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Germany Unveils Draft Bill To Legalize Cannabis

Germany's government is taking steps toward the legalization of cannabis by publishing the draft bill for the first pillar of a two-pillar model designed to dismantle prohibition policies. German's Ministry of Health published on July 5 the long-waited draft bill to regulate…

Luxembourg Legalizes Cannabis For Personal Use

Luxembourg has become the second European Union member country to legalize the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use after Malta. After facing two years of delays, Luxembourg has taken a significant step towards ending its prohibition policy against…

Is The European Union Set To Change Its Stance On Cannabis?

THE wind has been taken out of the sails of European cannabis recently with Germany opting to curtail its ambitions of a fully-fledged domestic, adult-use market. Following a January 18 meeting between the European Commission Director-General for Migration and Home Affairs…

Zelensky urges medical marijuana legalization for Ukrainians with ‘trauma of war’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging his country to legalize medical marijuana to help those suffering from the "trauma of war" with Russia. Zelensky addressed his country's parliament Wednesday, calling on members to legalize medicinal cannabis as a therapeutic option for Ukrainians who have…

German Cannabis Club Rules Leak, Many Optimistic for Medical Cannabis Expansion

By Niklas Kouparanis, Bloomwell Group CEO and Co-Founder In April 2023, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced a two-pillar, scaled-down approach to adult-use cannabis legalization. The blueprint included the introduction of nonprofit associations, or cannabis clubs, that will be able…

Catalonia cracks down on booming marijuana industry

BARCELONA, June 28 (Reuters) - Heavily-armed police officers arrived in a well-to-do Barcelona suburb before dawn to raid a two-storey house that turned out to be packed with 800 marijuana plants growing under powerful lamps. The recent raid, on which…

These European countries are pushing to legalize weed — but the EU is not on board

Calls to legalize cannabis are mounting across Europe, as a growing number of countries seek to replicate progressive moves by Canada and parts of the U.S. to greenlight the drug. From improving public health to increasing tax revenues and reducing taboos around…

Germany waters down plan to legalise cannabis after talks with Brussels

The German government on Wednesday watered down plans to legalise cannabis, presenting legislation that would allow private cultivation and distribution through non-profit groups but not widespread sales of the drug in shops. The legislation also foresees a pilot project for…

‘Cannabis in Germany will be a success’: Europe’s biggest economy moves closer to weed legalization

BERLIN — Germany could be weeks away from introducing a bill to legalize cannabis under sweeping reforms that would greenlight the consumption and sale of the drug in Europe’s largest economy. Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach last week said that the plans…

Proposed Changes To Germany’s Medical Cannabis Framework Would ‘Seriously Impact Both Patients And Industry’ If Brought In Tomorrow

March 15, 2023
Ben Stevens
Germany
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TOMORROW, Germany’s Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) is expected to announce major changes to the country’s medical cannabis framework. These could have a significant impact on the growth rate of Europe’s largest medical cannabis market, which has expanded in double-digits consistently…

European Cannabis Round-Up: Expert Opinion Deems Germany’s Adult-Use Strategy Illegal, Spain To Quadruple Medical Cannabis Production, & Malta Tackles Cannabis Banking

March 6, 2023
Ben Stevens
Europe
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Germany’s current plans for legalisation deemed illegal by ‘expert opinion’ A NEW ‘expert opinion’ penned by the Chair of Public Law and European Law at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen, Bernhard Wegener, suggests that Germany’s current plans for cannabis…

New Reforms Could See Israeli Medical Cannabis Patient Numbers Double

March 2, 2023
Ben Stevens
Israel
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THE Israeli medical cannabis market, long considered to be years ahead of its European counterparts, no longer appears to be the haven it once was. Reports in local media warning that the industry is ‘fast withering’ and ‘dismantling itself from within’ are…

Italian Court Rules Hemp Flower And Leaves Are Not Narcotic In Latest Victory For Industry

February 27, 2023
Ben Stevens
Italy
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AN Italian court has overturned an ‘absurdly restrictive’ decree which meant hemp leaves and flowers were considered narcotics in the eyes of regulators. The decision, which was made by the Lazio Regional Administrative Court last week (February 14), means that…

Has GW Pharmaceuticals – Now Jazz Pharmaceuticals – Knee-Capped The CBD Industry?

WITH the fast-growing CBD sector tied up in a regulatory quagmire hundreds of transatlantic industry players face an uncertain future. However, one UK company – the one which pioneered the medical use of the cannabis extract cannabidiol – will have…

France Reports Highly Positive Patient Response To Medical Cannabis Trial, But Results Unlikely To Impact Decision To Legalise

February 14, 2023
Ben Stevens
France
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FRANCE’s ongoing medical cannabis ‘experiment’, in which 3,000 patients are offered free products, has reported an overwhelmingly positive patient response. According to the first clinical data to be published since the experiment launched in March 2021, 91% of patients report…