LATEST ALERTS
Spain: The centre party Ciudadanos has denounced the government’s failure to bring in promised regulation of medical cannabis and called on it to
Turkey: The Kastamonu province Agriculture and Forestry directorate has announced that farmers should apply for hemp cultivation licences by 1st April. Applicants must
EU: The Council of the European Union’s Horizontal Working Party on Drugs was today discussing the proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by
Germany: Hamburg Police have issued an information sheet saying that it is a criminal offence to sell hemp products with unprocessed parts of the plant, “regardless of their
France: The highest administrative court in France, the Council of State, published the judgement that annulled Article 1.II of the Decree of 30th December 2021
EU: The new limits for THC levels across the European Union in hemp seed foodstuffs of 3 mg/kg for dry products (such as flour and
Spain: The Ministry of Health has postponed the introduction of the Medical Cannabis Bill, press reports. Although the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products
Germany: After health minister Karl Lauterbach failed to present the bill to legalise recreational cannabis, the budget politicians blocked €1m of funds, press
EU: Yesterday, 20th December, we published an alert about the delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 (CLP regulation) adopted by the European Commission
EU: The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has announced that it held a meeting on Friday, 16th December, to discuss
EU: Yesterday, 19th December, the European Commission (EC) adopted a draft delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on hazard classes and criteria for
UK: Last week, the minister for crime, policing and fire responded to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)'s research on the
Greece: The State General Chemistry Directorate has recently issued Circular 30/003/000/4434 to notify and inform authorities and all business operators of Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1393, issued in August 2022 to
Germany: After asking the EU Commission to veto the recreational cannabis legalisation plans, Bavaria's health minister Klaus Holetschek – from the opposition party
France: The highest administrative court in France, the Council of State, ruled on the legitimacy of Article 1.II of the Decree of 30th
France: The highest administrative court in France, the Council of State, was due to rule today on the legitimacy of the Decree of 30th December
EU: The Council of the European Union has released an Outcome of Proceedings including its conclusions on a human rights-based approach in drug policies. The document would
Italy: A number of deputies from left-wing opposition parties have presented an amendment to the 2023 Budget Bill that aims to legalise recreational cannabis under a state
Iceland: An amendment to regulation no. 233/2001 has been published in the Official Gazette, adding synthetic cannabinoid BZO-4en-POXIZID to the list of addictive and other
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
Hungary: The government has issued an amendment to the list of psychoactive substances to include ADB-4en-P-5Br-INACA, a a composite of synthetic cannabinoids ADB-4en-PINACA and ADB-5’Br-BUTINACA.
Germany: In an answer to a parliamentary question from the opposition Christian Social Union (CSU) politician Stephan Pilsinger, press reports that health minister
Russia: American basketball player Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison last week, media reports. She was exchanged for imprisoned Russian arms
EU: On 9th December, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the new battery regulation. The new regulation
Switzerland: After delaying the start of the pilot project to sell recreational cannabis in pharmacies for not meeting the quality standards stipulated in the Narcotics
Netherlands: Ernst Kuipers, minister of health, welfare and sport has announced that the state-controlled cannabis experiment has been postponed again, media reports. It
Germany: Several medical cannabis associations have criticised the previously reported proposal from the Federal Joint Committee on new regulations for the reimbursement and prescription of medical cannabis
EU: The European Commission's proposal for the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) will not be published on 7th December, as previously expected. It is
Switzerland: The Federal Commission for Questions on Addiction and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (EKSN) has published a press release supporting the legal access to recreational cannabis. According
EU: In a move that may affect the packaging of hemp/cannabis-derived products, the European Commission yesterday issued a proposal to revise the Packaging
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach is expected to commission a scientific report to convince the EU Commission that legalising recreational cannabis will push back the
Czech Republic: Jindřich Vobořil, the national coordinator for drug policy, hopes to present a bill to regulate the recreational cannabis market at the
EU: EU negotiators hope to reach a compromise on the new Battery Regulation during a final session on 9th December, media reports. The
Germany: The federal government has introduced the Disposable Plastic Fund Bill, in which manufacturers of single-use plastic must pay an annual fee into a central
UK: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued clarifications of the rules regulating the manufacturing of cannabis-based medicinal products. Among
Germany: After receiving no response from the European Commission on the proposal to legalise recreational cannabis, members of the parliament from the coalition
Malta: Parliamentary secretary Rebecca Buttigieg said yesterday that the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) will be in a position to
Ireland: Dáil (parliament) member Gino Kenny of the left-wing People Before Profit / Solidarity party today introduced the Misuse of Drugs (Regulation of Cannabis) Bill.
Spain: The Ministry of Health has confirmed in answer to a parliamentary question, which was published on Monday, that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) could have the
Netherlands: The European Court of Justice has ruled that a Russian cancer patient currently being treated in the Netherlands cannot be deported because
Romania: The Chamber of Deputies was today debating the regulation of medical cannabis, press reports. In a conference organised by the Health Committee, some doctors
Czech Republic: The Government Council for the Coordination of Addiction Policy yesterday approved the Report on Illegal Drugs in the Czech Republic in
French Polynesia: With 33 votes and 20 abstentions, the Assembly has approved a law legalising the medical and industrial use of cannabis. Cultivation of hemp
France: The Senate has approved a resolution on hemp sector economic development and hemp-derived product regulation. Among other things, the Senate is calling
EU: The Swedish Medical Products Agency (SMPA), the representative for Sweden in the Working Group on Cosmetic Products of the European Commission (EC), told CannIntelligence
Italy: Bill 168, which aims to ban the recreational use of hemp flowers, was assigned to the competent committee of the Senate. The bill
Germany: Bavaria's health minister, Klaus Holetschek, advocated in Brussels for the European Commission to object to Germany's recreational cannabis legalisation plan, local media reports.
