LATEST ALERTSUS - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 117 has been signed by the governor. SB 117 will exclude “industrial hemp stalk bale” from certain requirements and extend the
US - Federal: During president Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address, he said nobody should be jailed for cannabis-related offences, highlighting his push
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 42 has been signed by the governor. SB 42 will make various amendments to the state’s medical cannabis programme, including changes to testing
US - Federal: Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate will “work very hard” to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement
Brazil: Yesterday (6th March) the Federal Supreme Court resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge voted against decriminalisation,
US - North Carolina: North Carolina Republican senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd have sent a letter to US attorney general Merrick Garland,
US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 1934 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 1934 would modify
US - Hawaii: Senate bill (SB) 3138 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 3138 would clarify
US - Hawaii: Senate bill (SB) 3335, which would legalise and regulate recreational cannabis in the state, has been passed by the Senate
US - Wyoming: Senate File (SF) 32 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor’s desk. SF 32 would
US - New Mexico: Senate Bill (SB) 6 has been signed by the governor. Among other actions, SB 6 would update the state’s cannabis
Canada: Health Canada has published the 2024-2025 Departmental Plan. The plan’s objectives include implementing the Cannabis Act, restricting legal access to regulated products
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court will resume its deliberations on the decriminalisation of drug possession on 6th March. Five out of 11 judges have already
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has scheduled a public hearing on 25th April to discuss the granting of authorisations to import and cultivate cannabis for
US - Utah: Senate Bill 233 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor's desk. The bill would allow
US - Washington: House Bill (HB) 2320 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor. HB 2320 would require dispensaries to post notices about
US - Utah: House Bill (HB) 389 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would prohibit
US - Utah: House Bill (HB) 52 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s office. HB 52 would
US - Virginia: Both chambers of the state legislature have passed House Bill (HB) 698 and Senate Bill (SB) 448 that would allow retail sales of recreational cannabis beginning
Canada: The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has ordered cannabis wholesalers to garnish payments originally intended for licensed producers to cover unpaid taxes. This
US - Georgia: Senate Bill (SB) 494 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 494 would differentiate
US - Florida: The legislative attempts to set THC potency caps on certain cannabis products in Florida seem to have been shelved for
US - West Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 679 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 679 would regulate
US - Virginia: House Bill (HB) 815 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor. HB 815 would amend parts of the state's medical
US - Utah: Senate Bill (SB) 71 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House for consideration. SB 71 would
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 117 has been passed by both chambers (the Senate and the House) and now heads to
US - South Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1125 has been passed by the Senate. As the Senate amended the previously passed House version,
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 43 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor’s desk. SB 43 would
US - Utah: Senate Bill (SB) 233 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 233 would allow
US - New Hampshire: House Bill (HB) 1633 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1633 would
US - Wyoming: Senate File (SF 32) has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SF 32 would prohibit
US - Washington: House Bill (HB) 1249 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. HB 1249 would
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 42 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor’s desk. SB42 would
Canada: Health Canada has updated the fees laid out in the Cannabis Fees Order, following the 2023 Consumer Price Index of 4.4%. The new rates will
US - Arkansas: Attorney general (AG) Tim Griffin has approved, with changes, a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase patient access to medical
US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 1422 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. It would create the Oklahoma
US - Virginia: Sponsors of two competing bills to begin the sale of recreational cannabis in the state have come to an agreement over
US - Wisconsin: A Republican bill to legalise medical cannabis in Wisconsin will not be passed this year, press reports. The restrictive proposal
US - New York: The New York Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has approved an additional 109 recreational cannabis licences and approved proposed rules
US - Florida: Senate Bill (SB) 1698 has been passed unanimously by the Senate and now heads to the House for consideration. According
US - Utah: House Bill (HB) 389 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would prohibit an
US Virgin Islands: The US Virgin Islands Office of Cannabis Regulations has approved proposed rules to regulate recreational cannabis sales, press reports. The proposed rules are now
US- South Carolina: Senate Bill (SB) 423 has been passed by the Senate and now goes to the House for consideration. The bill
US - Kansas: House Bill (HB) 2168 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 2168 would set a
US - Virginia: House Bill (HB) 815 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 815 would amend parts of
Canada - British Columbia: To support the legal cannabis sector within the province, the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB) is implementing adjustments aimed at
US - New Mexico: Senate Bill (SB) 6 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. Among other things, SB
US - Washington: Senate Bill (SB) 5546 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 5546 would establish the Washington
US - Virginia: Both chambers of the state legislature have agreed in principle to legislation that would allow retail sales of recreational cannabis beginning in 2025,
US - Rhode Island: The Department of Business Regulation has proposed amendments to the state's hemp regulations. Among other changes, the proposed rules would explicitly include
