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22nd May 2023 - Europe, Portugal |
Portugal: The chief inspector of the National Operations of the Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), Ana Oliveira, has told the press that
22nd May 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The local authority of Amsterdam has approved the decision to prohibit tourists and residents from smoking cannabis in the streets of the
US - Nebraska: Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) has filed two petitions with the secretary of state’s office aimed at adding ballot initiatives
US - California: Assembly Bill 623 has been passed by the Assembly and now moves to the Senate. The bill would require the Department
19th May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Terrence Boos, chief of the Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said during a recent
US - Florida: Following the recent announcement by organisers of a ballot initiative backed by cannabis company Trulieve that they have collected enough signatures to
18th May 2023 - Belgium, Europe |
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes
18th May 2023 - Africa, Morocco |
Morocco: The parliamentary Social Sectors Committee has held a meeting with the Economic, Social and Environmental Council on addiction and ways to combat
US - New Mexico: Insomnia has been added to the state’s Medical Cannabis Program list of qualifying conditions for enrolment, starting 1st June.
18th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil has told media he hopes proposed legislation on the regulated cannabis market will go to the
17th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Prime minister Petr Fiala has met with ministers and national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil and agreed to scrap the proposed enforcement
US - New Hampshire: House Bill 639, which would have legalised recreational cannabis, was killed in the Senate after passing the House in February.
US - Missouri: Both chambers of the General Assembly have passed two bills that would ease cannabis businesses’ banking access. Senate Bills 186 and 63 would both
16th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The House of Commons is to debate psilocybin access rights on Thursday (18th May). The Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group, the Royal College
16th May 2023 - Bulgaria, Europe |
Bulgaria: A bill to amend the Law on the Control of Narcotic Substances and Precursors has been reintroduced in Parliament by the centre-right party Democratic Bulgaria.
15th May 2023 - Europe, France |
France: Health minister François Braun has said that hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) will be banned in the coming weeks. "It is not classified as narcotic
15th May 2023 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: Although the results of Sunday's election are not yet official, it appears that opposition parties Move Forward and Pheu Thai will be the
US - MissouriHouse Bill 202 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would repeal the Industrial Hemp Regulatory
US - FloridaHouse Bill 1387 has been signed by governor Ron DeSantis and enacted into law. The bill will impose stronger child protection provisions
US - MontanaHouse Bill 948 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. Among other provisions, it would ban the
US - MontanaHouse Bill (HB) 903 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would allow medical cannabis dispensaries
US - MontanaHouse Bill 229 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would allow for a 10%
15th May 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Former president and current member of the House of Representatives Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, from the majority centre-right party Lakas, has filed a bill
15th May 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: Bavaria's health ministry has criticised the federal Ministry of Health's draft law to legalise recreational cannabis. "Federal Health Minister Lauterbach's draft law
US - TexasHouse Bill (HB) 4918 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would allow, rather
US - MontanaHouse Bill 128 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor's desk. The bill would clarify regulations and penalties
US - TennesseeSenate Bill (SB) 378 has been signed by governor Bill Lee and enacted into law. The bill strengthens the regulation on
US - WashingtonSenate Bill (SB) 5367 has been signed by governor Jay Inslee and enacted into law. The bill amends definitions of certain terms, such
12th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: On 10th May, the Czech Republic notified through the EU Commission's TRIS database a draft regulation to add hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and
12th May 2023 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: This week, the Rural Affairs Committee of the Seimas (parliament) decided that the legislation regulating the industrial hemp sector should be improved,
US - Rhode Island: House Bill 5829 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. It would call on the Office of Cannabis
11th May 2023 - Bulgaria, Europe |
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Agriculture has issued a decree changing the requirements for hemp cultivation licences. It raises the THC cap from 0.2% to 0.3%
11th May 2023 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) supports an initiative to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of cannabis, media
US - Connecticut: House Bill 6699, which would amend the Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act, has been passed by the House and
10th May 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill amending the constitution to enable the consumption and production of recreational cannabis. The bill, which
10th May 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health has given its approval to the cities of Bern, Lucerne and Biel to sell recreational cannabis in
New Zealand: Tilray FS THC 5: CBD 20, a cannabis oral solution, has been verified by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency as meeting the minimum quality standard required
10th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Following a recent announcement that the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) is to introduce a ban on the sale
US - federal: Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer spoke at a cannabis rally in New York over the weekend expressing his support for federal legalisation
US - New Jersey: Assembly Bill A3946 has been signed by governor Phil Murphy and enacted into law. It allows cannabis businesses to deduct business
9th May 2023 - Europe, Italy |
Italy: The Ministry of Health reports that over 1.5 tonnes of medical cannabis were sold in 2022, of which only 0.2 tonnes were produced
US - Oregon: Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued the first psilocybin service centre licence to EPIC Healing Eugene, allowing psilocybin services to become
8th May 2023 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: A bill to regulate recreational cannabis clubs, possession and consumption has reportedly been leaked to the press. In addition to the rules already presented
US - WashingtonSenate Bill 5069 has been signed by governor Jay Inslee and enacted into law. SB 5069 grants the governor the authority
US - Florida: House Bill (HB) 387 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. HB 387 would require
US - FloridaHouse Bill 1387 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would impose stronger child protection
US – HawaiiHouse Bill 1359 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would amend the