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Ireland: On 11th November, the Irish High Court published the ruling we previously reported on concerning the case contesting the zero-tolerance policy for
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Slovenia: Nataša Pirc Musar won the second round of the presidential elections yesterday with 54% of the votes in favour, becoming the first female president
Malta: The head of the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) Mariella Dimech has been let go from her position as
Ireland: The Irish High Court has rejected a case contesting the zero-tolerance policy for any THC in CBD products in the country, press reports. The case was brought
Finland: The government yesterday submitted a TRIS notification to the EU seeking to classify ten new substances as psychoactive substances banned from the consumer market. They
Malta: During an interview, the president of the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC), Mariella Dimech, said that the authority plans to issue
3rd November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (2nd November) Steve Brine was newly elected as chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. Brine was a junior minister
2nd November 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Drugs commissioner Jindrich Voboril is to present a first draft of the bill to legalise recreational cannabis in March 2023, media
27th October 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) issued a ruling yesterday ordering the removal of advertorials promoting Blessed CBD in the media. The ASA upheld several
EU: The Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs has told CannIntelligence that some EU member states expressed concerns during the 1st March meeting of the Working Group
26th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: The reform of the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation is expected to be postponed until the end
Germany: The Ministry of Health has today published its key issues paper on the legalisation of recreational cannabis. Major points are: cannabis no longer
26th October 2022 - Russia |
Russia: A Moscow court yesterday dismissed US basketball player Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year prison sentence for drug smuggling and possession, press
25th October 2022 - France |
21st October 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Pharmacopoeia has opened a comment period for draft standards on cannabis flowers for medicinal purposes. The draft standards cover the herbal drug defined as
Finland: According to the new citizens’ initiative “Cannabis to be legal, regulated and taxed” published yesterday, the cannabis prohibition law should end in
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
19th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: Two new CBD-rich hemp cultivars developed in the US have been added to the EU Common Catalogue of Plant Varieties. The Bulgarian company marketing
18th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: Today, 18th October, is the last day to submit comments on the European Commission’s published draft Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No
18th October 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil held a press conference about a new action plan in the field of addiction,
Spain: Asked about industrial hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) such as delta-8 THC and HHC, the Ministry of Health told CBD-Intel that any use other
17th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: An updated version has been published of the minutes of the 1st March meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Products, at which the European Commission presented for
17th October 2022 - Czech Republic |
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil will present a new action plan on addiction to government officials and interested members of parliament
13th October 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The government has no plans to change the scheduling of cannabis, following reports that home secretary Suella Braverman was considering making it
France: The National Assembly Social Affairs Committee has approved an amendment to the 2023 Social Security Financing Bill to extend by a year an experiment
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
13th October 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told a congress on organised crime, with some European ministers present, that banning drugs does not work, advocating
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes hemp
Albania: The Ministry of Interior has released for public consultation a draft for legalisation of medical and industrial cannabis. The draft establishes a National
EU: The minutes of the 1st March 2022 meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Products have been published this week. While discussing CBD in cosmetic products, Ireland “commented
Lithuania: The government has approved amendments to the Fibre Hemp Law that will allow the cultivation of hemp varieties with up to 0.3% THC from
Germany: The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is backing an amendment to the Narcotics Act to raise the THC limit for
5th October 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: A pilot project to sell recreational cannabis in Zurich, previously planned for this autumn, has been postponed to the first half of 2023. According to the
Russia: A Moscow court will hear US basketball player Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession on 25th October,
Ukraine: The head of the parliamentary committee on public health, medical care and medical insurance, Mykhailo Radutsky, has said there is not enough
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
Hungary: A TRIS notification was submitted on 30th September to notify a bill amending Decree 55/2014 on substances or groups of compounds classified as new psychoactive substances to
3rd October 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Last week, the General Affairs Committee of Amsterdam's city council voted against introducing a ban on tourists visiting coffee shops, which was
3rd October 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: There is a dispute in the Czech parliament's government coalition over cannabis legalisation, media reports. The Czech Pirate Party – a
28th September 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Hemp Today said today that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) had rejected a Freedom of Information request concerning companies whose products are under CBD safety
Italy: A hard-line stance against cannabis can be expected in Italy after the far-right Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d’Italia) took first place in Sunday’s
Spain: The General Council of Official Colleges of Pharmacists (CGCOF) wants greater assurances on the use of medical cannabis, press reports. CGCOF vice president Jordi de Dalmases
22nd September 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Pirates party, liberal progressive members of the governing coalition, has presented a comprehensive analysis of the potential impacts of regulating
21st September 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has published a draft delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on hazard classes and criteria for the classification,
Austria: Transport minister Leonore Gewessler, of the centre-left Green Party, is drawing up a bill to place a legal limit on THC for driving
Portugal: At the Medical Cannabis Conference, the chairman of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacists and former member of the Ministry of Health, Hélder
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.
