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Malta: The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC), in charge of granting licences to cannabis harm-reduction associations, has awarded its first-ever operational licences to
France: The government has submitted an amendment to the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill which aims to establish a temporary ad hoc status for
Iceland: A proposal from the leader of the Pirate Party (a minor opposition party) to decriminalise possession of narcotics, including cannabis, in quantities suitable for
20th October 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The country's first medical cannabis harvest has been completed by the only grower in the country, media reports. The nursery is
Germany: Yesterday (18th October) the Bundestag (lower house) started to debate the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and the
Poland: Parliamentary elections took place in Poland on Sunday, resulting in a likely change of government. Today (17th October), with 100% of the
France: The minister of health, Aurélien Rousseau, has announced an extension of the medical cannabis experiment programme, which was due to end in
Germany: The first reading of the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate the self-cultivation of cannabis by adults and the non-commercial cultivation of cannabis by
13th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (12th October), the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued new precautionary advice on edible CBD, which it says should be limited to
Germany: The first reading of the Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate self-cultivation by adults and non-commercial cultivation of cannabis through cannabis clubs, was cancelled
Ukraine: The Verkhovna Rada’s (parliament) Committee on National Health, Medical Care and Health Insurance advises the adoption of bill 7457 on the legalisation
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
10th October 2023 - Europe, North Macedonia |
North Macedonia: Regulations on how to keep records of all stages of cannabis cultivation were issued last week. They prescribe the manner, form and
Germany: The Cannabis Bill, which aims to regulate self-cultivation by adults and non-commercial cultivation of cannabis through cannabis clubs, is scheduled to have its first reading in
Germany: The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has conducted a risk assessment of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in food. It states that the available data
Italy: The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) has suspended the decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis extracts”
5th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Yesterday (4th October), the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) pre-published the cannabis flower monograph adopted in June this year. Although the monograph will be fully
Sweden: In December 2021, the government tasked the Swedish Medical Products Agency with drafting a report on low-THC products, which it recently published. The
Iceland: The proposal for a parliamentary resolution to impel the Ministry of Health to draw up a bill enabling companies to apply for licences to produce and distribute medicinal
Spain: According to the September update of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS)’s list of medical cannabis cultivation licence holders,
Lithuania: According to Kęstutis Budris, chief adviser on national security to president Gitanas Nausėda, the president is sceptical about the proposal to decriminalise a
Germany: The Bundesrat (upper house) has recommended several changes and tightening measures to the Cannabis Act, which aims to regulate recreational cannabis, press reports.
2nd October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The outgoing Dutch cabinet has decided that Oost, an eastern district of Amsterdam, will be participating in the cannabis experiment as the
Belgium: The Royal Decree banning the sale of nicotine pouches and cannabinoid-containing pouches enters into force for retailers on 1st October. British American Tobacco (BAT)
Germany: Tomorrow (29th September 2023) the Bundesrat (upper house) will make its first statement on the Cannabis Act, which aims to regulate recreational
France: The government has presented to the parliament the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which does not introduce a comprehensive regulatory framework for
Finland: The amendment to a government decree on psychoactive substances banned from the consumer market became effective yesterday, 25th September. Hexahydrocannabiforol (HHC-P), hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHC-O),
Italy: The decree that places “the compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis extracts” in the table of medicines in the Narcotics Act
20th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Earlier this month, the government published the updated timeline of the cannabis experiment, media reports. The new timeline includes the start date of the experiment.
Slovenia: The Ministry of Health has proposed an amendment to the regulation on the classification of illicit drugs to include hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), its acetate (HHC-O), hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP)
19th September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil said at the Economics of Prevention conference that the main approach in addiction policy should
18th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: In a letter to Parliament, the outgoing cabinet has informed that the startup phase of the country’s cannabis experiment kicks off on 15th December in
Iceland: The Consumer Agency has fined two companies, Adotta CBD Reykjavik and Healing Iceland, ISK100,000 (€688) each for promoting their CBD-containing cosmetic products on their respective websites as
Ukraine: Mykhailo Radutskyi, head of the parliamentary committee on National Health, Medical Care and Medical Insurance, has specified that members of the parliament (MPs)
Slovenia: Member of parliament (MP) Nataša Sukić submitted a parliamentary question this week on the progress of the interdepartmental working group announced in the
13th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: In a webinar held today (13th September) by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Margriet van Laar, head of the
13th September 2023 - Malta |
Malta: In a webinar held today (13th September) by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on selected countries’ experiences with
Denmark: Following an allegedly gang-related shooting in Christiania – a community famous for its open trade of cannabis – Copenhagen's mayor, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, from
Italy: The industry association Canapa Sativa Italia sent a formal request to the minister of health to repeal the decree that classified “compositions for
Hungary: The government has officially included hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHC-O) and hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHC-P) in the narcotics list, following the publication of a decree
4th September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The government has approved the proposal to regulate hemp extracts with a THC content of up to 1% and hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), among other
Denmark: After an allegedly gang-related shooting in Christiania – a community famous for its open trade of cannabis – Copenhagen's mayor, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen,
Belgium: Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Belgium's deputy prime minister and minister of the economy and employment, has taken a bold stance in favour of legalising
29th August 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has launched the SaveOurCBD campaign, calling on the Home Office to put in place a legal
29th August 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Experts debated the problematic aspects of legalising recreational cannabis at a round-table discussion in the House of Representatives, media reports. The
28th August 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
