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Article by Dentons Law Firm https://www.dentons.com/en/global-presence/europe/germany July 18, 2024 On July 8, 2024, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (“BMEL”) published a draft law to liberalize the cultivation and handling of industrial hemp (Industrial Hemp Liberalization Act – “NLG”). The reason for the draft law is that the BMEL is convinced of the many…

Aurelian Bernard for Newsweed.fr The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio has confirmed with a new order and for the third time the suspension of the decree of the Ministry of Health which included oral compositions containing cannabidiol (CBD) in the table of narcotic substances. After ruling on the appeal filed by ICI-Imprenditori Canapa Italia,…

This answer from a laboratory confirms that THC variations in CBD bud are quite common. The same plant can measure <0.2% THC and also >0,2% THC. This information is technical and more complicated than the answer in the previous post, but tells us that CBD bud which is over 0.2% THC, can be questioned on…

A laboratory which analyses CBD flower was asked this question: Can CBD flower which measures 0.2% measure 0.5% when tested a few years later. Does the THC content in CBD flowers can change over time? The answer is yes, the THC can change. Question: Here is the fuller answer: Hi How are you – Yes,…

https://hemptoday.net/draft-german-hemp-law-would-finally-ease-path-for-producers-open-door-to-investment Article (From Hemp Today) A draft law in Germany should eliminate lingering problems with law enforcement agencies by clearly stating that industrial hemp has no intoxicating effect and therefore poses no danger. In a corollary provision, intoxicating hemp edibles are not permitted under the legislation, the Industrial Hemp Liberalization Act. Hemp stakeholders have long been…

This is taken from an article written by Jule Steinbrück for TOM HEMPS a popular Berlin CBD company. It seems they, like us, remain frustrated with the lack of government leadership when it comes to hemp. Özdemir is suggesting the intoxication clause in hemp is “senseless” and updated soon, which any responsible government should have…

Story written by BEN STEVENS in ‘BUSINESS OF CANNABIS’ May 17 2024* Are the German politicians finally putting a halt to the violent hemp prosecutions which have occurred across Germany? It seems so! The “intoxication clause” which permits hemp prosecutions, has been described as “senseless” by the German agricultural minister Özdemir, and he says this…

Author: BEN STEVENS MARCH 22, 202 Business of Cannabis. International Cannabis Weekly edition 342 https://businessofcannabis.com/germany-passes-landmark-cannabis-bill-bundesrat-votes-in-favour-of-cang-with-law-set-to-come-in-on-april-01. ARTICLE: Germany’s Bundesrat (Federal Council) has voted to pass the CanG bill without calling in a mediation committee, meaning the law should come into effect on April 1, 2024. In perhaps the most important vote on cannabis liberalisation in European…

2000- 2023 ANOTHER BERLIN STORY A Berlin police prosecutor when interviewed by a Berlin magazine, seemed quite pleased to mention there were a long line of CBD companies waiting to be prosecuted. He seemed delighted to speak of it. This he suggested was a clear signal that selling CBD flower was illegal. He didn’t mention…

https://businessofcannabis.com/2023-spotlight-switzerland-establishes-europes-most-advanced-legal-adult-use-cannabis-trial/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=80425526&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_F_vRbYncs-raKfoY8s25lV-pRIdZNuMqxEx8xSXBlVOaipwyM8JGVKNjsaBZ7JyN2lGgHxWPtgSpbrW4l0hw7nuU9LPakx48PMGYMRHEL0f6K3gY&utm_content=80425526&utm_source=hs_email BY BEN STEVENS DECEMBER 20, 2023 Switzerland’s pioneering cannabis pilot project has developed into Europe’s most advanced and accessible adult-use framework throughout 2023.  Six pilot projects have now been approved by Switzerland’s Federal Office for Public Health (FOPH), three of which are already selling cannabis legally to Swiss citizens, and ‘dozens’ more are reportedly…