Germany: A recent amendment to the Cannabis Act proposed by the coalition parties and the Ministry of Health has been leaked to the press.
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Germany: A product alert has been issued through the EU Safety Gate system for a nicotine-free e-cigarette cartridge containing cannabidiol, hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and, in
Germany: The Bundestag has agreed on amendments to the Cannabis Bill – which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) – the highest decision-making body in the German statutory healthcare system – has opened the public
Germany: The second and final reading of the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and the non-commercial cultivation
Germany: Yesterday (6th November) the Bundestag (parliament) held a public hearing with health experts on the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the
Germany: A public hearing of the Bundestag (parliament) Health Committee on the Cannabis Bill is scheduled for 6th November. Two motions to stop cannabis
Germany: Yesterday (18th October) the Bundestag (lower house) started to debate the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults
Germany: The first reading of the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and the non-commercial cultivation of cannabis
Germany: The first reading of the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate self-cultivation by adults and non-commercial cultivation of cannabis through cannabis clubs,
Germany: The Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate self-cultivation by adults and non-commercial cultivation of cannabis through cannabis clubs, is scheduled to have its first
Germany: The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has conducted a risk assessment of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in food. It states that the available
Germany: The Bundesrat (upper house) has recommended several changes and tightening measures to the Cannabis Act, which aims to regulate recreational cannabis,
Germany: Tomorrow (29th September 2023) the Bundesrat (upper house) will make its first statement on the Cannabis Act, which aims to regulate
Germany: Today (16th August) the Federal Cabinet approved the draft law for the first pillar of its plan to liberalise recreational cannabis. Among
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach said today that he expects the government to consider next week the draft law for the first pillar
Germany: The Free Democratic Party, which is part of the government coalition, has warned the Ministry of Health about creating too much bureaucracy
Germany: A Ministry of Health spokesperson has told media that HHC is known to the federal government as a new psychoactive substance and is currently
Germany: In response to a parliamentary question from the opposition party Die Linke (The Left), the government said informal discussions between ministers and the European
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court has denied petitions referred by three district courts challenging the constitutionality of penalties under the Narcotics Act for the handling of cannabis
Germany: The Ministry of Health has released its draft law for the first pillar of its plans to liberalise its policy on recreational
Germany: The Düsseldorf Administrative Court has temporarily lifted the ban on sale of a CBD cosmetic oral care spray, according to lawyer
Germany: The Bundestag has approved an amendment to the Narcotics Act, raising the THC limit in industrial hemp from 0.2% to 0.3% following the reform of the
Germany: The Bundestag has approved the Drug Supply Shortage Control and Supply Improvement Act, reducing the approval period for a first medical cannabis prescription
EU / Germany: The European Commission’s department for Migration and Home Affairs has provided CannIntelligence with the communications between the German government and the
Germany: Dirk Heidenblut, member of the government-coalition Social Democratic Party (SPD) and of the Bundestag, has shared on his social media that
Germany: Last week, the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) adjusted the sales price for the nationally cultivated medical cannabis flowers from
Germany: Following the example of his opposite number in Bavaria in criticising the federal plan to legalise recreational cannabis, North Rhine-Westphalia’s health minister Karl-Josef
Germany: Bavaria's health ministry has criticised the federal Ministry of Health's draft law to legalise recreational cannabis. "Federal Health Minister Lauterbach's draft
Germany: A bill to regulate recreational cannabis clubs, possession and consumption has reportedly been leaked to the press. In addition to the rules already
Germany: The Ministry of Health has published a technical report on the effects of the legalisation of recreational cannabis in Canada, the US and Uruguay,
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach has sent a first draft of a bill to legalise recreational cannabis to other ministries for pre-publication review, press
Germany: The Ministry of Health has notified through the European Commission’s TRIS database a bill to add the synthetic cannabinoid ADB-BUTINACA to the New Psychoactive
Germany: The Health Ministry has presented new key points for the cannabis legalisation project. In phase one, non-profit cannabis clubs will be allowed to
Germany: After suggesting that a draft law to legalise recreational cannabis may be presented at the end of March, health minister Karl Lauterbach
Germany: After health minister Karl Lauterbach suggested that a draft law to legalise cannabis could be presented at the end of March,
Germany: Last week the Health Committee of the Bundestag held a public hearing with experts about the decriminalisation of cannabis. Cannabis associations, lawyers and
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee, which is responsible for determining which medical treatments are covered by statutory health insurance, has decided on new
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach has said a bill to legalise cannabis will be announced in the next few weeks after he received “very
Germany: Following last week's publication of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)'s 2022 Annual Report, which states that "legalization of the non-medical
Germany: On 15th March the German Bundestag Health Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill for the decriminalisation of
Germany: Bavaria’s health minister Klaus Holetscheck has presented a legal opinion on the federal government’s plan to legalise recreational cannabis, which he says
Germany: Bavaria’s health minister Klaus Holetscheck will present a legal opinion tomorrow on the federal government’s plan to legalise recreational cannabis, which he opposes. “For medical
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee, the highest decision-making body of the German healthcare system, has published its work programme for 2023. The authority
Germany: The federal government has approved an amendment to the Narcotics Act to raise the THC limit in industrial hemp from 0.2% to 0.3%.
Germany: The opposition CDU/CSU has submitted a motion to the Bundestag calling for improved supply of medical cannabis. The motion demands appropriate measures
Germany: Carmen Wegge, the spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) – which is part of the government coalition – has told
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) will decide by early summer whether the criminal possession of cannabis products is constitutional, press reports. This comes
Germany: The nonprofit Institute for Interdisciplinary Addiction and Drug Research (ISD Hamburg) has been tasked by the Federal Ministry of Health with providing an
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