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UK: In yesterday's debate, MP Ronnie Cowan suggested the government should encourage local farmers to grow hemp and facilitate cultivation licensing. "A £60 million
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Germany: The Federal Joint Committee, which is responsible for determining which medical treatments are covered by statutory health insurance, has decided on new regulations
Romania: A bill on medical cannabis is being debated by the Health Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. The bill was introduced in 2019 and
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 use
Germany: On 15th March the German Bundestag Health Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill for the decriminalisation of cannabis, introduced
Malta: The Responsible Use of Cannabis (Licensing of Organisations) Regulations, 2023 were published in the Official Gazette on 10th March. The regulations further
13th March 2023 - Europe |
EU: The Council Decision on the position to be taken by member states on behalf of the EU at the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic
Turkey: The Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey voted in favour of Bill No. 2/4972. The
9th March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The minister of health, welfare and sport, Ernst Kuipers, has sent a letter to Parliament informing the House of Representatives about the
Lithuania: The parliamentary Law and Order Committee approved yesterday the amendment to the Criminal Code with regard to decriminalising possession of small quantities
Lithuania: The parliamentary Law and Order Committee was today returning its attention to decriminalising possession of small quantities of cannabis, media reports. Administrative
8th March 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil has told reporters that an overdue action plan on addiction will be sent to the government
Italy: The Ministry of Defence has published the list of companies that have passed to phase 2 of the tender for the cultivation
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
Malta: The application process to establish cannabis harm-reduction associations (nonprofit organisations that will be allowed to grow cannabis and distribute it to their members)
3rd March 2023 - Europe |
EU: During the workshop on hemp held on 28th February by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), some members of the European Parliament (MEPs)
2nd March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given notice through the Interactive Drug Analysis Profile, which provides an overview of spontaneous suspected adverse
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes hemp
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 contravenes
Spain: Spain is set to quadruple its production of medical cannabis this year, media reports. The Spanish Medicines and Medical Products Agency (AEMPS) forecasts that
Austria: The Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has notified the EU of a draft amendment to the Ordinance on New Psychoactive Substances in
Malta: The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis is starting today to accept applications for the establishment of cannabis harm-reduction associations, nonprofit organisations that
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 reasons,
Lithuania: The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) has held talks on the most common mistakes in the advertising of hemp-derived products, media
27th February 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Ernst Kuipers, the minister of health, has announced that the state-controlled cannabis experiment in the municipalities of Tilburg and Breda can start
24th February 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: According to the State Agency for Cannabis for Medicinal Use (SAKL), the number of patients using medical cannabis increased by more
23rd February 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Amsterdam wants to participate in the regulated closed coffee shop chain experiment, which has faced numerous delays over the last few years,
22nd February 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Medicines Agency’s Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) last week issued a call for scientific data on cannabis flowers, which it may use in setting
Lithuania: Vice-chairman Jurgis Razma says the Seimas (parliament) will decide on a recommendation by the Ethics and Procedures Commission to hold another vote
Spain: Tomorrow, 21st February, a bill on both medical and recreational cannabis – introduced by the regional ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia) party
20th February 2023 - Europe |
Ukraine: The parliamentary Committee on the Health of the Nation, Medical Care and Health Insurance has considered bill 7457 on the use of
17th February 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The CBD Flower Shop is in the process of challenging the HMRC VAT assessment of £430,473.36 based on the view that its
17th February 2023 - Europe |
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee, the highest decision-making body of the German healthcare system, has published its work programme for 2023. The authority expects
16th February 2023 - Europe |
Hungary: The European Commission has referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union for opposing the EU position on the World Health Organization
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%. The
Italy: The Lazio Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has annulled the Decree on Officinal Plants, which came into force in May 2022, subjecting hemp flower and leaf extraction to
Germany: The opposition CDU/CSU has submitted a motion to the Bundestag calling for improved supply of medical cannabis. The motion demands appropriate measures to
13th February 2023 - Europe |
EU: The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG-Grow) told CannIntelligence that the publication of the non-paper on the status of cannabis-derived
13th February 2023 - Europe |
EU: The Novel Food and Toxicological Safety Committee – a subcommittee of the European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (ScoPAFF) – will
Malta: The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) published official guidelines last week about the licensing process to establish nonprofit cannabis clubs –
13th February 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The local authority of Amsterdam is proposing to ban smoking cannabis on the street in the old city centre from mid-May. The
Austria: The opposition liberal party NEOS has put forward a motion asking the federal government to specifically include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in the New Psychoactive Substances Ordinance. It says: “While a reform of
6th February 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
France: The National Drug Safety Agency (ANSM) has updated the list of community pharmacies and healthcare establishments authorised to order and dispense medical
Estonia: The government has notified a bill to the EU Commission TRIS database that would include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in the list of drugs
