LATEST ALERTSUS - Virginia: The state legislature has approved a budget, and the proposal has been sent to the governor for final approval. The proposal passed
US - North Carolina: Senate Bill (SB) 711 passed the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill, also known as the Compassionate
US - Louisiana: The legislature has concurred on amendments and now sends House Bill (HB) 758 to the governor for final approval. The bill seeks
Guam (US): The Cannabis Control Board Rules & Regulations entered into force on 29th May after Parliament let it lapse into law. The regulations
US - New York: The Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 8837, which effectively requires public health insurance providers like Medicaid to cover the costs
US - Minnesota: House File (HF) 4065 has been signed into law by the governor. The new law prohibits the sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid
US - Louisiana: The Senate has amended and passed House Bill (HB) 758, which now heads back to the House because it was amended since
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 22-205 has been signed into law by the governor, press reports. The original version would have cracked down on sales of intoxicating
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice confirmed the right of the non-profit organisation Abrace Esperança to cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes. According to the court, it
US - Virginia: The General Assembly passed a budget proposal that includes a provision to re-criminalise possession of more than 4 oz of cannabis,
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Commission has approved a set of proposed rules to regulate the labelling, packaging, advertising, and testing of
Peru: The Ministry of Health has published a draft bill on the medicinal use of cannabis. The bill is now subject to a public consultation period,
US - Virginia: The state budget proposed by legislative leaders includes a proposal to make it a criminal offence to possess more than 4
US - North Carolina: The Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 762, and the bill now moves to the House. SB 762 would maintain the
Colombia: On 29th May, presidential elections took place in Colombia. Since none of the candidates managed to achieve at least 50% of the
US - New York: The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has asked social media platform TikTok to make an exception to its cannabis advertising
US - Maryland: Senate Bill (SB) 788 has been enacted into law without the governor's signature. SB 788 prohibits the sale of delta-8 and delta-10 THC products
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will instate a two-year moratorium on processing new medical cannabis grower, dispensary and processor licences starting 1st
Uruguay: President Luis Lacalle Pou said that he does not believe the government should participate in the cannabis trade but rather that these activities
US - South Dakota: A ballot measure to legalise recreational cannabis will again appear on the November ballot in South Dakota after officials certified
US - Oklahoma: House Bill (HB) 3929 and HB 2179 have been signed by the governor and enacted. HB 2179 establishes a licence fee schedule for
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent three warning letters on 26th May to companies who made health claims about CBD
Paraguay: The Interinstitutional Commission on Industrial Hemp (COINCA) told CBD-Intel that the licence to process the hemp plant in order to obtain non-psychoactive
Argentina: The bill establishing a regulatory framework for medical cannabis and industrial hemp was published today (26th May) in the Official Gazette, entering into force.
Costa Rica: An amendment to the hemp and medicinal cannabis law, eliminating the need for a licence for cultivation, production and sale, has come into force,
US - California: Assembly Bill 1885 was passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. It would allow veterinarians to recommend cannabis products
US - California: Assembly Bill 1894, which would set out new requirements for the packaging and labelling of cannabis and cannabis products, was passed by
US - Connecticut: House Bill 5329 has been signed into law by governor Ned Lamont. The bill makes several amendments to the state’s cannabis statute,
US - Rhode Island: Rhode Island yesterday (25th May) became the 19th US state to legalise recreational cannabis when governor Dan McKee signed companion
US - Vermont: Senate Bill 188 has been passed by the legislature and sent to the governor for final approval. It would allow the Vermont
Canada: Aqualitas has recalled one lot of dried cannabis pre-rolls sold in Prince Edward Island as Green Harvest Organics Islander CBD and in Nova
US - Rhode Island: The legislature has passed companion bills – House Bill 7593 and Senate Bill 2430 – to legalise recreational cannabis, which now head
US - New York: Law enforcement in Nassau County has conducted raids on stores selling THC products, such as delta-8 products, and made several
US - Minnesota: House File 3595 was passed by the legislature as an amendment to HF 4065 and now heads to the governor for final approval. The
US - Delaware: House Bill 371, which would legalise the possession and sharing of up to 1 oz of cannabis by adults (21+),
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has recalled 99 products due to inaccurate results from a testing lab. Scale Laboratories passed more than 100
US - North Carolina: Senate Bill 762 has been introduced. The bipartisan bill would make permanent the removal of hemp and hemp products from
US - Federal: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that farmers of commodities, which includes hemp, who were hit by natural disasters in 2020
Canada (Ontario): Ontario Liberals and New Democrats have criticised the current system that has led to a concentration of cannabis retailers in some areas, media reports. Liberal Steven Del
Canada (Yukon): The Yukon territorial government has announced that licensed private cannabis retailers may engage in online sales to people aged over 19.
US - Colorado: Senate Bill 22-205 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor for final approval. The bill originally would
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 372, a bill to legalise sales of recreational cannabis, fell short of the votes needed to pass and
US - Federal: Robert Califf, head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), told a congressional subcommittee that he believes congressional action is likely required
US - Federal: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which interprets federal law in districts that cover nine western states including California, has ruled that
Colombia: The Ministry of Justice will hold the International Forum on Medical, Research and Industrial Cannabis, press reports. The forum, to be held
Guyana: The government has presented the Industrial Hemp Bill to the National Assembly, who will discuss and vote on it soon, press reports. Although a draft
US - New York: Assembly Bill (AB) 9282 was passed by the Senate. The bill would require that the commissioner of agriculture and markets
US - Oklahoma: House Bill (HB) 3439 has been signed into law by the governor. The new law loosens remediation and retesting requirements
US - Nebraska: Organisers for a ballot measure to legalise medical cannabis have filed a lawsuit claiming that the state’s signature-collecting procedure is unconstitutional,
