Amsterdam Mayor Officially Proposes Banning Foreigners from Cannabis Coffee Shops
Mon / Jan 11th
Amsterdam’s Mayor Femke Halsema has officially introduced her plan to ban cannabis sales to tourists and foreigners in the city.
The European Union (EU) is made up of 28 different member states, combined their members reach 513 million. Currently, 10 EU countries have legalized cannabis for therapeutic use. As this number grows, the EU must adjust to the varying cannabis laws. Check out articles about the European Union and cannabis here:
Mon / Jan 11th
Amsterdam’s Mayor Femke Halsema has officially introduced her plan to ban cannabis sales to tourists and foreigners in the city.
Mon / Dec 21st
Starting next year — after the final transition period of Brexit — medical cannabis patients in the UK will no longer be able to source their medicine from The Netherlands or other EU countries.
Tue / Dec 15th
Irish medical cannabis patients no longer have to travel to The Netherlands to purchase their medicine after officials made permanent a pandemic-response service that lets patients order medical cannabis products from Dutch cannabis firms.
Fri / Nov 20th
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that CBD is not a narcotic because it does not have any psychotropic or harmful effects.
Wed / Oct 28th
Recent polling shows 65 percent of Ukraine voters support legalizing medical cannabis access for severely ill patients.
Tue / Oct 27th
The EU Parliament has voted to raise THC limits for industrial hemp from 0.2 to 0.3 percent and to establish hemp industry marketing standards.
Tue / Oct 6th
Canada’s MediPharm and European pharmaceutical firm STADA have signed an exclusive supply agreement for the distribution of medical cannabis products in Germany.
Wed / Sep 2nd
The island nation of Malta has officially run out of cannabis, both for medical patients and on the unregulated marketplace.
Tue / Jul 28th
The European Commission is considering labeling foods that contain hemp-derived CBD as “narcotic-related.” In the meantime, the commission has suspended applications for novel food products containing non-synthetic CBD.
Fri / May 15th
A European Court of Justice magistrate has ruled that EU member states cannot ban imported CBD products because the law does not consider the cannabinoid to be a narcotic drug.
Tue / Feb 18th
A Croatian lawmaker has proposed adult-use legalization legislation; if successful, Croatia would be the first European Union member to fully legalize adult-use cannabis.
Fri / Feb 14th
The mayor of Amsterdam is considering banning tourists from buying cannabis in a reported effort to clean up the city’s overcrowded red-light district.
Mon / Jan 6th
An EU court has ruled against the Cannabis Store Amsterdam’s attempts to register a trademark because it is “contrary to public policy,” according to the court.
Thu / Oct 17th
Regulators in the UK have banned a $2.56 million ad campaign for Dead Man’s Fingers, a hemp CBD-infused rum product from Cornish Rum Company that leaned on cannabis innuendos in its marketing strategies.
Thu / Oct 3rd
A new experimental cannabis marketplace in The Netherlands will require all distributed cannabis products to utilize plain white, “unattractive” packaging that includes health warnings and only black Helvetica font.
Tue / Sep 24th
The European Union has approved Epidiolex for the treatment of two childhood epilepsy conditions. It’s the first time the EU has approved a cannabis-based medication.
Tue / Sep 3rd
A medical cannabis product shipment by Industrial Globus Uganda Ltd. has been approved by European Union inspectors; the shipment contains THC- and CBD-rich cannabis meant for Sativex drug production.
Thu / Aug 8th
Luxembourg officials say they plan to legalize adult-use cannabis and regulate its production and distribution within the next two years.
Thu / Feb 14th
The European Union’s Parliament has rallied alongside the United Nations’ World Health Organization in recommending an end to cannabis prohibition.
Wed / Jan 2nd
CBD content in European cannabis products, however, has not risen alongside its psychoactive counterpart.
Thu / Aug 30th
Low wheat prices, cheap international imports, and eroded soil have created a crisis for farmers in Italy. Some are turning… Read More
Mon / Jun 18th
The Italian Army is tasked with producing the entirety of Italy’s medical cannabis stores and it’s beginning to have trouble… Read More
Mon / Jun 11th
The first two coffee shops serving high-CBD cannabis products in Paris, France opened last week, according to a Telegraph report. The openings… Read More
Wed / Mar 28th
Dutch officials have announced a three-phase “experiment” to legally supply the Netherlands’ cannabis coffee shops with products. The plan, first… Read More
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