LATEST ALERTSUS - Missouri: The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) issued cannabis recall notices last week involving 135,000 cannabis products. The first notice involves
US - Wyoming: Wyoming’s ban on the sale of hemp products containing delta-8 THC or any synthetic substances will remain in place after a federal judge granted
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that an operation led by his Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) seized more than 2.2m illegal
US - Texas: The Dallas City Council put the Dallas Freedom Act, a cannabis decriminalisation proposition, on the November general election ballot. The
US - Delaware: The Office of Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) has announced it will begin accepting online licence applications starting 19th August – two weeks
US - North Dakota: North Dakota secretary of state Michael Howe has announced that a recreational cannabis legalisation initiative has officially qualified for the
US - Iowa: Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a recently enacted law that limits the amount of hemp-derived THC beverages can contain have dismissed
US - Georgia: The Georgia Department of Agriculture has published a proposed rule on consumable hemp products, which will be under a public comment period until
US - Nevada: The Nevada Supreme Court has overruled a lower court decision and will allow cannabis to remain a Schedule I drug under state
US - New Hampshire: Governor Chris Sununu has signed House Bill (HB) 1278 into law. HB 1278 allows healthcare providers to prescribe medical cannabis to adults (21+)
US - Ohio: The legal sale of recreational cannabis in Ohio begins today. The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control is issuing Certificates of
US - North Carolina: A recreational cannabis dispensary owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and operated on tribal lands in North Carolina
US - Federal: Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and several other Democratic senators have sent a letter to attorney general Merrick Garland and Drug
Canada: This autumn, Health Canada is expected to publish a policy consultation document on the potential market for cannabis health products which would
US - Missouri: Governor Michael Parson has issued an executive order demanding that the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) deems food products
Germany: The German company Demecan and the Canadian companies Aphria RX (Tilray) and Aurora have received permission under the Medical Cannabis Act to cultivate
US - Iowa: A federal court has again denied a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of House File (HF) 2605, a new law that
US - Wyoming: A court has denied a preliminary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing the recently passed Senate File (SF) 32. SF
Canada: Health Canada has released a new webpage with contact information for cannabis and industrial hemp licence holders, applicants and the industry.
US - Ohio: The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued a series of cease-and-desist letters to manufacturers of delta-8 THC products that
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been signed into law by governor John Carney. HB 408 allows temporary “conversion licences” to permit medical
Costa Rica: President Rodrigo Chaves told press he will not make further moves on the bill to legalise recreational cannabis and that the bill is
US - Federal: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued another round of cease-and-desist letters to five
US - Pennsylvania: Governor Josh Shapiro has signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 654, which encompasses the state budget for the next fiscal year.
US - New Hampshire: Governor Chris Sununu has signed into law House Bill (HB) 1349, which adds generalised anxiety disorder to the list of conditions for which medical
US - Florida: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has banned two hemp companies from doing business in the state for allegedly
US - Federal: The House Appropriations Committee approved a provision in the 2025 budget that would prevent the US Department of Justice (DOJ) from
US - North Dakota: Organisers of a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis in North Dakota say they have submitted more than 22,000 signatures, 15,582 of
US - Nebraska: Organisers of ballot initiatives to legalise medical cannabis in Nebraska announced they have turned in 114,000 signatures each for two ballot measures, with
US - Federal: A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several cannabis companies challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s prohibition on
US - Iowa: A federal court has denied a preliminary injunction to prevent House File (HF) 2605, a new law that limits the amount of THC
US - New Jersey: Senate Bill (SB) 3235 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for final approval. SB 3235
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor for final approval. HB 408 would
US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 355 has been passed by the legislature and now heads to the governor for approval. HB 355 would ease
US - Nebraska: State attorney general Mike Hilgers announced that two settlements have been reached in lawsuits against vendors of delta-8 THC products
Brazil: Following the Federal Supreme Court's decision to decriminalise cannabis possession, the judges have decided that a person possessing or storing 40 g of
US - Ohio: The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued 62 provisional dual licences for medical cannabis dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis, press
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One judge, who was undecided last week, added to his
US - North Carolina: House Bill (HB) 563 has been amended and passed by the Senate and must now be sent back to the
US - Louisiana: House Bill (HB) 952 has been signed into law by governor Jeff Landry. HB 952 sets several restrictions on the sale of consumable
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge has voted, but his vote was not
Delaware: House Bill (HB) 408 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 408 would allow temporary “conversion licences” to permit
US - Colorado: The Colorado attorney general’s office is suing CBDDY, a cannabis company, for allegedly selling products as “hemp” that tested well
US - New Hampshire: A bill to legalise recreational cannabis in New Hampshire has failed despite each legislative chamber having passed some version of
Brazil: Following the Senate’s approval, the Chamber of Deputies’ Constitution and Justice Committee approved a constitutional amendment that would make possession of cannabis and
US - Massachusetts: Legislation aimed at enforcement against intoxicating hemp-derived products will not be addressed until 2025, press reports. Although Massachusetts authorities have issued interpretations
US - New York: The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved regulations to allow the home cultivation of cannabis. The regulations will take effect when they are published in the
Canada: Health Canada launched a public consultation on amendments to certain cannabis regulations. The proposed amendments aim to reduce regulatory and administrative burdens
US - Vermont: House Bill (HB) 612 has become law without the governor’s signature. HB 612 makes several amendments to the state’s cannabis law,
