EU-certified hemp varieties cultivated for fibre production and seed propagation are legal in the Netherlands, while extraction of CBD and other cannabinoids is prohibited.

The broad legal framework for hemp and hemp-derived extracts seems quite out of date in the Netherlands. We expect to see some legislative changes following the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)’s ruling in the Kanavape case that CBD must not be treated as a narcotic.

This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in the Netherlands for hemp, cannabinoids such as CBD and cannabis.

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Dmytro Korchahin

Legal analyst
Dmytro holds a masters degree in International and European Union Law from Vilnius University, Lithuania. He also has a masters in law from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine and in the management of foreign economic activity from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine.

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