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Spain: The left-wing party Podemos has introduced a bill on recreational cannabis, press reports. The party submitted a similar bill in 2021 that also
Greece: The Ministry of Health has issued a decision that includes HHC and its derivatives in the list of narcotics, press reports. This
12th January 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil commented on the first version of the governmental proposal on cannabis regulation presented on Wednesday (11th
11th January 2024 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The government has notified a bill amending the tobacco law to the European Commission’s TRIS system. The bill includes a provision that would ban the
Malta: An applicant for a Cannabis Harm Reduction Association (CHRA) licence is taking legal action against the Authority for the Responsible Use of
11th January 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The first version of the governmental proposal on cannabis regulation was presented yesterday, 10th January, at a meeting of the government’s
9th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has called on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Home Office to resolve the
Malta: The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC), in charge of granting licences to cannabis harm-reduction associations, has issued a statement to express its great
Lithuania: In December 2023, the members of the Seimas (parliament) stated that the issue of decriminalising possession of small quantities of cannabis will
Germany: In December 2023, the Federal Expert Committee on Narcotics recommended that the federal government add "cannabimimetics/synthetic cannabinoids" to the annex of the
Spain: The Ministry of Health is working alongside the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) on a regulatory report on how to regulate medical
Ukraine: The parliament adopted bill 7457 on medical cannabis on 21st December 2023. Next, the bill should be signed by the president. If signed, it
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking,
15th December 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The startup phase of the closed coffee shop cannabis experiment kicks off today in the municipalities of Breda and Tilburg. Participating coffee
12th December 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Following the approval by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in October 2023 to carry out pilot projects for the controlled
11th December 2023 - Europe |
EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Stelios Kouloglou, from the European political party The Left, has submitted a parliamentary question asking the European
Slovakia: The Ministry of Health has told CannIntelligence that HHC, hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP), and hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHC-O) will be added to the list of prohibited
France: The National Assembly has definitively approved the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which establishes a temporary ad hoc status for cannabis-based medicines. These
Romania: An HHC manufacturing company has been sanctioned, has had its entire staff arrested and its products seized after being accused of constituting
Germany: The second and final reading of the Cannabis Bill in the Bundestag (lower house), which was supposed to happen in the first week of
Germany: A recent amendment to the Cannabis Act proposed by the coalition parties and the Ministry of Health has been leaked to the press. In
Germany: A product alert has been issued through the EU Safety Gate system for a nicotine-free e-cigarette cartridge containing cannabidiol, hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and, in some
Germany: The Bundestag has agreed on amendments to the Cannabis Bill – which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and
Malta: While commenting on the news that the government is considering stopping smoking for future generations, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and associations have
24th November 2023 - Europe |
Ukraine: Batkivshchyna, the small opposition party that opposes medical cannabis legalisation, has submitted dozens of amendments to bill 7457 that would legalise medical cannabis
France: A joint committee made up of assembly members and senators has failed to agree on a common version of the 2024 Social Security
16th November 2023 - Europe |
EU: On occasion of today’s webinar held by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) examining the EU cannabis market, the
15th November 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) – the European authority on illicit drugs – will hold a webinar
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) – the highest decision-making body in the German statutory healthcare system – has opened the public consultation
Slovenia: Amendments to the regulation on the classification of illicit drugs were published in the official gazette on the 10th November 2023. These include adding hexahydrocannabinol
Ireland: A motion to decriminalise the possession of small quantities of cannabis was rejected this weekend at the left-wing party Sinn Féin's annual
Germany: The second and final reading of the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and the non-commercial cultivation of
13th November 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government has published an information leaflet for the closed coffee shop chain experiment, which will be supplied with every cannabis product via a
Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated its positive list of notified herbal products for smoking, which includes
Portugal: Following a corruption scandal allegedly involving prime minister António Costa and his announced resignation, president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Parliament would
Slovakia: The Ministry of Health has confirmed that it is currently preparing an amendment to add hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHC-P) to the list
8th November 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission (EC) has published an initiative to adopt a delegated decision on the targeted amendment of the European List of Waste
7th November 2023 - France |
France: The National Assembly has passed the first reading of the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill without amending the government’s proposal, which aims
Germany: Yesterday (6th November) the Bundestag (parliament) held a public hearing with health experts on the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation
7th November 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) takes place this year during the week of 18th to 26th November. The EWWR is
Ukraine: Last week, the parliamentary Committee on National Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance reviewed technical changes and recommended adopting the final version
Germany: A public hearing of the Bundestag (parliament) Health Committee on the Cannabis Bill is scheduled for 6th November. Two motions to stop cannabis legalisation
2nd November 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Council has issued a report, at the request of the National Council, to examine “how the various forms of the hemp plant
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has extended the suspension of the decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis
25th October 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The German Sanity Group and the Swiss Institute for Addiction and Health Research (ISGF) have received final approval from the Federal Office of
Ireland: The Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use held a meeting on 23rd October in which it presented 36 recommendations to the government and the Oireachtas
25th October 2023 - Europe |
