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Spain: The ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) plans to introduce a bill on medical cannabis, press reports. The party has announced to other parties
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27th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: New rules that "increase protection for EU consumers in several areas such as purchases through online marketplaces, transparency of price personalisation and
UK - Scotland: Asked about its approach to enforcement of novel food rules, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) told CBD-Intel that any businesses currently
Italy: The Decree on Officinal Plants entered into force last week and it subjects cannabis flower and leaf extraction intended for the production of medicinal products to the Narcotics
25th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has published an initiative to evaluate the EU’s legislative framework for tobacco, namely the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising
20th May 2022 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: A bill that would legalise the cultivation of a limited number of cannabis plants for personal use is expected to be introduced in
Germany: As part of the legalisation of recreational cannabis, Carmen Wegge, a spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) – which is a part
19th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: The EU Commission regularly reviews the list of hazardous substances restricted in electrical and electronic equipment. Following a technical assessment, an EU
18th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: This morning, the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) of the European Commission held a stakeholder event on tobacco taxation to
Germany: After the health minister announced the intention to present a draft law for the legalisation of recreational cannabis by autumn, the Budget
17th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission representative who attended today’s meeting of the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee said: “The Commission is taking
16th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: The Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) has scheduled a meeting, “Stakeholder event on tobacco taxation”, for 18th May to
16th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: A meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament will be held tomorrow. Views on hemp within the framework of
Slovenia: Medical cannabis – production of which is expected to be state-organised – is among the plans in the programme of the new
13th May 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Yesterday, the parliamentary Justice and Security Committee met to discuss, among other things, the progress of the closed coffee shop chain cannabis
13th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: The Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG-GROW) told CBD-Intel that the minutes of the plenary meeting of the Working Group on
13th May 2022 - Europe |
EU: The minutes of the meeting of the Scientific Panel on Nutrition, Novel Food and Food Allergens of the European Food Safety Agency
Spain: The Health Committee of the Spanish Parliament could be set to vote on the conclusions from the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Medical Cannabis
12th May 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: London mayor Sadiq Khan has established the London Drugs Commission, which will study the decriminalisation of cannabis and be chaired by a
Spain: The ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) has promised to regulate medical cannabis, press reports. Daniel Viondi, the socialist deputy, said on Monday at
Spain: Madrid's regional president, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, from the centre-right party Partido Popular (PP) has criticised the Proposal Not of Law (PNL) introduced
Germany: After the health minister announced the intention to present a draft law for the legalisation of recreational cannabis by autumn, the federal
Finland: The Finnish government has proposed an amendment to the Act on Narcotic Drugs over the cultivation of industrial hemp. The proposal envisages,
Spain: The left-wing regional party, Mas Madrid, has urged Madrid's regional government to enact recreational cannabis regulations. One of the representatives of Más Madrid in the
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach has announced that he will start the legislative process for legalising cannabis in the next few months, press reports. As
Poland: The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the new regulation on hemp will come into force on Saturday, 7th May. The regulation increases the THC limit from 0.2%
Germany: The Federal Union of German Pharmacists’ Associations (ABDA), which represents all pharmacists in the country, has issued a statement opposing the sale of recreational
29th April 2022 - Europe |
EU: The statement on the safety of cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food, for which the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) had a self-mandate to
27th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today, the Food Standards Agency has updated its CBD public list, which now includes 5,981 products.
27th April 2022 - Europe, Liechtenstein |
Liechtenstein: The Food Control and Veterinary Office (ALKVW) issued a warning advising against the consumption of food products containing hemp extracts that could have
27th April 2022 - Europe |
EU: A new cannabigerol (CBG)-rich hemp variety has been added to the EU catalogue of common plant varieties, media reports. According to its
27th April 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: On 12th May, the parliamentary Justice and Security Committee will meet to discuss, among other things, the progress of the closed coffee
27th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Cellular Goods has suspended sales of its ingestibles range with immediate effect following intervention from Trading Standards authorities. Its CBD products were
22nd April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a final call for evidence linking products to applications on the public list. Businesses have
21st April 2022 - Europe |
EU: The minutes of the 14th March meeting between the European Commission’s Expert Group for Agricultural Markets and the civil dialogue group (CDG) on arable crops concerning the
21st April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Home Office has stated in written evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into drug policy that the government is keen to reduce barriers to access
21st April 2022 - Europe, North Macedonia |
North Macedonia: A number of civil society associations have joined forces to demand the cancellation of the cannabis legalisation process, media reports. They
Spain: The director of the European Observatory for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Alexis Goosdeel, has told the parliamentary Health Committee there is not
19th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Explaining why a Cellular Goods product was left off the list of marketable CBD products despite using a white label product from Pureis, whose
19th April 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Basel-Stadt canton health department has received the green light from the Federal Office of Public Health to start selling recreational cannabis in pharmacies as part of
Albania: Prime minister Edi Rama has announced that the government will legalise and regulate medical cannabis following a national consultation in which 61% of citizens were
Greece: Development and investment minister Adonis Georgiadis has said medicinal cannabis will start to be produced in Greece and sold in Greek pharmacies,
12th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police have seized 23 products containing cannabis from a souvenir shop in London’s Oxford Street, press reports.
12th April 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health has confirmed to CBD-Intel that the previously reported decision banning chemical products that contain CBD will only affect products that
Germany: The Cologne Administrative Court has confirmed the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)’s classification of CBD drops as medicinal products, rather than
Italy: The Ministry of Defence has published a call for tender for the cultivation of medical cannabis by private companies. In Italy, the cultivation
8th April 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Swiss Confederation has published a decision banning chemical products that contain CBD and are marketed under the requirements of the chemical
8th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A plastic packaging tax that applies, among other things, to plastic protective film around a box, has entered into effect. A tax rate
Poland: The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that extracts from hemp flowers and fruiting tops, including CBD, fall under EU food safety rules, media reports.
