LATEST ALERTSSpain: The draft bill on medical cannabis has been notified to the European Commission via the EU TRIS database. The bill, following the
Czech Republic: According to the decree that will be in effect from 1st April 2025, general practitioners (GPs) are allowed to prescribe medical cannabis for
Austria: The Ministry of Health has presented a bill amending the Tobacco Act to explicitly include dried hemp flowers in the definition of herbal
UK: The House of Commons will hold a debate on medicinal cannabis on 30th January 2025. The debate will not involve the discussion of
Belgium: The Federal Public Health Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated the list of notifications of positive herbal
EU: The European Commission (EC) has recommended placing hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in Schedule II of the UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances, a move that
Czech Republic: The Think Tank for Rational Addiction Policies and the Association of Providers of Addiction Services oppose adding HHC to the international banned substances list. A
Germany: According to figures published yesterday (16th January) by the public-service television broadcaster ZDF, only one in eight licences for cannabis clubs were approved
Denmark: Bornholmerhampen has to recall several variants of its hemp tea, due to an excessive THC content, press reports. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
EU: The minutes of the meetings held by the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients in Cosmetic Products on 17th and 18th December 2024 have
Germany: Some political parties have recently published their election manifestoes ahead of the 23rd February 2025 elections. The Social Democratic Party of Germany
Ukraine: The State Medical Service has confirmed that the active pharmaceutical ingredient “Kuralif”, a liquid extract from flowers (Cannabis sativa L.) from a Spanish
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes
Ireland: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil continue discussions over the decriminalisation of cannabis amid government formation talks, press reports. While Fianna Fáil included
Czech Republic: Even though law 321/2024 to regulate the manufacture, marketing and sale of “psychomodulating substances” is in force as of 1st January 2025,
Ukraine: As announced by the charity foundation Patients of Ukraine, the first cannabis-based medicines, in the form of “oral drops from a Spanish brand”, have
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health and Social Security (MHSS) has granted a tender to Tilray to supply the Grand Duchy’s medical cannabis programme, according
France: France’s medical cannabis programme has been extended until 30th June 2025, offering temporary relief to thousands of patients relying on the treatment.
Czech Republic: The proposed amendment to the Criminal Code to decriminalise growing cannabis for personal use has passed its first reading in the Chamber
France: After the suspension of the medical cannabis programme following the no-confidence vote on the 2025 Social Security Bill, French patient associations have raised concerns
Denmark: Stenocare – a supplier of prescription-based medical cannabis to patients in Denmark and internationally – has announced that it has received approval
Germany: Following recent announcement by the Federal Office of Agriculture and Food (BMEL) about issuing regulations on cannabis research projects, the Berlin districts of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and Neukölln
Switzerland: The city of Bern has extended the service contract for the recreational cannabis pilot project study from 2024 to mid-2027. Since April 2024, 700
Germany: The Federal Office of Agriculture and Food (BMEL) has issued regulations on cannabis research projects, which will examine research applications of cannabis
France: The country’s caretaker administration presented an emergency finance bill to the parliament to avoid a shutdown after the country’s government and the
Netherlands: The Dutch government has announced that the next phase (experimental phase) of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment, which aims to investigate whether a
Germany: Last week, in response to a statement from the Federal Council, the federal government issued a comment about the Industrial Hemp Liberalisation
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which
France: The extension of the French experiment on medical cannabis, which had been expected to resume in 2025, will likely be delayed to 2026
UK: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that it will launch an eight-week public consultation in early 2025 which will be considered in
Spain: Daily consumption of cannabis is decreasing in Spain, while occasional use increases. According to the Ministry of Health’s 2024 Survey on Alcohol
Switzerland: The Basel cantonal health department has extended the pilot project for the sale of recreational cannabis in pharmacies until January 2027, initially programmed to finish
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has proposed a new decree aiming to simplify the prescription process for medical cannabis, allowing it to
Denmark: The government and a majority of the parliament have agreed to make the trial scheme with medical cannabis permanent from 2026. This
EU: During the parliamentary debate over the proposal for a revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments, the European Conservatives and Reformists Group
EU: Today, the European Parliament approved the new European Commission, 370 votes in favour out of 688, with 36 abstentions and 282 votes against.
Czech Republic: Commenting on the proposal for a regulated cannabis market, the Drug Policy Department of the Office of the Government has told
EU: The main political groups in the European Parliament – the European People’s Party (EPP), the Socialists & Democrats, and the centrist Renew
Ukraine: Last week, on 15th November, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a resolution to expand the list of psychotropic substances with restricted circulation. Among
Germany: The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has published the amount of imported medical cannabis for the third quarter of 2024, with
Denmark: The Danish government has announced plans to make the country's medical cannabis scheme permanent, following a positive evaluation of its trial programme introduced
Luxembourg: Medical cannabis patients can no longer be prescribed high-THC cannabis flower, starting 1st January 2025, press reports. The prescription of any cannabis
Germany: A debate on the legalisation of cannabis took place last Friday (15th November) in the Bundestag, with the country's political parties taking their positions
Ireland: One of the current ruling parties, the Fianna Fail party, has expressed its support for the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use
Lithuania: In Lithuania, the Cannabis Hub.LT 2024 conference exhibition gathered fibre hemp growers, processors and scientists from Lithuania and beyond, media reports. Among
Czech Republic: As announced by minister of justice Pavel Blažek, the government has approved a significant criminal law reform, media reports. Key changes include
Poland: Members from the Polish Parliamentary Committee on Petitions have requested, through a motion, that the prime minister decriminalise cannabis, press reports. The motion proposes
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which
