Cannabis and cannabinoids in Slovenia

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18th April 2024: Slovenia: Yesterday, 17th April, the parliament approved the governmental proposal to launch a public referendum on whether the country should allow the cultivation and processing of cannabis for medical purposes and whether it should allow the cultivation and possession of cannabis for limited personal use, press reports. The date of the referendum was not agreed upon; the ruling Freedom Movement party wants it on the day of the European Parliament elections (9th June), but some other parties in the coalition disagree.
16th April 2024: Slovenia: Today, the Parliamentary Committee on Health approved the proposal from the ruling party Freedom Movement to launch a referendum asking Slovenian citizens whether the country should allow the cultivation and processing of cannabis for medical purposes and whether it should allow the cultivation and possession of cannabis for limited personal use, press reports. The proposal is now awaiting the debate in plenary.
14th November 2023: Slovenia: Amendments to the regulation on the classification of illicit drugs were published in the official gazette on the 10th November 2023. These include adding hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), its acetate (HHC-O), hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) and tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCP) to the narcotics list, making them subject to the narcotics regime. The amendments will enter into force 15 days after publication.
19th September 2023: Slovenia: The Ministry of Health has proposed an amendment to the regulation on the classification of illicit drugs to include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), its acetate (HHC-O), hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) and tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCP) in the narcotics list. The bill is currently being discussed at ministerial level and, if adopted, would enter into force 15 days after its publication in the official gazette.
14th September 2023: Slovenia: Member of parliament (MP) Nataša Sukić submitted a parliamentary question this week on the progress of the interdepartmental working group announced in the July 2023 resolution of the 2023-2030 national programme for illicit drugs. The group is supposed to examine the consequences of cannabis use with regard to public health and propose possibilities for a new regulatory framework for the cultivation, production, marketing and sale of cannabis for personal use. Sukić asked whether this interdepartmental working group had already been established and, if so, whether it had started its analysis. The MP also asked whether the minister of health supported the establishment of a regulatory framework for cannabis similar to that which is already in place for alcohol or tobacco.
19th July 2023: Slovenia: A resolution on the 2023-2030 national program for illicit drugs has been published in the Official Gazette. It states that an interdepartmental working group will examine the social consequences of cannabis use with regard to public safety, public health and the protection of vulnerable groups within three years at the latest and, based on an analysis of regulation elsewhere, propose possibilities for a new regulatory framework for the cultivation, production, marketing and sale of cannabis for personal use.
7th June 2023: Slovenia: Rules amending the Regulation on the conditions for obtaining a permit for the cultivation of hemp have been published in the Official Gazette, increasing the maximum THC content allowed in industrial hemp grown in the country from 0.2% to 0.3%. The new rules also establish a new annual deadline of 1st June for submitting applications to cultivate hemp (formerly 10th May); for 2023 only, the deadline will be 1st July.
30th January 2023: Slovenia: An amendment to the narcotics list was issued last week to include several minor synthetic cannabinoids – including, for example, ADB-BUTINACA, ADB-4en-PINACA, ADB-5Br-INACA and ADB-FUBIATA – as scheduled substances, making them subject to the narcotics regime.
13th December 2022: Slovenia: In answer to a parliamentary question on its attitude to recreational cannabis, the Ministry of Health said legalisation elsewhere had led to an increase in hospitalisations due to cannabis abuse, and to cannabis poisoning among children, and failed to put a stop to the black market. It said deregulation of cannabis had led in some countries to an increase in the simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis, that cannabis users were more likely to have an unhealthy diet, and that cannabis use was associated with an increased likelihood of taking up smoking.
14th November 2022: Slovenia: MP and vice-president of the National Assembly Nataša Sukić submitted a parliamentary question on 10th November asking the minister of health whether she believes that regulated access to cannabis for recreational use, together with a clear declaration of allowed varieties, THC content, age limits, advertising bans and the introduction of a special dedicated tax could contribute to a more responsible use of cannabis and less negative consequences of its abuse. Sukić also asked the minister whether she thinks recreational cannabis would bring worse negative effects than tobacco, alcohol or sugary drinks. The period given to answer the parliamentary question is 30 days.
14th November 2022: Slovenia: Nataša Pirc Musar won the second round of the presidential elections yesterday with 54% of the votes in favour, becoming the first female president of Slovenia. Pirc Musar, who ran in the elections as an independent, positioned herself in October 2022 in favour of cannabis legalisation: "so many scientific studies and researches have been done to date, in which it has been concluded that marijuana is not as evil as they said in the old days", she said.

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