LATEST ALERTS
Regulation and legislation
Committee votes against ban on tourist access to coffee shops…
3rd October 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
Dispute in government over cannabis legalisation…
3rd October 2022 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Senator blocks bipartisan cannabis research bill…
30th September 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Dinavisa updates the medical cannabis licence procedure…
30th September 2022 - Alerts | Paraguay, South America |
Intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids: the US market
30th September 2022 - Market reports |
This market reports offers a detailed overview of the current market for intoxication hemp-derived cannabinoids in the US, covering all aspects of the market from sizing, consumers and retailers, to brands and formats
‘Good but needs improvement’ – Canada reviews its four-year-old cannabis law
28th September 2022 - News analysis |
The Canadian government has launched its long-awaited review of the country’s cannabis law, saying the existing legislation is a good start but needs to be improved
President Petro urged to support bill on recreational cannabis…
23rd September 2022 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
Votes will be counted in ballot measure to legalise recreational cannabis…
23rd September 2022 - Alerts | Arkansas, North America, United States |
Discussion to improve availability of medicinal cannabis…
23rd September 2022 - Alerts | Paraguay, South America |
Legislative review of the Cannabis Act launched…
23rd September 2022 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
French hemp industry trade association wants consortium to fill EFSA’s data gap
21st September 2022 - News analysis |
A French hemp trade association believes the consortium approach applied in the initial European novel food application process could again be the solution to the requests for extra data that have stalled assessments
Pirates party to submit cannabis regulation proposal…
19th September 2022 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
HHC and other intoxicating cannabinoids move within legal limbo in Europe
16th September 2022 - News analysis |
As debate over the legalisation of recreational cannabis involves a growing number of European countries, the commercial demand for legal psychoactive alternatives to controlled cannabinoid variants is on the rise
Window to challenge cannabis ballot initiative closes with three challenges…
16th September 2022 - Alerts | North America, Oklahoma, United States |
Congress members criticise FDA response to hemp bill request…
16th September 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Africa – selected countries: CBD and cannabis regulation, September 2022
15th September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
The countries analysed in this report were specifically selected due to their recent regulatory developments in medical and/or industrial cannabis. These include Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
France: CBD and cannabis regulation, September 2022
14th September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed summary of the current regulations in place for hemp, cannabis and CBD in France, covering all areas from cultivation and processing to extracts and finished products
Where the parties stand on cannabis ahead of Italian elections this month
12th September 2022 - News analysis |
The right-wing coalition parties which look most likely to triumph in Italy’s coming elections take a uniformly hard line on drug policy – which could be bad news for the cannabinoids industry
German hemp farm raided on grounds crop exceeds country’s 0.2% THC limit
12th September 2022 - News analysis |
More than two dozen officers carried out a surprise raid on a farm in Dithmarschen on 30th August as part of “an investigation into the joint illegal trade of large quantities of narcotics”, according to the Itzehoe Police Department
Recreational cannabis legalisation fact-finding mission to US and Canada…
12th September 2022 - Alerts | Canada, Europe, Germany, North America, United States |
No more limit to companies that can get a medical cannabis licence…
12th September 2022 - Alerts | Paraguay, South America |
Recreational cannabis pilot project start date delayed…
9th September 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Calls for changes in Canadian cannabis laws as strikes cause supply issues
9th September 2022 - News analysis |
Canada’s cannabis industry is calling for changes in the way cannabis products are distributed and sold in some parts of the country after labour disputes in two provinces have led to strikes and forced some stores to close temporarily
SAFE Banking Plus bill nearing completion…
9th September 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Controlled recreational cannabis draft law to be submitted…
9th September 2022 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Coming together over cannabis: is support becoming a bipartisan issue?
8th September 2022 - Blogs , News analysis |
Once mainly the purview of fringe leftists, support for cannabis continues to become more of a bipartisan issue
President signs industrial hemp regulations…
8th September 2022 - Alerts | Central America, Costa Rica |
President puts forward bill to legalise recreational cannabis in Costa Rica
6th September 2022 - News analysis |
Costa Rica will look to legalise recreational cannabis with a bill presented to Congress ahead of extraordinary legislative sessions in November, president Rodrigo Chaves announced
Minnesota Republicans told they should have been careful what they voted for
5th September 2022 - News analysis |
Some Minnesota legislators have expressed regret after failing to realise that a law clarifying rules around hemp products would permit the sale of edible products with THC levels similar to those seen in recreational cannabis
Colombia sees explosion in medical cannabis exports since rules changed
2nd September 2022 - News analysis |
The 1st April change to permit the export of medical cannabis from Colombia has sparked an immediate boom in shipments from the South American country
Medical cannabis decrees published in the Gazette…
2nd September 2022 - Alerts | Central America, Panama |
Court to decide on recreational ballot initiative…
2nd September 2022 - Alerts | North America, Oklahoma, United States |
Court rules against medical cannabis ballot initiative challenge…
2nd September 2022 - Alerts | Nebraska, North America, United States |
Round-table discussion held on cannabis…
2nd September 2022 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Morocco: CBD and cannabis regulation, September 2022
2nd September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework in place in Morocco for hemp, cannabis and CBD
China: CBD and cannabis regulation, September 2022
1st September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
Cannabis and cannabis extracts are controlled substances under national legislation in China. This report provides a detailed overview of national and local regulation of hemp, CBD and cannabis
Legal challenge coming after Ghana’s Supreme Court halts hemp licensing
31st August 2022 - News analysis |
Cannabis activists are set to challenge a ruling by the Supreme Court of Ghana which invalidated a section of the country’s Narcotic Control Commission Act 2020 that would have enabled the licensing of hemp production
Uruguay: CBD and cannabis regulation, August 2022
30th August 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework in place in Uruguay for hemp, cannabis and CBD
State supreme court to decide on cannabis ballot initiative…
29th August 2022 - Alerts | North America, Oklahoma, United States |
