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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
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
Germany: Carmen Wegge, the spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) – which is part of the government coalition – has told the
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) will decide by early summer whether the criminal possession of cannabis products is constitutional, press reports. This comes after
Germany: The nonprofit Institute for Interdisciplinary Addiction and Drug Research (ISD Hamburg) has been tasked by the Federal Ministry of Health with providing an
Germany: The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has overturned the acquittal of five people accused of drug trafficking for importing CBD flowers, and referred
Germany: Andrew Ullmann, the health policy spokesperson from the coalition party the Free Democratic Party (FDP), has called for a timely draft law
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
Germany: After health minister Karl Lauterbach failed to present the bill to legalise recreational cannabis, the budget politicians blocked €1m of funds, press
Germany: After asking the EU Commission to veto the recreational cannabis legalisation plans, Bavaria's health minister Klaus Holetschek – from the opposition party
Germany: In an answer to a parliamentary question from the opposition Christian Social Union (CSU) politician Stephan Pilsinger, press reports that health minister
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
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
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
Germany: After receiving no response from the European Commission on the proposal to legalise recreational cannabis, members of the parliament from the coalition
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.
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee, responsible for determining what medical care is covered by statutory health insurance, has proposed new regulations for the prescription of
Germany: The Federal Social Court has decided that health insurance companies may only approve the prescription of medical cannabis in the case of serious
Germany: Answering an inquiry from the opposition MP Tino Sorge about the submission to the European Commission of the key points on the
Germany: The Ministry of Health has today published its key issues paper on the legalisation of recreational cannabis. Major points are: cannabis no longer
Germany: The supposed “key points” of the forthcoming cannabis legalisation bill, allegedly leaked to the press yesterday, have been denied by health minister Karl Lauterbach, press reports. Lauterbach said
Germany: The Ministry of Health has made available to the media some of the key points that it says should guide the new recreational
Germany: The Federal Court of Justice has rejected appeals against a judgement by the Berlin Regional Court that resulted in two defendants being given jail
Germany: The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is backing an amendment to the Narcotics Act to raise the THC limit for
Germany: Berlin's Drug Policy Working Group from the coalition party The Greens (Die Grünen) has published a position paper on a possible Cannabis Control
Germany: Two Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary members, Carmen Wegge and Dirk Heidenblut, have presented some SPD internal key points about cannabis legalisation on Instagram.
Germany: Federal minister of finance, Christian Lindner, from the Free Democratic Party (FDP), said in a state election campaign that cannabis legalisation could
Germany: Carmen Wegge, Social Democratic Party (SPD) spokesperson on cannabis legalisation, has told the newspaper Die Zeit that legalisation “will come” and “not fail
Germany: Federal drugs commissioner Burkhard Blienert has retweeted the results of an Ipsos poll that found 61% of Germans support the full legalisation of
Germany: The Bundestag Research Service, which produces non-partisan advice to politicians, has published a report stating that the planned legalisation of cannabis could conflict with
Germany: As part of the recreational cannabis legalisation plan, the Bundestag announced a Health Committee delegation trip to Canada and the United States. Eight members
Germany: An arbitration panel has settled the base reimbursement price for domestic cultivated cannabis flowers at €4.30 per g after disputes between the German Association of Pharmacists
Germany: A district court in Itzehoe, a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, has ordered the confiscation of registered industrial hemp-based goods and a
Germany: In response to an inquiry from the centre-right opposition CDU/CSU about how the planned legalisation of recreational cannabis complies with EU law and
Germany: Federal drugs commissioner Burkhard Blienert has told media: “Now we’re actually moving into the concrete design stage” for legalisation of cannabis. He added: “The
Europe: A ministerial-level consultation on the legal regulation of cannabis for non-medical and non-scientific use took place on Friday between officials from Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, and
Germany: The Hamburg Administrative Court has ruled that CBD oil for oral care should be classified as a cosmetic as it is not intended to be
Germany: Burkhard Blienert, federal commissioner for addiction and drug issues, has told the press there should be a debate on whether the planned legalisation of
Germany: The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has published its final report on the use of medicinal cannabis products. Since 2017, anonymised
Germany: Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told TV viewers that while no date has yet been set for cannabis to be legalised, it will happen –
Germany: Yesterday (30th June) was the final hearing with selected authorities and members of the industry to plan the recreational cannabis legislative process. Minister
Germany: Federal drug commissioner Burkhard Blienert has told the press that the 2022 UN World Drug Report “clearly shows how carefully we have to proceed with
Germany: Burkhard Blienert, federal commissioner for drug and addiction policy has announced the “kick-off” of the recreational cannabis consultation process today. The commission is planning five hearings
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach has written to the German Hemp Association saying the procedure towards legalising cannabis is due to start this month in the form
Germany: During the 2022 Budget discussions, Green Party MP Canan Bayram supported cannabis legalisation and criticised the conservative Christian Democratic Party (CDU), saying
Germany: As part of the legalisation of recreational cannabis, Carmen Wegge, a spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) – which is a part
Germany: After the health minister announced the intention to present a draft law for the legalisation of recreational cannabis by autumn, the Budget
Germany: After the health minister announced the intention to present a draft law for the legalisation of recreational cannabis by autumn, the federal
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
