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US - Delaware: House Bill (HB) 285 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor. HB 285 would significantly expand
US - Virginia: Virginia’s Republican governor vetoed House Bill (HB) 698 and Senate Bill (SB) 448, which would have finally legalised adult-use cannabis sales
US - Georgia: Senate Bill (SB) 494 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor. SB 494 would prohibit an individual or business
US - Florida: The state’s Supreme Court has ruled that an industry-funded ballot initiative will appear on state voters’ November ballots. The decision comes more
France: The Ministry of Health has published a decree establishing the specifications for cannabis-based medicines used during the experiment until the first batches of medical
28th March 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Three Republican senators have sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s administrator Anne Milgram urging the agency not
US - Vermont: Bill H 612 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. H 612 would redefine some
US - West Virginia: Senate Bill 679 has been signed by the governor. SB 679 will regulate hemp-derived cannabidiol products that are defined as naturally occurring
Germany: The president's office has signed the Cannabis Bill, which regulates adult self-cultivation of cannabis of up to three plants and allows for
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health has published for public discussion the draft resolution seeking to amend the List of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, and Precursors, media reports.
Lithuania: The Ministry of Economy and Innovation is proposing amendments to the regulation of the cultivation and processing of fibre hemp. The proposed changes seek to
27th March 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial government has introduced amendments to the Cannabis Control Act, which aim to increase compliance, reduce the sale of illegal
US - South Dakota: House Bill (HB) 1125 has been signed by the governor. HB 1125 will prohibit "chemically derived cannabinoids" – which are psychoactive cannabinoids that are
Finland: The government has recently notified the amendment to the Decree on Psychoactive Substances Prohibited on the Consumer Market to the EU TRIS database. A
26th March 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The canton of Basel-Stadt has published the first results of the pilot project for the sale of cannabis for non-medical purposes, which
22nd March 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has published the Legislative Review of the Cannabis Act, which highlights significant progress in establishing a licensing framework for a legal
22nd March 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said she would welcome legislation that would clarify the conflict between federal and state laws on
21st March 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A group of 21 state attorneys general (AGs) have sent a letter urging Congress to take action on intoxicating hemp-derived
US - Mississippi: State lawmakers are concerned that intoxicating, hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) products are being sold at fuel stations and other retail establishments,
20th March 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada updated the guidelines for cannabis licence holders on how to apply for an import or export permit in the Cannabis Tracking
20th March 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Democratic senator Sherrod Brown, chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, has said that passing the
US - South Dakota: Senate Bill (SB) 43 has been signed by the governor. SB 43 will make minor amendments to the state’s medical cannabis programme by requiring the Department of Health
19th March 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: After vice president Kamala Harris said the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) must reschedule cannabis “as quickly as possible” at a
19th March 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has given its approval to the canton of Zurich to sell recreational cannabis as a
US - New York: Damian Fagon, chief equity officer of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), was placed on administrative leave following
US - Maryland: House Bill 346 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would authorise anyone aged
Lithuania: According to the minister of agriculture, Kęstutis Navickas, Lithuania intends to simplify the import process for fibre hemp raw material from other
US - New York: Democratic governor Kathy Hochul has mandated that the state’s cannabis licensing scheme be reviewed after calling it a “disaster”.
18th March 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The University of Zurich has published the first results of the Züri Can project, one of the pilot projects for the sale of cannabis
18th March 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Vice president Kamala Harris said the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) must reschedule cannabis “as quickly as possible” at a White
18th March 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government has announced that the next phase (transitional phase) of the closed coffee shop chain experiment starts on 17th June. Coffee shops
15th March 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Cabinet – consisting of the president, deputy president and ministers – received a progress report on the government’s strategy to
US - Kansas: House Bill (HB) 2168 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate for consideration. HB 2168 would introduce
US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 1980 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 1980 would define a
US - Arizona: Attorney general (AG) Kris Mayes has released an opinion highlighting that it’s illegal for businesses, such as convenience stores and
Lithuania: An inter-institutional working group created by the Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), aiming to ensure the proper implementation of the
US - Maryland: House Bill (HB) 805 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. HB 805 would generally
US - Utah: House Bill (52) – which will modify and enact provisions related to industrial hemp – has been signed by the
14th March 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee has approved an amendment to the Constitution to declare possession of cannabis and other drugs a crime. The amendment will now
Portugal: The National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed) has authorised three cannabis-based preparations for medical use, press reports. Further information on
US - Kentucky: House Bill (HB) 829 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would introduce some
US - Iowa: House File 2605 – which would provide regulation for hemp and hemp products – has been passed by the House and
13th March 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Andy Harris have sent a letter to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the US Department of Health
13th March 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Last week, Czech president Petr Pavel reportedly spoke with citizens in the town of Kladno and when asked by the deputy mayor
Germany: The Health Committee, Home Affairs Committee and Legal Affairs Committee have recommended that the Federal Council requests the Mediation Committee to discuss questions
US - Florida: Senate Bill (SB) 1698 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor. According to the amended
US - West Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 679 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor. SB 679 would regulate intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) products, which are defined
US - Washington DC: President Joe Biden has released his fiscal year 2025 draft budget, which again includes a provision that prevents Washington DC
