LATEST ALERTS
Germany: Following the legalisation of possession and consumption of cannabis on 1st April, the federal government's drug and addiction commissioner, Burkhard Blienert, has
France: The Ministry of Health has published a decree establishing the specifications for cannabis-based medicines used during the experiment until the first batches of medical
Germany: The president's office has signed the Cannabis Bill, which regulates adult self-cultivation of cannabis of up to three plants and allows for
Ukraine: The Ministry of Health has published for public discussion the draft resolution seeking to amend the List of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, and Precursors, media reports.
Lithuania: The Ministry of Economy and Innovation is proposing amendments to the regulation of the cultivation and processing of fibre hemp. The proposed changes seek to
Finland: The government has recently notified the amendment to the Decree on Psychoactive Substances Prohibited on the Consumer Market to the EU TRIS database. A
Switzerland: The canton of Basel-Stadt has published the first results of the pilot project for the sale of cannabis for non-medical purposes, which
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has given its approval to the canton of Zurich to sell recreational cannabis as a
Lithuania: According to the minister of agriculture, Kęstutis Navickas, Lithuania intends to simplify the import process for fibre hemp raw material from other
Switzerland: The University of Zurich has published the first results of the Züri Can project, one of the pilot projects for the sale of cannabis
Netherlands: The government has announced that the next phase (transitional phase) of the closed coffee shop chain experiment starts on 17th June. Coffee shops
Lithuania: An inter-institutional working group created by the Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), aiming to ensure the proper implementation of the
Portugal: The National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (Infarmed) has authorised three cannabis-based preparations for medical use, press reports. Further information on
Czech Republic: Last week, Czech president Petr Pavel reportedly spoke with citizens in the town of Kladno and when asked by the deputy mayor
Germany: The Health Committee, Home Affairs Committee and Legal Affairs Committee have recommended that the Federal Council requests the Mediation Committee to discuss questions
Portugal: Following the dissolution of Parliament in November 2023, the Democratic Alliance – a centre-right political alliance composed of the Social Democratic Party,
Netherlands: Last week, the House of Representatives voted with a majority against the bill seeking to add the district of Amsterdam-Oost to the
Czech Republic: In light of the inclusion of HHC, HHC-O-acetate (HHC-acetate, HHC-O) and tetrahydrocannabiforol (THCP) to the list of addictive substances that came
Germany: The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has informed the German government of an incompatibility between the planned cannabis legalisation and existing international
Czech Republic: The government regulation to add HHC, hexahydrocannabinol-O-acetate (HHC-acetate, HHC-O) and tetrahydrocannabiforol (THCP) to the list of addictive substances was officially published
Germany: Justice ministers of federal states are insisting that the Cannabis Bill – passed by the Bundestag and due to come into force
Czech Republic: After the meeting of the Government Council for the coordination of policy in the field of addiction, the national anti-drug coordinator,
Czech Republic: The European Commission has confirmed the government's decision to add HHC, HHC acetate (HHC-O) and tetrahydrocannabiforol (THCP) to the list of
Germany: Today, the Bundestag passed the Cannabis Act in its second and final reading, which regulates the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults of
France: The National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has issued a press release concerning updates on the medical
Germany: The second and final reading of the Cannabis Bill – which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and the
EU: When answering a parliamentary question from member of the European Parliament (MEP) Stelios Kouloglou (The Left) – who asked whether the European
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) is creating a working group aimed at preventing abuse by businesses mislabelling or
Czech Republic: Last week, the government temporarily included HHC, hexahydrocannabinol-O-acetate (HHC-acetate, HHC-O) and tetrahydrocannabiforol (THCP) on the list of addictive substances due to
Germany: The Ministry of Health has presented a draft ordinance amending the annex to the New Psychoactive Substances Act (NPSG). Among other things, the amendment
Ukraine: On Tuesday, 13th February, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed bill 7457 on the Regulation of Cannabis Plant Circulation for Medical and Industrial Purposes,
Spain: The Ministry of Health has started a public consultation process to gather proposals for drafting a medical cannabis bill. Proposals and suggestions must
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against individuals who tweeted about Supreme CBD gummies. Tweets from two people, including the
Czech Republic: Last week, the minister of health announced that the government would temporarily include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), hexahydrocannabinol-O-acetate (HHC-acetate, HHC-O) and tetrahydrocannabiforol (THCP)
EU: The European Commission (EC) has registered a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) titled "European Cannabis Initiative". The initiative calls on the EC to
Portugal: The General Directorate of Food and Veterinary Medicine (DGAV) has issued a technical note on hemp feed. The note explains that only hemp
Czech Republic: The second reading of the proposal to regulate hemp extracts with a THC content of up to 1% and hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), among other
UK: The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) – an independent body of scientific experts that advises the Food Standards Agency
Germany: Following concerns raised by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) about the Cannabis Bill, the governing coalition parties – SPD, Greens and the
Ukraine: First deputy minister of agrarian policy and food, Taras Vysotskyi, has said that the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has started
Malta: Yesterday (30th January), the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) issued a statement announcing that Malta's first cannabis harm-reduction association is
Czech Republic: At a seminar titled "Free sale of medical cannabis in the Czech Republic: Utopia or a real possibility?", the head of
Spain: On 26th January, the minister of health, Mónica García, announced in the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of parliament) that the bill
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has again extended the suspension of the decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol
Spain: Today, minister of health Mónica García will explain at the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of parliament) her plans in relation to the
Czech Republic: The National Economic Council (NERV), an independent advisory body to the government, has again recommended introducing a regulated cannabis market in
Germany: Health minister Karl Lauterbach told the press that he believes the Cannabis Bill "will be passed in the Bundestag in the week from 19th to
EU: The minutes of the March 2023 meeting of the European Commission (EC)'s Working Group on Cosmetic Products were published yesterday. In it, the discussion paper
Greece: The joint decision from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice to include HHC and its derivatives in the list
