05-May-2020 By Katy Askew ….CBD is considered a Novel Food by European regulators. While many CBD products remain on the market, they have not been authorised by European authorities. FoodNavigator takes a look at the path...
Italian and European hemp associations say they will jointly challenge a decree by Italy’s Ministry of Health that added CBD to the country’s list of medicines, essentially giving the compound narcotics status in all...
Total Slovenia news reports…
STA, 6 October 2020 – Hemp growers and supporters have called on the Slovenian government to regulate hemp growing in the country so that farmers producing industrial hemp could be internationally...
They write….
In this context, as the representative of hemp farmers, producers and traders, EIHA wants to highlight the huge potential of the European hemp sector in speeding up the transition towards a zero-emission bio-based...
Mj Biz informs us of yet another extension…
The deadline to apply to be the distribution service provider for Germany’s domestically produced medical cannabis has been extended again.
Now companies are able to submit...
It all sound a bit old school but it’s a change for the better….On-the-spot, fixed fines for consumers of cannabis and cocaine are to come into force in some parts of France from today (June 16), ranging from €150 to...
The Dutch government agency responsible for exporting medical cannabis exports is reportedly limiting, for now, the number of German wholesalers it ships to.
Berlin-based AMP German Cannabis Group said in a news release the...
A new cannabis lobby group has formed in the European Union, marking the industry’s latest charge towards corporate respectability and legitimate business interests.
The European Alliance for Medicinal Cannabis (EAMC) is...
MJ Biz reports…
Eight of the 63 applications to admit products to Denmark’s medical cannabis trial scheme have won approval since the program’s inception in 2018, according to a recent disclosure by Health Minister...
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled in favor of three plaintiffs that cannabis is not a substitute for tobacco and therefore is not taxable under the Tobacco Tax Act. As a consequence, there will be approximately $34.5...
Hemp Industry Daily reports on Italian hemp producers exploring the concept of “terroir” in hemp growing……
Fabio Primavera an agronomist and trained soil expert currently heads the research and development laboratory...
A recent press release has announced the formation of a group called the Legal Cannabis Coalition (LLC), which consists of a dozen Dutch horticultural companies.
During the past two years, these companies participated in...
The UK government has eased import restrictions on medicinal cannabis, but has admitted it needs to do much more to improve access for patients.
Licensed wholesalers will be able to import larger quantities of cannabis-based...
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), responsible for monitoring compliance with global drug treaties, has admitted it may have to water down its hardline approach to cannabis regulation to stay relevant.
The...
On the back of several huge deals over the last 18 months, DLA Piper has launched a dedicated global cannabis practice.
The team will sit as a sub-group under the firm’s Life Sciences sector, having established itself as...
UK food regulators have stood by their threat to remove products containing CBD from sale if businesses do not gain special authorisation, and have set March 31, 2021 as the deadline for applications.
The British cannabis...
More than a million British people are using black market cannabis to treat medicinal ailments, it has been claimed, following a major new survey into daily use of the drug.
Industry association the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis...
Strange goings on in Italy where in the space of a week the Supreme Court ruled growing small amounts of cannabis at home is legal, only for the head of the country’s senate to block legislation permitting sale of a weaker...
Author: Brian Cusack
The legal status of CBD Oil in Germany
Due to the changing laws as you cross borders, the legality of CBD has been a rather complex issue. That being the case, we decided to give you a complete overview...
Here’s what LovinMalta are reporting about Zenabis & their aim to set up in Malta as a way of accessing the EU market.
One of the major Canadian companies hoping to set up shop in Malta has run into an obstacle...
Euractiv report…..Germany’s regulatory approach to medical cannabis is good practice and should be replicated across Europe, according to newly-born European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA).
The recently established...
According to this article just published in CBD Testers , “the U.K Foods Standards Agency (FSA) is set to start enforcement action on CBD products and business as it pushes for adherence to the European Union’s Novel...
A new parliamentary intergroup was announced in Italy on October 24, 2019. In just a few hours, the group gathered more than 50 members. Its primary objective is to set a schedule for the discussion of the 2016 citizens’...
Ganjapreneur reports
It’s the first such license issued by the Home Office and will allow the company to import cannabis from its facilities in Germany and Denmark and store it in its Buckinghamshire facility.
Paul Steckler,...
Newsweed report…
While cannabis is not really a political issue in Finland, a citizens’ initiative has taken up the subject and proposes to decriminalize cannabis in Finland . The Finnish Cannabis Association has launched...
Malta Today reports
Cannabis smokers will be asked to register with the government once a reform of the country’s cannabis rules is implemented.
“Government will be insisting on some principles, including a minimum...
Last week was the first time that a Greek store selling marijuana paraphernalia, CBD Oil Shop, was blessed by a Greek Orthodox priest.
Archbishop Ireneos of Crete, blessed CBC Oil on 26 September, according to local custom...
Overview
According to the current regulatory set-up in Switzerland, it is permissible to sell and purchase cannabis products, as long as the THC level remains below 1%. As a consequence, the industry currently shows a specific...
The full media report dated 30 August 2019 can be found at
Medizinisches Cannabis bringt dem Staat Millionen
This is what leafly say..13.3 million tax revenues through cannabis as medicine
According to a media report ,...
Do we sense a pattern? In the US state by state cannabis is being regulated whilst DC dithers. In Europe we see a similar patter emerging with the smaller jurisdictions taking a more proactive view of regulated cannabis....
Here’s the nub of her pitch to voters…
The legalisation of cannabis should be tested in London to improve public health and stop young people being drawn into crime, a London mayoral candidate has said.
Siobhan Benita,...
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AUTHOR: Mark Taylor
PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT
Cannabis treatments are too expensive and do not come with enough test evidence to be...
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Luxembourg is to become the first European Union country to fully legalise cannabis. The...