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9th March 2023
Netherlands: The minister of health, welfare and sport, Ernst Kuipers, has sent a letter to Parliament informing the House of Representatives about the progress of the medical cannabis policy, media reports. In the letter, Kuipers says that he wants to create more possibilities with policy changes within the current legal framework. Among other things, he wants to scrap the export ceiling and remove the limitation of the production capacity of medicinal cannabis. He also wants to promote the trade of medicinal cannabis for scientific research and drug development by allowing buying of medicinal cannabis at home and abroad from a supplier that has not been commissioned by the Bureau of Medical Cannabis.27th February 2023
- Netherlands: Ernst Kuipers, the minister of health, has announced that the state-controlled cannabis experiment in the municipalities of Tilburg and Breda can start in October, by which point there should be three growers who can supply a sufficient amount of good quality cannabis, media reports. The start-up phase in these municipalities should last six months, after which the cabinet will look to expand it to the other eight municipalities, and possibly a city district in Amsterdam.
23rd February 2023
Netherlands: Amsterdam wants to participate in the regulated closed coffee shop chain experiment, which has faced numerous delays over the last few years, media reports. The city authorities are currently considering which district should participate in the experiment.
13th February 2023
- Netherlands: The local authority of Amsterdam is proposing to ban smoking cannabis on the street in the old city centre from mid-May. The measure is part of the effort to combat the crowds and nuisance in the Red Light District. The new measures have been presented to residents, entrepreneurs and other industry members, who now have four weeks to respond to the proposal. After that, the measures will be discussed by the city council and should take effect before the summer.
24th January 2023
Netherlands: The mayors of Breda and Tilburg expect a decision in February on their pleas to allow coffee shops in their municipalities to sell regulated cannabis later this year, press reports. They made their appeal when it was announced in early December that the state-controlled cannabis experiment had been postponed again and would start in 2024.
5th December 2022
- Netherlands: Ernst Kuipers, minister of health, welfare and sport has announced that the state-controlled cannabis experiment has been postponed again, media reports. It is now scheduled to start in 2024.
23rd November 2022
Netherlands: The European Court of Justice has ruled that a Russian cancer patient currently being treated in the Netherlands cannot be deported because he uses medicinal cannabis, which is illegal in Russia. The person submitted several asylum applications in the Netherlands, the last of which was rejected in 2020. Following this a return decision was issued, denying him the right to remain in the Netherlands. He appealed to the District Court of The Hague, which referred the question to the European court.
13th October 2022
Netherlands: Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told a congress on organised crime, with some European ministers present, that banning drugs does not work, advocating instead the legalisation and strict regulation of cocaine and other drugs, media reports. There was also reported criticism of a government proposal to bring certain substances not known to be damaging to public health under the scope of the Opium Act, banning them as a precautionary measure. This would include synthetic cannabinoids, among a number of substances with a chemical structure similar to others with a known psychoactive effect.
3rd October 2022
- Netherlands: Last week, the General Affairs Committee of Amsterdam's city council voted against introducing a ban on tourists visiting coffee shops, which was previously proposed by the triangle – the mayor, the police and the Public Prosecution Service – media reports.
31st August 2022
Netherlands (Bonaire): The newly established Cannabis Association Bonaire has begun recruiting members and sponsors with the aim of lobbying the government for “a well-regulated, legal cannabis industry on Bonaire for medical and recreational purposes,” media reports. The Caribbean island of Bonaire, with a population of 20,000, is officially a municipality of the Netherlands but reportedly has no coffee shops and no policy of tolerance.
22nd August 2022
- Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has prepared Decree No. 235/2022 on the cultivation and processing of cannabis plants for medicinal use, which comes into force on 27th August 2022. The Decree provides rules for good cultivation practice for cannabis plants for medicinal use, security measures for growing cannabis plants for medicinal use, as well as a method for recording activities related to cultivation, harvesting and processing of cannabis plants for medicinal use, including the disposal of plant waste.
