LATEST ALERTS
Germany: The German company Demecan and the Canadian companies Aphria RX (Tilray) and Aurora have received permission under the Medical Cannabis Act to cultivate
Germany: The opposition leader from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, told the press that the party wants to reverse the cannabis law if
Ukraine: The government has adopted a resolution introducing an electronic information system that will ensure transparent regulation of the circulation of medical cannabis,
Italy: The government-proposed amendment to a security bill, which aimed to restrict hemp to industrial uses only and prohibit the cultivation and sale of hemp
Germany: The German Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has approved exceptions to a requirement that doctors prescribing medical cannabis have insurance approval for initial prescriptions under
Czech Republic: A leaked new governmental draft of the Cannabis Management Act seeks to establish a fully regulated commercial adult-use cannabis market, media reports.
Italy: The Ministry of Health has issued a decree that repeals the previous decree that placed “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained
Germany: The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has published the Industrial Hemp Liberalisation Act. The act would allow indoor cultivation of industrial hemp and
Germany: The first cannabis cultivation association in Lower Saxony received its approval yesterday (8th July), according to the press. In the district of
EU: The regulation on ecodesign for sustainable products has recently been published. With the new regulation, we expect the emergence of a digital
Switzerland: An initial evaluation of the legal distribution of recreational cannabis as a pilot project in Basel, known as the Grashaus Projects study, has
Germany: As of today, cannabis cultivation clubs can apply for a licence. The licences will be issued by the federal states and will be
Germany: Health senator Ina Czyborra from the Social Democratic Party (part of the government coalition) has said that the government has the first
Netherlands: In a letter to Parliament, the minister of medical care announced gradual policy changes for medicinal cannabis and the intention to amend the Opium
Denmark: The Danish Health Authority announced it will recommend a ban on upcoming semi-synthetic cannabinoids. Chief consultant Kari Grasaasen said: “There are new variations of
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has issued a health warning against the vaping products “CBD cartridge, Bedtime” and
Netherlands: The next phase (the transitional phase) of the closed coffee shop chain experiment starts today. Coffee shops in all ten participating municipalities
Germany: Today, the Federal Council approved an amendment to the Cannabis Act that gives the provinces more flexibility in controlling growers’ associations, especially when it
Germany: Today, the Federal Council approved the Fifth Ordinance Amending the Annex to the New Psychoactive Substances Act, which bans HHC and its derivatives (HHC-AC,
Spain: The government of the region of Madrid is planning to introduce a bill that aims to restrict the sale of products made with cannabis
UK: The Liberal Democrats party, which held 15 seats in the House of Commons (lower chamber of the parliament) before the dissolution of
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has approved the amendments to the Fibrous Hemp Law, which create more favourable conditions for the import of fibrous
France: President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called for snap parliamentary elections on 30th June and 7th July after Marine Le
Slovenia: With a participation of 41%, 66.6% of the voters voted in favour of allowing the cultivation and processing of cannabis for medicinal purposes,
Germany: The Bundestag (parliament) yesterday (6th June) approved an amendment to the Cannabis Act that gives the provinces more flexibility in controlling growers’ associations, especially when
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health will post a public tender for a contract to supply medical cannabis by the end of the year amid
Germany: The Federal Council has scheduled, for 14th June, the discussion of the Fifth Ordinance Amending the Annex to the New Psychoactive Substances
Lithuania: The parliamentary Rural Affairs Committee has approved the amendments to the Fibrous Hemp Law seeking to liberalise the conditions for the import
Germany: On 3rd June, the Health Committee of the Bundestag (parliament) held a public hearing on the draft amendment to the Cannabis Act, which gives
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking,
Slovenia: For tomorrow’s World No Tobacco Day, celebrated every year on 31st May, the Ministry of Health has issued a press release calling
Ireland: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has shown its concern about the use of vaping products containing HHC among teenagers, press reports. According
EU: Today, the Council adopted a proposal for a regulation on ecodesign for sustainable products. With the proposal, we expect the emergence of a digital product passport
Italy: The government has proposed an amendment to a security bill that would restrict hemp to industrial uses only, press reports. The bill is being considered
Hungary: Last week, the government published a decree amending the narcotics list to include tetrahydrocannabidiol (H4-CBD or hydrogenated CBD) and tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCP) as
Lithuania: During a debate last week, president Gitanas Nausėda, who was running for a second presidential term, criticised the idea of cannabis decriminalisation,
EU: Today, the Council adopted a proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The proposal aims to ensure certain large EU and non-EU
Czech Republic: In March, health inspectors in South Moravia conducted 225 inspections to check for banned addictive substances HHC, HHC-O, and tetrahydrocannabiforol (THCP)
Finland: Last month, the citizens’ initiative, published in October 2022, which aims for “cannabis to be legal, regulated and taxed” and for the cannabis
Germany: On 3rd June, the Bundestag Health Committee will hold a public hearing on the draft amendment to the Cannabis Act. The draft makes the control
Slovenia: Last week, the Slovenian Medical Association issued a negative opinion on the referendum that will take place on 9th June, asking citizens
Germany: Yesterday (15th May), at an event organised by the Germany Cannabis Business Association, the federal minister of food and agriculture, Cem Özdemir,
Germany: The minister of health, Karl Lauterbach, has said that the cultivation of cannabis in allotment gardens is not permitted if the cultivator
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has started to consider the amendments to the Fibrous Hemp Law that seeks to liberalise the conditions for the
Slovenia: Yesterday (9th May), the Constitutional Court rejected the request brought by the opposition parties New Slovenia and the Slovenian Democratic Party in
Lithuania: The government has approved the 2024-2026 Plan for the Implementation of the National Agenda on Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol Control, Consumption Prevention
France: The government has notified the EU Commission's TRIS database of a decision by the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health
Czech Republic: The lower chamber of Parliament has passed the proposal to regulate hemp extracts with a THC content of up to 1%
