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Sector | Regulations

US: ILHAA president testifies in opposition to proposed hemp bill

US (CA): Richmond receives $600,000 grant to support cannabis equity program

US (MN): Updates on cannabis licensing, municipal participation, and tribal compacting

France moves towards legalizing medical cannabis

US (ME): Lawmakers look to loosen MMJ restrictions

US (NM): CCB to gain more power over industry thanks to new regulations

US (OR): Report highlights high THC levels in hemp products

US: California cannabis laws upheld by State Supreme Court

South African growers, companies gear up for legal battle over sudden criminalization

South Africa: Friction as Western Cape government official slams edible, hemp ban

US (CA): Cannabis under the microscope at Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting

US (PA): State House passes bill to strengthen testing requirements

South Africa: Experts call government cannabis ban "a step too far"

Navigating cannabis compliance: how evolving regulations are shaping the industry

US (CA): Court blocks retailers union busting effort

US (NJ): Lawmakers consider measure to allow dispensaries to sell adult use cannabis without local approval

US (MA): License exclusivity for social equity businesses extended by a year

US (CA): DCC announces regulatory reforms to streamline administration process

US (MN): Republicans trying to slow down tribal cannabis compact laws

US (ND): Lawmakers take a step towards legalizing edibles

US (MA): CCC stalls on decision to keep cannabis delivery exclusive to social equity businesses

US (NM): New bill hopes to keep cannabis taxes from being hiked

South Africa bans edibles, hemp products

US (ME): Maine seeks to ban cannabis advertising

US (DW): Wilmington City Council imposes 90 day suspension on all cannabis licenses

US: ILHAA makes policy recommendations for hemp regulations

US: Ohio latest state to look into hemp regulations

US (ME): New bill hopes to give state legislature final say on cannabis boss

US (CA): Visalia City passes cannabis ordinance, but not allowing retail sales yet

US (ID): House of Representatives blocks voter led initiative to legalize cannabis

US: Alabama Court of Civil Appeals lifts injunction against medical cannabis

US: Kentucky Farmed co-founder slams proposed hemp regulations

Czech efforts to legalize cannabis for adult use intensify

US (IL): Evanston reparations disbursements paused by low tax revenue

US: Vermont towns opt against retail cannabis

US: Bill to allow edible medical marijuana introduced in House

US (TN): Advancements being made on hemp regulation bill

US: New Jersey issues update on cannabis testing guidelines

US (FL): First meeting held by new hemp panel

US: Maine lawmakers seek tighter control of medical cannabis

US (NE): Bills to regulate medical cannabis considered

US (MI): Judge sides with state in dispute with testing company

US (CA): California removes state authority in charge of cannabis law over contamination fears

US (MT): Debate as Montana holds hearing over THC limitation bill

US (ME): Nearly a decade after voters approved, Maine moves towards social clubs

US (OH): More changes to regulations pass state senate

US (NJ): New Jersey set to enter fresh regulations battle

US: Republicans introduce measure to prevent tax relief for cannabis businesses in Congress

US (PA): Officials ready to implement legalization, committee hears

New Zealand announces hemp regulation review

US (NH): Bill to legalize cannabis approved by New Hampshire House

US (NJ): Garden State to adopt new testing guidelines

US (CA): Carpinteria County Planning Commission wants something done about odors

US: Supreme Court asked to settle interpretations of federal cannabis laws

Costa Rica moves to legalize medical cannabis

US (WI): Governor includes legalization proposal in biennial budget request

US (MI): New bill would increase microbusiness loans

US (MS): Intoxicating hemp ban laws pass Mississippi House and Senate

US (ME): Lawmakers to investigate conflict of interest by official

Switzerland makes moves to legalize recreational use cannabis

US (OK): Lull in attempts to rewrite regulations

Argentina plans to revoke all cultivation licenses

US (NM): New regulation bill passes State House unanimously

US (MO): Delta-8 debate continues

US (NJ): New bill could see dispensaries enter market without local approval

US (VT): Regulations eyed for unlicensed brands

US (MI): Hemp testing bill passes State House

US (CA): City Council ponders new zoning ordinances

US (AL): Proposal to change medical licensing law fails

Maltese cannabis associations allowed to sell resin and rosin

US (MI): OCM launches grant program for communities affected by prohibition

US (CA): Indoor grow operations approved in Humboldt County

US (OK): Senator introduces bill to prevent marijuana businesses from deducting business expenses from taxes

US: Hawai'i kills legalization bill

US (AL): New bill would expand amount of MMJ licenses

US (KY): Still no cannabis store operating in the state

France: Legalization still not in sight, despite please from scientists

US (MT): Lawmakers hear several cannabis related bills

US (OH): Local officials feel cheated as Ohio looks to slash Host Community Cannabis Fund

US (MA): Springfield rejects proposal to ease MMJ regulations

US (HI): Bill to legalize adult use gaining momentum

US (PA): Governor Shapiro to unveil next budget, activists hopeful for full legalization

US (IL): Lawsuits claim cannabis products violate state law on limits for THC

US: Cannabis central to debanking conflict

US: Hawai'i lawmakers prepare for legalization hearing

US (OH): Worthington City approves first reading of cannabis ordinance

US (OH): Ohio state senate looks to roll back cannabis regulations

US (NJ): Hemp companies, state negotiating over proposed ban

US (VA): Social equity is discriminatory, court hears

US (IL): Lawsuit claims companies dodged regulations by mislablelling products

India: Pilot study on cultivation approved in Himachal Pradesh

US (VA): Senate moves forward with legalization against governors wishes

US: IRS clarifies new laws in attempt to curb tax evasion

JPMorgan Chase says they "would" work with cannabis industry - if regulations changed

US (NY): Governor Hochul signs bill that would allow Growers' Showcase program to return

US (VT): Control Board sued over advertising rules

US (OK): State seeks to build new licensing and inspection software

US (VA): Court rules that lawmakers can limit public access to hemp-derived products

Morocco begins revoking more than a hundred licenses for growing

US (CA): Riverside revisiting dispensary regulations

US (OH): GOP backtracks on proposed restrictions

US: Court urged to drop lawsuits against federal agencies

Examining where Pam Bondi stands on cannabis after rescheduling cancellation

US: Researchers underline "diverging" paths for hemp regulations under new administration

US (MI): Compromise offered in fight over Delta-8 THC

US: Pennsylvania aiming to craft "perfect laws"

Albanian government approves cultivation regulations for medical cannabis

US (MA): Whately residents to have a say in manufacturing bylaw

US (IL): Hemp campaigners gave away donations to lawmakers during Delta 8 THC saga

US (MA): What is known about new testing protocols?

US (ME): Official admits to withholding report from lawmakers

US (FL): Recreational use proposal filed for 2026 election

US (NY): Judge rules that hemp raid was unconstitutional

US (ME): New bill would require Maine to test its products for contaminents

Illinois Black Hemp Association

"The American Dream is under attack"

US (MN): OCM opens window for social equity applicants

Cannabis rescheduling judge berates DEA for 'unprecedented and astonishing' disobedience of tribunal directive

US (AL): MMJ license case heads to Court of Civil Appeals

US: DFA signs temporary contract to aid in plant tracking

US (NE): Lawsuit says that MMJ legalization is "unconstitutional"

US (IL): Blow for governor on intoxicating substance ban

US (AL): Court provides no reason for delay in licensing case

UK: Government sued over unlawful seizure of hemp shipments

US (CA): New Board of Supervisors already order odor meeting

Moroccan regulation agency to begin revoking licenses of non-compliant growers

Albanian government defines cultivation areas

Minnesota to ask for public comments on proposed cannabis rules

US (CT): Social Equity Council approves new strategic plan to aid growers