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22nd May 2023
Portugal: The chief inspector of the National Operations of the Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), Ana Oliveira, has told the press that commercialisation of food with CBD is not allowed and that extracts of Cannabis sativa with CBD are considered novel food. She added that the ASAE has been developing inspections at a national level in physical and online retailers, with over 4m products seized last year.21st April 2023
- Portugal: The Liberal Initiative party, an opposition party with eight seats in Parliament, has introduced a bill to legalise recreational cannabis. The bill allows the cultivation, production, trade, import and export of cannabis for personal use and home cultivation of six plants per household. "There is an expectation that a political consensus will be found this time", said one party member, Carlos Guimarães Pinto.
6th March 2023
- Portugal: On Friday, 3rd March, the government published Decree 64/2023, which increased the THC cap for industrial hemp from 0.2% to 0.3%, as established by EU Regulation 2021/2115. The decree entered into force on 4th March, the day after its publication.
19th September 2022
- Portugal: At the Medical Cannabis Conference, the chairman of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacists and former member of the Ministry of Health, Hélder Mota Filipe, said that it is crucial to make a clear distinction between medical and recreational cannabis, press reports. For him, people's perception of recreational cannabis can contaminate the perception of medical use. Possession and consumption of recreational cannabis was decriminalised in 2000 for personal use.
7th June 2022
- Portugal: The opposition party Bloco de Esquerda told the press that it is going to deliver to Parliament a draft law to legalise recreational cannabis for personal use. The draft allows sales in specialist retail stores and the cultivation of five plants per person. Although the party presented a similar draft law a year ago that was rejected, it believes it is more likely to pass now with the current government composition. Possession and use of cannabis were decriminalised in 2000.
16th February 2022
Portugal: The National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed) has issued a circular stressing that the use of the cannabis plant for any purposes other than medicinal is prohibited. It also emphasised that the use of CBD in cosmetic products is prohibited, with the exception of substances or preparations obtained from seeds with a THC content not exceeding 0.2%.
15th February 2022
Portugal: The non-profit organisation Cannacasa has asked the Council of Ministers to suspend Ordinance 14/2022, published in January, which established new rules for the cultivation of hemp, press reports. According to Cannacasa, the establishment of a minimum area for planting, the limitation of sowing densities and other measures do direct damage to the hemp industry. The association also asked the authorities to request the consideration of the ordinance by the Constitutional Court.
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