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Luxembourg: The Government Council has approved a bill authorising home cultivation of up to four cannabis plants per household and decriminalising possession of small quantities of cannabis. Consumption
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Uruguay: Senator Eduardo Antonini of the opposition party Frente Amplio, vice-chair of the Tourism Committee, has introduced a bill to allow tourists access to recreational
Thailand: The Public Health Ministry has issued a ban on the sales of cannabis to breast-feeding mothers, pregnant women, and anyone under the age
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has ruled that private health insurance companies are not obliged to cover treatments and medicine products that do not appear on the
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach has written to the German Hemp Association saying the procedure towards legalising cannabis is due to start this month in the form
Ukraine: Bill 7457, on the regulation of medical cannabis for treatment of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by the war, has
Netherlands: Health minister Ernst Kuipers has announced that the first cannabis plants were planted last week as part of the national cannabis experiment,
Italy: The Council of Ministers challenged the Sardinian Regional Law 6/2022 – which aims to promote hemp cultivation and processing – because it exceeds the powers given
Sweden: An administrative court in Stockholm ruled in favour of the Medical Products Agency that banned a Dutch company from selling CBD-containing products
EU: Today, the Working Group on Cosmetic Products within the European Commission's Directorate for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs (DG GROW) published
Costa Rica: The minister of agriculture, Laura Bonilla, has said that a commission is working on a regulation draft for hemp and medicinal
Thailand: The delisting of cannabis and extracts with up to 0.2% THC from the country's narcotics list takes effect today (9th June). Regulations are still
Netherlands: Today, a committee debate is to be held in the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives, lower chamber of the parliament) on the
Mexico: The government published yesterday in the bulletin of the state the decree prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids nationwide. This extends to CBD vapes
Paraguay: On 6th June, the Commission on Prevention, Fight against Drug Trafficking and Related Crimes of the Senate debated a bill proposed in June 2021 seeking to
Paraguay: The National Health Surveillance Directorate (DINAVISA) stated on 4th June that only patients suffering from refractory epilepsy or multiple sclerosis are eligible to be registered
US - Delaware: The House was unable to override the governor's veto of House Bill (HB) 371, which would have removed all penalties for adult
Malta: A petition presented to the parliament to clarify the legal status of “CBD products” in light of the Authority on the Responsible
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine supported the bill that will regulate the circulation of cannabis for medical, industrial purposes, scientific and
EU: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its statement on the safety of CBD as a novel food today. The authority considers that "the
Argentina: Yesterday, 6th June, the minister of productive development Matias Kulfas – author and firm advocate of the recently enacted Law 27,669 establishing a regulatory
Spain: This week, the government's Delegation for the National Plan on Drugs is planning to publish a comprehensive report on the consequences of
US - 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
Thailand: The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an FAQ ahead of the upcoming legalisation of cannabis, press reports. The FAQ states that hemp
Thailand: All suspects and prisoners charged with production, import, export, distribution, use and possession of cannabis will be released on 9th June, when the
Guam (US): The Cannabis Control Board Rules & Regulations entered into force on 29th May after Parliament let it lapse into law. The regulations
Netherlands: The Institute for Medicinal Cannabis is organising the first symposium on medicinal cannabis in collaboration with the Office of Medicinal Cannabis (OMC) tomorrow,
World: Deliberations within the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) have been made public in the recently published report on the 65th annual session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which
Lithuania: The Ministry of Health confirmed to CBD-Intel that the ban on non-tobacco flavours will cover both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids. The ban,
Spain: The Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) has warned about the consumption of cannabis, press reports. It claims that cannabis can
EU: Yesterday was the last day of the public consultation to submit evidence "on the review of EU rules restricting the use of certain
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
Morocco: Morocco has launched a regulatory agency, the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities, to oversee the production and use of cannabis for
Germany: During the 2022 Budget discussions, Green Party MP Canan Bayram supported cannabis legalisation and criticised the conservative Christian Democratic Party (CDU), saying
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
EU: Today, 2nd June, is the last day of the public consultation to submit evidence “on the review of EU rules restricting the use
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,
Lithuania: Bill XIVP-1767, which seeks to decriminalise the possession of small quantities of cannabis, has been introduced into the parliament. The possession of small
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment updated its positive list of already notified herbal products for smoking, which includes
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
Netherlands: In a letter to parliament, Ernst Kuipers – the minister of health, welfare and sport – has proposed a change to the
