreational cannabis, press reports. The bill must be approved by the governor,
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US - New York: Recreational cannabis sales began on 29th December. Housing Works Cannabis Co. in Manhattan is the only dispensary that has begun sales,
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US - Minnesota: Democrats in the Minnesota state legislature have vowed to pass a bill to legalise recreational cannabis in 2023, press reports. Democrats have
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US - Washington DC: The federal omnibus spending bill contains a long-standing provision (Section 809) that prohibits the federal government from spending any
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20th December 2022 - Florida, North America, United States |
US - Florida: The Florida Department of Health has issued an emergency rule to allow for a new batch of medical marijuana treatment centres
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19th December 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: Last week, the government published a Q&A on cooperatives and cannabis. The government highlights that cannabis cooperatives for the production and sale
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19th December 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised cannabis cultivation for scientific research purposes. The authorisation was granted to a university
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US - New Mexico: The New Mexico Department of Health has announced that it has accepted the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board's recommendation to add anxiety disorder to the
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16th December 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Three former CannTrust executives have been acquitted of fraud and related charges after the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) accused them of unlicensed
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15th December 2022 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The National Food Commission held a meeting yesterday, chaired by health minister Carla Vizzotti, to explore the possible inclusion of parts, subproducts and derivatives
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15th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Bill 002/2022 is expected to be passed within a few months, amending the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, after the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
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14th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is proposing to add medical cannabis to the list of publicly funded medicines, media reports. The resolution, currently
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13th December 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: A public Senate hearing was held yesterday on a bill to establish a regulatory framework for the cultivation, manufacture, sale and use of cannabis and
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13th December 2022 - South America, Uruguay |
Uruguay: A new cannabis variant, with up to 15% THC – three times the level in the two currently available varieties – will become
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13th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: An opinion poll has found 65.2% of Colombians oppose the legalisation of recreational cannabis, press reports. The survey by GAD3 found 21% were in favour
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12th December 2022 - New York, North America, United States |
US - New York: The New York Office of Cannabis Management has issued guidance on cannabis delivery for approved Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensaries (CAURD) which allow
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US - Connecticut: The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection has announced that the first legal recreational cannabis sales will begin on 10th January 2023. Nine
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12th December 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has announced that it approved amendments to the Cannabis Act that affect cannabis research and the legal limit for possessing cannabis-containing beverages.
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7th December 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The Senate has approved Bill 002/2022 at its second reading by 56 votes to three. The bill, which aims to amend the constitution to legalise
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7th December 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (HR 1996) was not included in the Senate version of the National Defense
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US - Minnesota: State regulators are suing a producer of cannabis products for allegedly violating Minnesota’s maximum level of THC that edible products can contain. Under
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Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has published guidelines on the procedure for requesting the authorisation necessary to manufacture, store, transport, use, distribute
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US - Michigan: House Bill (HB) 5871 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor for final approval. HB 5871 would
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US - New York: Assembly Bill A 9282 has been signed into law by governor Kathy Hochul. A 9282 requires the state agricultural commissioner to
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5th December 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: President Joe Biden has signed into law the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (HR 8454). Ostensibly, the bill is
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2nd December 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: US Senator John Hickenlooper (Democrat, Colorado) formally introduced the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult-Use Regulated Environment (PREPARE) Act, which would be
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2nd December 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Newfoundland: The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has lifted its ban on cannabis vaping products, but only for products that do
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US - Rhode Island: Recreational cannabis dispensaries can begin sales from today, 1st December. Rhode Island legalised recreational cannabis in May.
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1st December 2022 - Nevada, North America, United States |
US - Nevada: The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) has issued 20 prospective licences for cannabis consumption lounges that were determined via a lottery of applicants.
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