LATEST ALERTSUS - Missouri: Secretary of state Jay Ashcroft has certified that a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in the state has gained enough signatures to
Chile: The Senate Public Security Committee has approved modifications to a bill amending several laws, including Law 20,000 on Narcotics, that would allow the possession of up to five
Uruguay: The government is set to introduce a regulation under the Law on Access to Medical Cannabis, press reports. According to the authorities, it will
Canada: The government of British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against three companies and several individuals for allegedly making millions through unlicensed online cannabis sales, press reports.
US - Kentucky: A circuit court has entered a permanent injunction against the Kentucky State Police barring them from taking enforcement action against manufacturers and retailers
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have filed a lawsuit with the Arkansas Supreme Court
US - Arkansas: The State Board of Election Commissioners declined to certify a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis because a THC limitation was
US - federal: Several Republican senators have introduced a bill – Senate Bill 4628 – that would make it a crime to manufacture or
US - Louisiana: House Bill 697 is now in effect, making changes to the licensing of medical cannabis in the state. While allowing the manufacturing
US - federal: The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), along with seven other National Institutes of Health (NIH) centres, has issued a notice
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced that its moratorium on the processing of new grower, processor, and dispensary licences for medical cannabis
US - Massachusetts: Lawmakers approved a reconciliation bill, Senate Bill (SB) 3096, just before the end of the legislative session and will now send the bill
US - Arkansas: The secretary of state's office has confirmed that enough valid signatures were turned in for a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis
Colombia: A bill regulating recreational cannabis has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies, press reports. The bill was introduced by Carlos Ardila, a representative
Belize: After the Belize Coalition of Churches met the population threshold to hold a referendum for the Cannabis Control and Licensing Bill, the deputy
Canada: Health Canada's external Science Advisory Committee on Health Products Containing Cannabis has published its recommendations on the safety, efficacy, and access to CBD products.
Canada: Health Canada is expected to make a recommendation by the end of the summer on the consultation on “health products containing cannabis that would not
US - Missouri: An unofficial count by the secretary of state’s office indicates that organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis are
US - federal: Democrat senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico has introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Advertising Act, which would allow radio
US - federal: The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (MMCREA) has been passed by the House of Representatives and now heads to the
Paraguay: A First International Conference on Industrial Cannabis was held yesterday in the Bicameral Chamber of the National Congress, bringing together experts and legislators
Guam (US Pacific territory): The Department of Revenue and Taxation will begin accepting licence applications for recreational cannabis businesses on 29th August, press reports. The
US - federal: Complaints were filed with the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May and
US - federal: The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Decriminalizing cannabis at the federal level: necessary steps to address past harms” today
US - South Dakota: The first medical cannabis dispensary is expected to open next week and make the first legal sales in the state, local
US - Federal: The House Committee on Agriculture has scheduled a hearing entitled “An Examination of the USDA [US Department of Agriculture] Hemp Production
Colombia: Colombia has for the first time authorised the use of cannabis for veterinary purposes, press reports. The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has granted
US - federal: The long-anticipated Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), a bill sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer that would remove cannabis from
US - federal: The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a newsletter from its Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reminding employees in the sectors that
Canada - British Columbia: The Kispiox First Nation has entered an agreement with British Columbian authorities that will allow the band to engage in
US - Utah: The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has proposed new rules regarding hemp products and cannabis processing. Under the proposals, which are open
US - South Dakota: The South Dakota Legislative Rules Committee has passed new rules that regulate the testing of medical cannabis and clarify tracking requirements, local
Uruguay: Far-right minority party Cabildo Abierto will next week propose the repeal of the law that legalised cannabis in 2013, press reports. Although president Luis Lacalle
Brazil: The Medicinal Cannabis Associations of Brazil have reacted strongly in opposition to a booklet issued by the Ministry of Citizenship on the risks of using
US - Texas: Agricultural commissioner Sid Miller, who oversees the Texas hemp program, has called on the legislature and governor to expand the state’s
US - Vermont: The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will withdraw its approved hemp plan from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved regulations to allow applications for a conditional adult-use retail licence, which will be available to residents
US - Federal: The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, a bill to decriminalise cannabis sponsored by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and two
US - Federal: The House approved an amendment to again add provisions of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to the National Defense
Canada: Negotiations between the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) and a union representing many dispensary workers has led to an indefinite strike by workers in
Argentina: On 12th July the Ministry of Health published guidelines on the sale of cannabis seeds, after National Seed Institute Resolution 260/2022 entered into
US - California: Application forms for Industrial Hemp Enrollment and Oversight (IHEO) authorisation are now available. Under Assembly Bill 45, authorisation is required to manufacture
Canada - British Columbia: Licensed cannabis retail stores can deliver recreational cannabis to consumers through delivery services and common carriers such as Canada
US - Pennsylvania: House Bill 331, which protects financial institutions and insurers who deal with state-legal cannabis businesses, has been signed into law by governor Tom
US - North Dakota: New Approach North Dakota, a group organising a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, submitted over 25,000 signatures – nearly
Brazil: The board of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has unanimously approved the importation of cannabis in its raw form. The decision will allow
US - Arkansas: Responsible Growth Arkansas, organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, have submitted 190,000 signatures – more than double the
Belize: The Belize Coalition of Churches has met the 10% population threshold to hold a referendum for the Cannabis Control and Licensing Bill, press reports.
Costa Rica: President Rodrigo Chaves has said the draft regulation for the growing and industrial of hemp and medicinal cannabis will be “simple and practical” and
Argentina: Presidential spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti has called for the total decriminalisation of cannabis, including recreational cannabis. “No one should be criminalised for smoking a joint,”
