LATEST ALERTSUS - Delaware: Delaware marijuana commissioner Robert Coupe says that the expected date of the issuance of recreational cannabis retail licences will be March
US - Washington: House Bill (HB) 1249 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1249 would amend the permissible
US - Washington: House Bill (HB) 2320 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 2320 would require dispensaries to
US - Pennsylvania: Democratic governor Josh Shapiro is calling for the legalisation of recreational cannabis in the state as a way to boost tax
US - South Carolina: Local law enforcement in the cities of Columbia and Greenville are cracking down on hemp products containing THC, causing some
US - New Mexico: Senate Bill (SB) 6 has been passed by the Senate and now moves to the House. SB 6 would make several minor
Uruguay: The Institute of Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) has updated the prices of cannabis varieties dispensed at pharmacies. From 1st February, the
Mexico: The Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) has denied that it granted a permit to farmers who claim to
US - South Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1125 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1125 would prohibit "chemically derived
US - Indiana: House Bill (HB) 1079 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 1079 would make several amendments
US - Texas: Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is suing five municipalities who have passed ordinances to not enforce Texas law as it
Panama: After granting seven licences for the production of medical cannabis, the Ministry of Health has suspended the granting process by accepting the
US - Oregon: A lawsuit filed in 2022 that challenged an Oregon law prohibiting shipping cannabis across state lines has been dismissed, press reports. The
US - California: The Senate has failed to override a veto of Senate Bill (SB) 58, thus causing the bill to fail. SB 58 was vetoed
US - Delaware: The House has passed House Bill (HB) 285, which now heads to the Senate. HB 285 would significantly expand access to medical cannabis
Canada: Health Canada has updated the list of industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production in 2024. The 2024 list includes the addition of the
US - Federal: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), an association that includes state agricultural regulators from all 50 states,
US - South Dakota: The Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 43, which now moves to the House. SB 43 would make minor amendments to
US - Minnesota: The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has issued two reports that include legislative recommendations. Among the recommendations, the OCM proposes unifying
US - New Jersey: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has voted to approve rules regulating cannabis consumption areas, press reports. As discussed in
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 42 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 42 would make various amendments
US - Federal: The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan body that provides research and analysis to Congress, has issued a report entitled "Legal
US - New York: Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2025 proposes eliminating the THC potency tax in lieu of a weight-based taxation
Panama: Following the introduction of a legal framework for medical and therapeutic cannabis in 2022, the Ministry of Health has published a final report recommending the
US - Arkansas: Arkansans for Patent Access, a ballot committee, has submitted to the state attorney general a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase
US - Federal: The US Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) has released an unredacted copy of its recommendation to reschedule cannabis to
Uruguay: Daniel Radío, secretary general of the National Drugs Board (JND), announced he will propose lifting the registration requirement for purchasers of cannabis
Chile: The governmental Agency for Research and Development has organised and funded a meeting with academics and representatives of the Ministry of Health, press
US - Wisconsin: Republican legislators have outlined a proposal to legalise medical cannabis in the state, press reports. Though the bill has not yet been
Mexico: Efforts to pass legislation to regulate medical and recreational cannabis are apparently renewed after legislation has repeatedly stalled. The president of the
US - Tennessee: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has published proposed rules on hemp production and hemp-derived products. Notably, the proposed rules include a
US - Kentucky: The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Workgroup has unanimously voted to recommend that the legislature add 15 qualifying conditions for medical cannabis
US - Alabama: Another hold has been placed on the issuance of medical cannabis licences after another dispute about the process for selecting
US - Nebraska: Legislators and state officials intend to take further action against delta-8 THC products in 2024, press reports. While lawmakers said
US - Ohio: Governor Mike Dewine is calling for regulating intoxicating hemp-derived products, such as those containing delta-8 THC, press reports. Dewine expressed concern that
Canada - Alberta: Starting 31st January 2024, the province will permit licensed cannabis retailers to set up temporary sales spots at events restricted to adults,
Brazil: In an event with the industry, one of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s representatives, João Paulo Perfeito, said that the
US - Missouri: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) conducted a review of the 48 cannabis social equity licences it has issued
US - Tennessee: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has posted a notice of rulemaking hearing that includes proposed regulations for the sale of hemp-derived
US - Pennsylvania: Senate bill (SB) 773 has been signed into law by governor Josh Shapiro. SB 773 significantly expands the state’s medical cannabis
US - Pennsylvania: Senate bill (SB) 773 has been passed by the legislature and sent to the governor for final approval. SB 773 would
US - Florida: Christopher Kimball, director of the Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), told lawmakers that the OMMU is looking to issue
US - Ohio: House speaker Jason Stephens told the media that the House will not vote on amendments to the state's new recreational cannabis law
US - Federal: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has submitted its new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C, which sought to amend the Constitution to legalise cannabis, was archived yesterday by the Senate, press reports. The bill was
Colombia: Senate representatives María José Pizarro, from the centre-left party Pacto Histórico, and Juan Carlos Losado, from the Liberal Party, have asked the
US - Federal: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published a temporary scheduling order that places the following synthetic cannabinoids in Schedule I of the
US - Georgia: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s Diversion Control Division is warning pharmacies in Georgia that possessing and distributing medical cannabis is illegal
US - California: The City of San Diego's Cannabis Business Division has sent warning letters to vendors that it believes are selling illegal hemp
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will ask state lawmakers to give them authority over intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IDHCs) during its
