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Dutch cities reject cannabis regulation plan, continue with ‘backdoor problem’

The Netherlands’ on-off love affair with cannabis has taken another twist as three of its largest cities have backed out of a government experiment to end the legal grey areas that exist around the country’s famous coffeeshops. The weed experiment, or , would allow 10 licensed producers to legally grow and distribute cannabis to Netherlands coffeeshops, which would then sell and serve their customers without fear of sanction.

Italian court bans cannabis derivatives, in blow to popular sector

Italy’s top court has banned the sale of cannabis products, on the heels of threats by the country’s deputy prime minister to close shops who sell legal derivatives of the plant.

Bulgaria becomes first EU state to authorise free sale of CBD

Bulgaria has become the first European Union state to officially allow a CBD distribution company to sell openly on the market. Kannaway, a subsidiary of Medical Marijuana Inc, said it has been issued with a Free Sale Certificate to produce hemp-derived CBD products from Bulgaria’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, and the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency.

Anti-cannabis minister threatens to bring down Italian government

“From today, I’ll go to war on cannabis street by street, shop by shop, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, city by city,” Salvini said on Wednesday, May 8.Salvini, who leads the ruling far-right Lega party, said the war on drugs was “a new national emergency”, and has demanded the government close “these places of mass miseducation”.

Belgium steps up medicinal cannabis plans with new government bureau

The Belgian government has announced plans to launch a dedicated ‘Belgian Cannabisbureau’ to oversee the local production of cannabis.

Long-awaited German tenders handed to specialist trio

Two Canadian firms, Aphria and Aurora Cannabis and Germany’s Demecan have won out, it has emerged.

Aurora, Canopy and Spectrum amongst names awaiting Danish licences

Five companies have applied to Denmark’s government for licenses to sell and export medicinal cannabis. The country is a quarter of the way through a four-year medicinal cannabis trial, but some of the usual suspects are not waiting for the outcome to slow down their Danish strategy in what is emerging as a key market.

EU To Increase Permitted THC Levels In Legal Cannabis Products

The European Union is set to increase the permitted THC levels in legal cannabis products from 0.2 percent to 0.3 percent.Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development made the decision as part of a set of proposals for post-2020 reforms.

UK’s First Ever Medicinal Cannabis and Cannabinoids Trade Show to Convene 12th-13th July, ExCeL, London

And our . very own Mark Taylor will be acting as a moderator so do get along. And not only that as a CLR reader you can do this as well. “To register for complimentary passes please visit http://europecbdexpo.co.uk/tickets/ and use code ‘VisitECE’ at the checkout.”

Changing lanes: Exec move from Uber to cannabis shows direction of travel

A personnel move of note that sums up the seismic shift occurring in the European cannabis market has been making waves this week.Uber’s former head of public policy and government relations Antonio Costanzo has shown everyone the direction of travel by signing on as chief executive officer of UK-based EMMAC Life Sciences.

UN cannabis vote expected March 2020 as agency hints at soft stance

A key international vote on cannabis rescheduling may not be held until March 2020, as governments continue to push for more time to decide on downgrading marijuana to a less harmful category.The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has been due to rule on recommendations by by the World Health Organization (WHO) that cannabis be removed from the Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotics Drugs.

First cannabis clinic opens in UK

The UK’s first specialist medicinal cannabis centre opened earlier this month, charging £200 ($264) per appointment, and between £600 ($792) and £700 ($925) per month for treatment.Patients at The Beeches, in Greater Manchester, will only be given medicinal marijuana on a case-by-case basis if staff are happy that they have exhausted all other possibilities with over the counter medicine.

Israeli firm latest to bag Greek license

Greece’s government has issued a cultivation licence to an Israeli firm, as it continues to open its arms to the medicinal cannabis trade.Tikun Olam, Israel’s “first and largest supplier” of medical cannabis was given the official go-ahead by the Greek government to set up facilities for cultivating, processing and marketing industrial and pharmaceutical cannabis in the Corinth area.

German tender battle nearing endgame as Aurora ramps up imports

The European Union’s largest market has thus far made a pig’s ear of its licensing process, having legalised medicinal cannabis in 2017, but indications are the courts will side with the government over the application process and allow business to resume.

CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis lawyers are heading to Brussels next week to challenge a recent decision by the European Union to reclassify food products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and prohibit their sale. …. Robert Jappie, head of cannabis law at Mackrell Turner Garrett and Jonathan Kirk QC, of Gough Square Chambers, will travel to Brussels on March 12 to meet with EFSA officials.

Swiss Plan To Let 5,000 Citizens Use Cannabis In Major Medical Trial

To avoid the obvious consequences of handing out free cannabis to members of the public, trialists will be given a ‘cannabis ID’ when they sign up, and be forbidden from passing on the drug or reselling it for the five years it is expected the study will take.

More Delays In Farce That Is International Cannabis Rescheduling

Another day, another abandoned vote in the long-running saga that is reclassification of cannabis by international treaty.

Portugal Shoots Down Recreational Proposals As Medicinal Weed Goes Live

Portugal this week rejected the idea of legalising recreational cannabis, although medicinal marijuana is now available for patients in the country.Lawmakers torpedoed two proposals to allow the cultivation and sale of cannabis for recreational purposes, citing questions over consumption monitoring and the potential harmful effects on young people.

Cyprus Approves New Medicinal Cannabis Law

Cyprus has legalised the cultivation and use of medicinal cannabis domestically following a government vote on February 15.Members approved 30 to 18 to allow growing, importing and exporting, and for individuals to possess and use medicinal cannabis.

Germany Reports Healthy Interest In Home-Grown Tenders (Delays Aside)

Interest in Germany as a major European cannabis hub is not waning (apparently) despite its botched licensing process, as 79 firms have bid to become growers, the government said.

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