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25th July 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has responded to a parliamentary question about the status of HHC, in light of France have recently banned it, saying HHC is already
25th July 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Supreme Court has ruled that a small amount of cannabis for personal consumption, up to 10 g, cannot be seized for destruction. The
24th July 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Albania: Parliament has approved, with 69 votes in favour and 23 against, a bill to legalise medical and industrial cannabis. Industrial cannabis will
24th July 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: During the discussion forum of the Festival Colors of Ostrava, president Petr Pavel expressed his opinion on cannabis regulation, media reports.
Lithuania: The State Consumer Rights Protection Service (VVTAT) has imposed fines on several companies selling CBD products for misleading advertising on websites and
Germany: The Free Democratic Party, which is part of the government coalition, has warned the Ministry of Health about creating too much bureaucracy
20th July 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Court of Appeal in London has rejected an appeal by the prosecution against the 2020 acquittal in Ipswich Crown Court of
20th July 2023 - Europe |
EU: The feedback period for a proposal revealed by the European Commission in March for a directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green
Germany: A Ministry of Health spokesperson has told media that HHC is known to the federal government as a new psychoactive substance and is currently being
Slovenia: A resolution on the 2023-2030 national program for illicit drugs has been published in the Official Gazette. It states that an interdepartmental working group will
Malta: Cannabis harm-reduction associations, which will be allowed to grow cannabis and distribute it to their members, could be up and running by the end of
Germany: In response to a parliamentary question from the opposition party Die Linke (The Left), the government said informal discussions between ministers and the European Commission
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has drawn up a non-exhaustive list of prohibited substances in tobacco products and
13th July 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission (EC) has answered a parliamentary question submitted by French member of European Parliament Aurélia Beigneux as to whether the EC is preparing an evaluation
Slovakia: The Ministry of Health has told CannIntelligence that herbal heated sticks that contain cannabis are illegal.
13th July 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The cabinet decided yesterday not to progress a Ministry of Health proposal to include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) on the list of prohibited
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court has denied petitions referred by three district courts challenging the constitutionality of penalties under the Narcotics Act for the handling of cannabis products.
Spain: The incumbent Socialist Party (PSOE) has included medical cannabis in its manifesto for the 23rd July general election, saying it plans to develop a scheme
Ukraine: Mykhailo Radutskyi, chairman of the Committee on National Health, Medical Aid and Medical Insurance, has said the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) is preparing
Sweden: Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP), which are currently unregulated, will be classified as narcotics starting tomorrow, 11th July. At the beginning of
Finland: The government has submitted two TRIS notifications to the EU seeking to amend the list of prohibited psychoactive substances. The first notification
10th July 2023 - Europe |
EU: Today, the Council adopted the proposal for a new regulation on batteries with the aim of making them more sustainable. As stated in
Ukraine: On the country’s joint information telethon, United News, deputy minister of health/chief state health physician Ihor Kuzin said on air that the
Germany: The Ministry of Health has released its draft law for the first pillar of its plans to liberalise its policy on recreational cannabis
6th July 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Pharmacopoeia Commission (EPC) has published the outcome of its 176th session, held on the 20th and 21st June. The EPC agreed to include
5th July 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: Justice minister Sam Tanson has clarified various aspects of the recently approved cannabis legislation, press reports. She said no THC cap would be
Iceland: The Consumer Agency has fined a company marketing CBD-containing cosmetic products ISK100,000 (€669) for claiming CBD could suppress some symptoms in specific types of diseases for
Ukraine: Health minister Viktor Liashko has told reporters he expects a bill to legalise and regulate medical cannabis to be considered by the
Germany: The Düsseldorf Administrative Court has temporarily lifted the ban on sale of a CBD cosmetic oral care spray, according to lawyer Kai-Friedrich
4th July 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A Home Office spokesperson has told media: “We want to provide greater clarity for responsible suppliers by introducing defined permitted limits on the
4th July 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Asked whether the government would consider passing hemp licensing over to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and making the
Portugal: The General Directorate of Food and Veterinary Medicine (DGAV) has published a leaflet with information about cannabis in food. The document states that only
30th June 2023 - Europe |
EU: A new EU regulation has been published today, 30th June, which "grants Europe stronger powers to tackle current and future drug problems"
Belgium: The Royal Decree banning the sale of nicotine pouches and cannabinoid-containing pouches enters into force tomorrow, 1st July, for manufacturers and importers. It
Malta: The Ministry of Social Policy and Children’s Rights has launched a National Drugs Policy covering the decade 2023-2033. The paper proposes a zero tolerance policy towards
Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Constitution Day yesterday with a call to implement world best practices and most effective policies to help Ukrainians overcome the traumas
29th June 2023 - Europe |
EU: A cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) held a conference yesterday on the legalisation of cannabis for personal use. A study
28th June 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Chamber of Deputies has approved Bill 8033, legalising home cultivation of up to four cannabis plants per household, exclusively from seeds labelled with
Spain: Health minister José Miñones has said the government is still interested in regulating medical cannabis but that it will not be possible before the
Germany: The Bundestag has approved an amendment to the Narcotics Act, raising the THC limit in industrial hemp from 0.2% to 0.3% following the reform of the EU’s
Germany: The Bundestag has approved the Drug Supply Shortage Control and Supply Improvement Act, reducing the approval period for a first medical cannabis prescription to
Spain: The deputy mayor for prevention and security for Barcelona city council, Albert Batlle (from the Socialist Party of Catalonia – PSC) is
26th June 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: A parliamentary question has been raised about the recent law in France that prohibits the sale and consumption of synthetic cannabinoids. The question
Greece: The Ministry of Agriculture has published rules in the Official Gazette pursuant to which the European Union Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural
Italy: The government has proposed an amendment to Bill 1038, which aims to extend tobacco legislation to those parts of the hemp plant that can
EU / Germany: The European Commission’s department for Migration and Home Affairs has provided CannIntelligence with the communications between the German government and the
