Items tagged with european drug policy
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| German government anticipates huge windfall with legalization of cannabis [01.09.2023] | In November 2021, when it was announced the German government would send a law to the Bundestag to legalize the consumption and possession of marijua ... |
| German goverment adopts watered-down cannabis legalisation bill [16.08.2023] | The German government adopted a watered-down plan to legalise cannabis, moving one step closer to the substance’s controlled distribution, though cri ... |
| German cannabis legalisation could infringe EU law despite tweaks [26.07.2023] | Germany’s plans to legalise cannabis are partially incompatible with EU law, despite significant changes Berlin made to avoid legal problems, accordi ... |
| Swiss cities test controlled cannabis distribution [23.07.2023] | Swiss drug policy is shifting. Some pharmacies and social clubs in major cities are making cannabis available for recreational purposes under scienti ... |
| Cannabis policy needs to be monitored for health impact - EU drugs agency [01.07.2023] | European countries that are widening their cannabis policies should invest in monitoring and evaluation to understand the impact on public health and ... |
| Cannabis: Study backs risk-led approach, France still pushing criminalisation [23.06.2023] | As a new European report pushes for greater communication of cannabis use risks, France is banking on a policy of prohibition, the effectiveness of w ... |
| Proposals for regulated cannabis market may end up in European Court, says official [30.05.2023] | The introduction of a legal, regulated cannabis market in the Czech Republic may end up in the European Court of Justice, said drug policy coordinato ... |
| Move over, CBD: HHC is the new ‘legal cannabis’ these European countries want to ban [25.05.2023] | It may be the next big thing after the cannabidiol (CBD) wave and its controversies: HHC, also known as “synthetic cannabis”. HHC sellers tout the eu ... |
| European cannabis legalisation moves into the slow-dopey lane [11.05.2023] | Germany’s plans to move to full legalisation of consumption and sales of cannabis came to an abrupt halt last month. Until recently, Germany’s health ... |
| Legalise it? Czechia moving closer to regulated cannabis but obstacles remain [25.04.2023] | The Czech cabinet recently approved drug policies that include introducing a strictly regulated cannabis market. The details of the plan are still be ... |
| Ban, ignore or regulate? Kratom and the Whac-A-Mole world of soft drugs [19.04.2023] | It’s a leaf, it’s sold as a dye, and it’s used as a drug: It’s kratom, and it’s all the rage in the Czech Republic. Kratom is among the dozens of psy ... |
| German officials unveil revised plan to legalize marijuana [12.04.2023] | Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir released the updated legalization plans, scaling back the framework ... |
| Czech government approves plan for regulated cannabis market [06.04.2023] | The Czech cabinet approved a plan for fighting addictions until 2025. It includes the introduction of a strictly regulated cannabis market based on r ... |
| Karl Lauterbach plans cannabis legalisation light [31.03.2023] | The German Minister of Health has given up the plan to have cannabis legalization as a whole approved by the EU. He is now pursuing a dual strategy: ... |
| France to keep a cautious watch on German cannabis bill [21.03.2023] | Germany is looking into legalising the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes from next year, according to a draft plan Health Minister Karl Laut ... |
| Legal cannabis plans breach international law – State Council [16.03.2023] | Luxembourg's plans to allow residents to grow four cannabis plants at their home have been thrown into question after the country's de-facto upper ch ... |
| Lauterbach wants to present new proposal [14.03.2023] | Germany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is sticking to his legalisation plans. In the coming weeks, he will present a proposal for cannabis legalis ... |
| Is legalisation a human rights imperative? [01.03.2023] | Does the cannabis legalisation planned by the German government's traffic lights coalition violate European law and relevant UN agreements? While Bav ... |
| Legalising cannabis: Germany first, Europe next? [09.02.2023] | The German 'traffic light' coalition of the SPD, Greens, and Liberals promised in their 2021 post-election governing manifesto to not just decriminal ... |
| In the weeds: Germany's plan to legalise cannabis in 2024 likely delayed [27.01.2023] | Germany's plans to legalise cannabis consumption in 2024 are looking increasingly unlikely as it has yet to submit its proposals to the European Comm ... |
| Joint decision: How Brussels could rain on Germany’s cannabis parade [29.12.2022] | It's cannabis crunch time in Brussels. In October 2022, Germany laid out a bold plan to fully legalize recreational cannabis for people aged 18 and o ... |
| EU is skeptical about legalizing cannabis [22.12.2022] | Health Minister Lauterbach's prestige project is one of the few issues on which the traffic light parties in Germany agree. But they are meeting with ... |
| Germany: Flirting with Plan B? [07.12.2022] | Two articles published this week, in Der Tagesspiegel and LTO, throw cold water on expectations that the European Commission could give green light t ... |
| High hurdles face Germany's cannabis legalization plans [22.11.2022] | The legalization of cannabis is a prestige project for the current coalition government. Berlin doesn't just intend to decriminalize the substance, b ... |
| German cannabis regulation on thin ice [28.10.2022] | The German government has released its ‘Eckpunktepapier’, a concept note laying out the key points to shape the regulation of the recreational cannab ... |
| Germany: Lauterbach outlines cannabis legalization plan [26.10.2022] | German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach presented his plans on the legalization of cannabis. He said that Germany's drug policy had to be renewed beca ... |
| Amsterdam mayor wants Europe to decriminalize cocaine: “War on drugs isn’t working [07.10.2022] | Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema believes that Europe should decriminalize the sale of cocaine, like various countries already allow the sale of cannabi ... |
| Could Germany’s impending cannabis legalization prop up Canada’s flagging producers? [18.09.2022] | First-mover advantage: It’s a phrase long used by Canadian cannabis companies that have spent billions of dollars to accelerate their international s ... |
| Germany’s move to legalise cannabis slows over fears of clash with EU laws [12.09.2022] | Legal hurdles are slowing down German plans to allow the controlled distribution of cannabis among adults, with fears that a badly crafted law to leg ... |
| Czechia, mulling cannabis decriminalisation, calls for joint EU action [08.09.2022] | Czech National Anti-drug Coordinator Jindřich Vobořil wants to strictly regulate the Czech cannabis market as cannabis sales should be decriminalised ... |
| Luxembourg leads the charge for a new European drug policy [17.07.2022] | On Friday 15 July, representatives from Germany, the Netherlands, and Malta met at Senningen Castle and agreed that they want to switch to a differen ... |
| Germany’s move to legalise cannabis expected to create ‘domino effect’ [01.07.2022] | Germany is mulling over the consequences of soon becoming the world’s largest potential market for legally sold cannabis, as the country’s left-liber ... |
| More than half of Europeans support cannabis legalization - report [07.04.2022] | More than half of the European population support legalization of adult use of cannabis and around 30% of them are interested in purchasing it, accor ... |
| The green wave hits Europe: Recent cannabis regulation initiatives in Europe [15.03.2022] | |
| Europe should follow Malta's example on cannabis reform, says minister [09.02.2022] | Malta’s new cannabis rules should serve as a model for other European states of how to end the unnecessary prosecution of low-level drug users and st ... |
| Germany legalizes – how does Sweden act? [23.12.2021] | "Does the Swedish government see a need of acting within the EU and vis-à-vis Germany in response to the country’s plans to legalize cannabis to ensu ... |
| In first for Europe, Malta to legalize recreational marijuana, with several other countries on the cusp [13.12.2021] | “The transatlantic winds of change that have been blowing in the Americas for a while have now reached the shores in Europe,” Tom Blickman of the Ams ... |
| After Malta, Germany set to make pot mainstream [02.12.2021] | The European Union is currently a hotchpotch of different approaches to cannabis use, ranging from complete prohibition to different levels of decrim ... |
| Mettre «fin au tabou du cannabis et le dépolitiser» [26.10.2021] | Le gouvernement peut mieux faire. C'est la mention qu'attribue, ce mardi matin sur les ondes de 100,7, le Dr. Alain Origer, aux annonces concernant l ... |
| Ouvertures sur le cannabis : «Une solution insuffisante» [26.10.2021] | En Luxembourg chaque ménage sera autorisé à cultiver quatre plants. Il revient par contre aussi sur l’annonce en grande pompe de la légalisation du c ... |
| Government scales back legal cannabis plans in policy revamp [22.10.2021] | Luxembourg's governing coalition continues to drag its feet on fulfilling its election promise to legalise the production and sale of cannabis, but c ... |
| Graft, drug trafficking threaten Albania's chances of joining EU [04.10.2021] | Researcher Fatjona Mejdini states that the drug problem had its roots in 1991, when Albania went from an isolated communist dictatorship straight to ... |
| Germany: Cannabis legalization becomes election campaign issue [26.06.2021] | With watershed elections looming in Germany, some politicians are talking about a new approach to drug control. The opposition Free Democrats (FDP), ... |
| Drug use steady despite lockdowns: EU agency [09.06.2021] | The severe restrictions on movement and activities during the coronavirus pandemic had little effect on Europeans' appetite for illegal drugs in 2020 ... |
| Eyeing lucrative profits, Morocco is seeking to legalise cannabis. The main obstacle? Islamist opposition [13.05.2021] | The stakes for legalising cannabis in Morocco are rising. On 11 March, the Moroccan government approved Cannabis Legalization Framework, Bill 13-21, ... |
| Should the EU help legalize cannabis farms in Morocco? [28.04.2021] | Should draft legislation clear the final hurdles in the next few weeks, Morocco could become the second Arab country to legalize cannabis. Lebanon wa ... |
| This cannabis giant has European targets in its sights ahead of U.S. legalization frenzy, CEO says [12.04.2021] | Cannabis deals in Europe will help pot giant Aphria build up a war chest ahead of an expected frenzy of mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. High-mar ... |
| EU top court rules that CBD is not a narcotic drug [19.11.2020] | The European Union's highest court ruled today that cannabidiol (CBD) isn't a narcotic drug. The decision by the Court of Justice of the European Uni ... |
| A new EU Drug Strategy is being repared by the German presidency [08.10.2020] | The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) sent an open letter to the members of the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs (HDG) to reject the EU Dr ... |
| Controversial new EU drug agenda puts Europe, Morocco at risk [12.09.2020] | The EU is planning to combine migration, counter-terrorism, and security in its new repressive anti-drug agenda that could have far-reaching conseque ... |
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