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Cannabis laws in Romania

The Cannigma

THC in 2013 but did not establish a national program. Romania technically legalized medical cannabis back in 2013. Farmers can grow industrial hemp as long as they have authorization from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Medical: legal, limited Recreational: illegal. Recreational cannabis is illegal in Romania.

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Italy: 1 Jan 2020 Specialized Shops Will Be Able To Sell Cannabis Products With 0.5% Or Less THC

Cannabis Law Report

Parliament approved the amendment overnight on Thursday after a long-running row pitching former interior minister Matteo Salvini against small business owners and the agriculture lobby. Populist leader Salvini had vowed to close all shops selling so-called cannabis light. Source: [link].

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LA Times Maps Illegal Grows

Cannabis Law Report

It avoided areas with other active agriculture that could be mistaken for cannabis, and looked for telltale signs of weed, such as outdoor swimming pools to hold water and outdoor plots adjacent to hoop houses. The analysis counted outdoor cultivation spots and measured the square footage of greenhouses.

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DLA Piper: Medical Cannabis: Proposed Changes and Legal Implications in the Czech Republic

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2013, medicinal cannabis has been legalized in the Czech Republic due to the amendment to the Act on pharmaceuticals, otherwise known as Act No. 50/2013 Coll. Cortex – Life Sciences Insights. Czech Republic August 11 2021.

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Germany is now producing state sponsored medical cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

They also do quality control, following the agricultural laws of Germany. The company was founded in 2013 to provide patients, medical institutions, doctors, and pharmacists across Europe with access to safe and reliable cannabis-based medicine. Their main objective is to ensure the availability of the plant.

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California Hemp Cultivation: It’s Complicated

Canna Law Blog

Those posts, however, were more geared towards the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products than the actual cultivation of hemp, which is becoming an increasingly important topic in the hemp industry in the wake of the federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (or “2018 Farm Bill”). 64”) was passed.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: California

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. In plain English, commercial cultivation was still not allowed. 64”) was passed.

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