France 24 reports
The French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has until the end of the year to authorise approved cannabis-based products for medicinal use. Those products will then be...
The Telegraph UK
German authorities were racing to release hundreds of cannabis convicts on Sunday ahead of the partial legalisation of the drug.
From April 1, citizens will be allowed to possess up to 25 grams of the drug...
Canna Reporter
Greece has reached an important milestone by officially making cannabis for medicinal purposes accessible to patients in pharmacies. The first prescriptions for medicinal cannabis put an end to a long struggle,...
A Dutch experiment to supply some of the country’s famous “coffee shops” with legal cannabis in a bid to curb criminality and social problems will start in December, the government announced Friday.
The use of small...
Health Minister of Greece Adonis Georgiadis, met with Anna Panga, the first patient in Greece to be prescribed medical cannabis for medical reasons.
According to amna.gr, Georgiadis emphasised that he is truly happy because...
MJ Biz
Portugal exported 5,438 kilograms (roughly 12,000 pounds) of medical cannabis in the first half of this year, according to the latest figures published by the country’s health authority, Infarmed.
That puts the...
Customs officers at Cork, Shannon and Dublin airports seized almost 300kg of cannabis and an array of other drugs as part of an EU-coordinated operation targeting the trafficking of drugs into European airports from the Americas.
The...
Coming out of the woodwork a year after it happened!
TV chef Gino D’Acampo was allegedly caught with cannabis in his bags by sniffer dogs at a UK airport when returning from filming in Spain with Gordon Ramsey and Fred...
A business-like operation producing and distributing cannabis products has been shut down after two people were jailed for a number of offences.
The offending of one of those people spanned over nearly 12 years.
In March...
The NL Times reports
Amsterdam hasn’t issued a single fine for smoking weed on the Red Light District streets since implementing its “blowverbod” on May 25. And it’s not because people are adhering to the ban, locals...
In the mid-1980s a big effort was waged in Europe to promote ‘free movement’ to help the continent’s working population by increasing the places where people could feasibly carve out a viable living. Free movement involves...
The Luxembourg Times writes
A police officer last month came under suspicion of drug trafficking after cannabis was found at their home, but members of law enforcement are allowed to smoke pot when they’re not on the job.
Police...
Volteface report
The CIC have been campaigning for this cause since the launch of the ‘Protect our Patients‘ campaign in July 2023. Their report explains why GPs should be allowed to prescribe medical cannabis and what...
An area of typical forest was covered by the vast cannabis plantation that was spotted on Monday by the police officers of the Department of Combating Organised Crime of Crete during an exploration operation organised...
Lawyer Giacomo Bulleri
Posted the following information on LI on 22 August
In#Italy, the Ministry of Health, with a Decree published yesterday 21 August, lifted the suspension of the 2020 decree with which it...
Ganjapreneur reports
In a landmark shift, the cities of Breda and Tilburg in the Netherlands have launched a trial to legalize the production and supply of cannabis, moving towards resolving the longstanding legal grey...
This is what they are saying
Ukrainian lawmakers are poised to pass a bill making medicinal cannabis legal. However, amid fears of people getting high in the streets, they insist that recreational use will not be permitted.
The Verkhovna...
In Spain, the Ministry of Health is writing the law that will regulate medicinal cannabis in the country.
As reported Hemp, the Spanish Government announced that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (...
Forbes
Once a paradise enclave for hippies, Christiania Freetown has turned into a battleground where gangs vie for control over the illegal drug trade. The residents now want the cannabis sale to stop.
In the wake of a fatal...
A 13-year-old has been arrested after they were found with cannabis in a Suffolk library.
Officers were called to reports of anti-social behaviour at Newmarket Library on Sunday.
A spokesman for Mildenhall Police said a 13-year-old...
MJ Biz reports
Canadian producer Aurora Cannabis is closing its remaining facility in Denmark and moving production to Canada in a bid to lower costs.
Edmonton, Alberta-based Aurora said it had been leasing the facility.
The...
Macron announced on Monday a change in the payment process for fines for consumption of cannabis, making it possible for people ticketed by police to pay the officer on the spot – either in cash or by card – as is already...
Here’s The Press Release c/- Canna Reporter
A TYSON 2.0, a cannabis brand founded by the legendary boxer Mike Tyson, opened a coffeeshop in Amsterdam, Holland, on the 24th of March. The opening marks the company’s first...
ITV News reports
Guernsey doctors have given out more than 12,000 prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in 10 months.
The drug was legalised for medicinal use back in 2019 with the States at the time saying it will likely...
A four-to-five-year pilot project, managed by the Dutch government, will seek to find out whether the production and supply of cannabis on a national level can be effectively and safely regulated.
Many people are under the...
Albania has opened a wider berth for industrial hemp, setting the THC limit at 0.8% for crops in the field but placing CBD under highly restrictive rules that allow only exports.
The Albanian Parliament recently voted 69-23...
In January, the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) launcheda convention on the regulatory framework for non-profit associations interested in obtaining a licence to cultivate and distribute cannabis for...
Malta’s Responsible Use of Cannabis Authority has confirmed that it has had 26 license applications for social clubs in the country since February, although there are still no set dates for issuing licenses. Malta was the first...
Two reports this week indicate that hopes are high for some sort of regulated environment by 2024 ( but then again that’s always the case at this stage of the discussion!)
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Czechs Aim For 2024 Legalisation
The...
Well… that would do it.
PLANS for a cannabis farm in St Mary have been rejected – in part because the applicant failed to provide a business plan.
Green View Ltd applied to develop the medicinal-cannabis-growing business...
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Marijuana Moment write
A top Germany health official has submitted a draft bill to legalize...