LATEST ALERTS
EU: The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), in conjunction with Europol, presented a study on the challenges and risks the emergence of semi-synthetic
US - Georgia: The Georgia Department of Agriculture has published a notice of intent to amend and adopt hemp product rules. Under a proposed rule that is
France: A group of deputies from the far-right party Rassemblement National (National Front) has proposed an amendment to the Finance Bill 2025 to
Germany: An amendment to the authorisation requirement for medical cannabis was published in the Federal Gazette. The amendment was previously approved by the German
Hungary: The government has notified via the EU TRIS notification system a bill that would include certain cannabinoids in the narcotics list, including hexahydrocannabihexol (HHCH),
Germany: The first cannabis club in Lower Saxony has harvested its first 200 plants, and in two weeks the dried flowers will be distributed
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
Lithuania: Today, the Seimas (parliament) approved the amendments to the Fibre Hemp Law that would make it easier to import hemp products from other
Italy: European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides responded on behalf of the European Commission (EC) to a parliamentary enquiry regarding the
EU: Today, the Council has adopted a new regulation on the classification, labelling, and packaging of chemical substances (CLP), updating the existing 2008 EU legislation. The
France: The government has presented the Social Security Financing Bill for 2025, and there are currently no amendments proposed to extend the medical cannabis
Germany: According to a survey conducted by the YouGov Institute and published in the newspaper Der Spiegel, 55% of 2,100 respondents think that legalisation was
EU: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has published a preliminary ruling confirming that states may prohibit the cultivation of hemp
Czech Republic: The Senate has passed the proposal to regulate hemp extracts with HHC and with a THC content of up to 1%, among other
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health reports that businesses which already have a valid drug licence can start working with medical cannabis. First they must register
Malta: The chief executive officer of the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC), Joey Reno Vella, has said in an interview
Lithuania: Yesterday, 2nd October, the Rural Affairs Committee of the Seimas (parliament) approved the amendments to the Fibre Hemp Law that would make it
Germany: According to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), industrial hemp cultivation reached a record high of 7,116 hectares in 2024, an increase
Ukraine: As announced by deputy minister of health Maria Karchevych, pharmacies that will dispense cannabis-based medicine have begun registration in the electronic accounting
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has updated the licensing conditions that regulate all stages of circulation of medical cannabis, the Ministry of Health reports. It
Spain: The Ministry of Health has published a draft bill on medical cannabis. The bill, following the recommendations from the Subcommittee on Medicinal Cannabis, regulates
Malta: The Drugs (Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2024, amending the Drugs (Control) Regulations were published on 27th September to ban a list of
Germany: The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has reported an increased number of CBD foods, which are considered novel foods,
Austria: The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has won the elections with 28.8% of the vote and will now have to form a coalition government. As
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health has published a list of diseases and conditions for which patients can be prescribed medical cannabis. These include chronic conditions
Germany: The Federal Cabinet has approved the draft law to liberalise the cultivation and handling of industrial hemp (Industrial Hemp Liberalisation Act, NLG). The bill would allow the
Lithuania: A supervisory board approved by the government has been created in the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), media reports.
Germany: Bavarian health minister Judith Gerlach of the opposition Christian Social Union is calling on the German government to abandon its plan to create
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Justice has sent the government a proposed amendment to the criminal legal framework that aims to partially legalise
France: The new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has released the composition of his government, mostly from Les Républicains (the conservative-leaning party of the
Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini has signed a bill to add HHC, hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) and hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHCO) to the list of narcotic substances, media reports.
EU: The European Commission has opened two initiatives for consultation that aim to delete hemp notification and reduce the administrative burden for EU member
EU: Last week, the European Commission adopted regulation (EU) 2024/2391, which introduces, among other things, new reporting obligations for the hemp sector. From 1st
Germany: The German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMEL) has published the draft of a law to liberalise the cultivation and handling
France: The rollout of medical cannabis in France, initially expected for 2025, has been delayed until 2026 due to political and administrative setbacks.
Slovenia: Last week, state secretary Metka Paragi said the government will prepare new legislation regulating the cultivation and processing of cannabis for medicinal
Germany: Asked about delays in introducing the second pillar of the government’s plan to liberalise recreational cannabis, which would introduce regional pilot projects
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies has approved the security bill that seeks to restrict hemp to industrial uses only and prohibit the cultivation and sale
EU: The European Commission (EC) has published its 2023 annual report on food safety alerts and agri-food fraud investigations, which facilitates cooperation and an
Poland: Minister of health Izabela Leszczyna has announced she will toughen the requirements to access medicinal cannabis prescriptions, press reports. Medical cannabis has been
Spain: The president of the region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced a plan against drugs that aims to fight cannabis consumption among
Germany: The response from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) to a parliamentary question from the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social
Switzerland: The city of Zurich has published a media release on the one-year anniversary of Züri Can, the pilot project for the distribution of recreational
Ukraine: The launch of the e-system for monitoring the circulation of medical cannabis is scheduled for 1st October, media reports. The e-system will allow
Lithuania: The State Plant Service has reduced the number of inspections for suppliers of fibre hemp products and propagating material to ease the administrative
France: President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister. Barnier, 73, is a former European Commissioner and was the chief negotiator
Denmark: Today, minister of interior and health Sophie Løhde announced a ban on products containing certain synthetic cannabinoids as well as a group
Czech Republic: The Je to OK! campaign, created by experts led by former national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil, seeks to promote the benefits
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has regulated the procedure for processing documents for the transportation of medical cannabis by amending resolution 366 “On
