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Sector | Regulations

ONE HEMP applauds bipartisan leadership for introducing HEMP act

Guam: Officials responsible for cannabis cultivator let credentials expire

US (MA): State regulators on look out for out-of-state products

US (VA): Cannabis legislation advances in Senate committee

Germany: Plans to tighten MMJ laws draw industry ire

Jersey and Guernsey are exploring new avenues for cannabis reform

US (CO): Denver marijuana dispensary’s licenses revoked after links to interstate drug case

US: Alcohol commission finalizes rules for hemp industry in Texas

US (CA): Cannabis tax reductions examined

Grenada decriminalizes cannabis

UK: Proposals to investigate legalising cannabis in Guernsey

US: Cannabis business sues Michigan township after voters ban pot shops

US (VA): Bill to establish adult-use market proposed

US (MA): Negotiators begin hashing out CCC, hemp reform approaches

US (CA): Light pollution complaints renew attention on cannabis grows

US (NJ): Governor Murphy signs landmark cannabis worker protections into law

US (CA): Humboldt County’s Board of Supervisors rejects hemp pilot program

US: Texas proposes 13,000% licensing fee hike on retailers who sell hemp-derived THC

US (VA): Long wait for legal market leaves growers disillusioned

US (OK): OMMA issues emergency order to suspend operations for Lawton grower

US: New Hampshire advances legalization bill

Guam: Proposed measure extends time for cannabis companies to operate without a lab

US (CO): Cannabis shops could see major tax relief under federal reclassification — if it ever happens

US (DE): Planned cannabis manufacturing facility goes before the Newark Planning Commission

US (NY): Aquebogue cannabis grower seeks town approvals to expand indoor cultivation

Bosnia and Herzegovina approves medical cannabis

US: Alabama hemp law changes come into effect

US (MI): Stores fear that 24% tax will force them to raise prices

US (MA): Cultivation tier for growers selling less than 70% of their inventory could change

Rescheduling to ease advertising restrictions?

US (ME): Cannabis industry has mixed feelings over federal drug reclassification

Planet 13 issues statement on cannabis rescheduling

Bree Vculek, Richard Coller, and Jean Selep

“Trade secrets only remain protected if companies actively treat them as such”

German Parliament urged to amend medical cannabis laws

Trump signs executive order to reclassify cannabis

US: Cannabis moves to Schedule III

More industry reactions for possible cannabis reclassification

US (MO): New rules take aim at ‘predatory’ contracts in cannabis microbusiness program

Cannabis industry reacts as Trump signals move to reclassify cannabis

US (NJ): Hemp growers fighting to save their future after law change

US: Cannabis tracking system deadline pushed back for N.Y. retailers

Morocco aims to boost legal cannabis market

US (AL): Officials approve MMJ dispensary licenses

US (VT): New regulation could lower number of THC products customers can buy

US (MA): CCC votes to approve licenses, allowing social use at public places

US (CA): Sonoma County Board of Supervisors passes new cannabis business regulations

US (IL): Growers question who hemp ban is trying to protect

US: Ohio Senate approves hemp regulations, changes in marijuana law

US (OR): Pre-rolls pulled from shelves over mislabeling

US (VA): Adult-use market finally poised to launch after new Governor sworn in

US: Judge gives okay to 24% Michigan cannabis tax increase

US (CA): Federal arrests may lead to end of industrial hemp growing in Sacramento

US (MI): Eyebrows raised over proposed zoning regulations

Brazil regulator reopens stalled hemp talks

New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn

US: Texas announces company's granted conditional license approval

South African Government announces amendments to cultivation regulations

US (VA): Joint Commission unveils changes to cannabis bill, setting stage for 2026 retail launch

US (KS): Growers worry about effects of hemp law on businesses

Former Jersey Health Minister doesn't believe cannabis growers should qualify for subsidies

US (VA): New cannabis retail market proposal aims to prioritize small businesses, economic justice

US (MN): Local dispensaries weigh impact of proposed federal hemp THC restrictions

Austrian hemp sector mobilizes against proposed tobacco monopoly on CBD flowers

US (RI): Court revives case challenging state Cannabis Act

US (MA): Cannabis industry expects boost from "Green Wednesday"

US (NY): Bill to modernize state cannabis cultivation signed into law

US (MI): Court of Claims to hear challenge on impending tax increase

US (CA): Divides over Santa Cruz cannabis laws deepen

US: INCBA provides statement on new hemp regulations

US (MI): Lawsuit to stop 24% tax increase to be heard November 25

US (NY): State OCM considers new rules for cannabis market

US (CA): More flexibility given to Humboldt County microbusinesses

US: DOJ declines to file Supreme Court brief In cannabis companies’ case challenging federal prohibition

US (FL): After lawsuit pressure, Florida advances marijuana amendment toward 2026 ballot

US (AL): State takes a step towards issuing first medical dispensary licenses

US (RI): Over 60% of social equity applicants disqualified during screening for cannabis retail license

Hemp advocates urge action on federal regulations

US: Loophole may still exist for hemp growers

US (MI): Boston Hemp Inc. calls for full protection for hemp

US (VA): State poised to finally launch adult-use market after years of vetoes

US (MD): Hemp grower says ‘ridiculous' law will wipe out business

Spain takes major step towards pharmaceutical grade cannabis regulation

US (MN): Cannabis growing facility coming to Automba

Italy’s hemp flower ban heads to EU Court of Justice as State Council raises doubts

US: New Jersey Senate president seeks to revamp cannabis law

US: Congress tightens hemp restrictions

US (MI): Dispensaries urged to "rat out" customers who exceed purchase limit

US: Hemp sector at risk as last minute shutdown bill adds language targeting intoxicating products

Panama begins implementation of medical cannabis program after four-year delay

US (VA): State Senator optimistic about legalizing cannabis sales

US (NE): State, Omaha Tribe clash over cannabis policy

U.S. Hemp Roundtable issues statement opposing proposed Senate language to recriminalize hemp

US: Texas Hemp Business Council issues statement on Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026

US (IL): Large grower challenges Illinois indoor grow rule, seeks approval for hoop house cultivation

US (MO): DHSS targets predatory practices in cannabis licensing

US (OH): New executive order set to ban intoxicating hemp products

US (FL): Campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis takes DeSantis administration to state Supreme Court

Sri Lankan Government to open cannabis cultivation project to local investors

Australia: Victoria Government ponders hemp industry creation

US (MN): Leech Lake Cannabis Commission extends public comment period for proposed regulatory changes

US (NE): Cannabis Commission declines to change draft regulations