20 Aug, 2024 The potential turnaround of advertising and promotion rules for medicines in Brazil By Bruna Rocha Juliana Marcondes Victoria Cristofaro New STJ decision may redefine rules in the health sector, including RDC 96/2008 On August 14, 2024, Justice Regina Helena Costa of the...
25 Jul, 2024 Australia Regulator Cracks Down on Unlawful Advertising of Medicinal Cannabis By Greg Bodulovic Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart Hazel Pang +1 more... Show less Recent enforcement by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) indicates that the regulator is actively monitoring and...
29 Aug, 2023 Going green, literally – (slow) legalization of cannabis in Germany By Philip Weyand Guido Kleve Dylan Kennett Cannabis for adult-use is no longer a clandestine indulgence anymore, but a thriving industry in certain countries globally. Germany...
25 Apr, 2023 The Czech government is planning a regulated cannabis market By Jan Metelka Dylan Kennett The Czech government has announced its plan to introduce a highly regulated cannabis market in the Czech Republic. Currently, cannabis is...
27 Jun, 2022 Luxembourg draft bill on recreational cannabis By David Alexandre Benoîte Chanfray Camille Malécot Following the Luxembourg government's clarifications of October 2021, the Council of Government has recently approved the draft bill on...
06 Apr, 2022 New rules on the cultivation of medicinal cannabis in Poland By Amelia Prawda Jolanta Dabrowicz On 29 March 2022, the Polish President signed the Act of 24 March 2022 amending the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction (the "Act"). The...
01 Mar, 2022 The end of the production chain: Portuguese approach to Cannabis waste management By Mariana Ricardo Ana Rita Santos The Portuguese National Authority for Medicines and Health Products (“INFARMED”) and the Portuguese Environment Agency (“APA”) issued a...
22 Feb, 2022 Use of cannabis and derived substances in cosmetics – Portuguese approach By Mariana Ricardo Ana Rita Santos The Portuguese National Authority for Medications and Health Products (INFARMED) issued a bulletin on the topic of the usage of cannabis...
18 Feb, 2022 A new chapter in France's CBD legal saga By Marion Abecassis Marion de Galembert In an expected order of 24 January 2022, the interim relief judge of the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat – “CE”)...
06 Jan, 2022 Portugal: revision to rules on authorisations for growing, trade and distribution of cannabis By Mariana Ricardo Ana Rita Santos Ordinance no. 14/2022, dated 5 January, alters the framework on the authorisation for activities relating to the growing, manufacture,...
25 Nov, 2021 Luxembourg refines its draft bill on recreational cannabis By Olivier Reisch David Alexandre Back in 2018, as part of the coalition agreement between political parties (Accord de coalition 2018-2023), the Luxembourg government...
23 Nov, 2021 Is the UK the right home for life sciences startups? By Lyndsey Hudson I saw this recent article highlighting the need for the UK to create a much more supportive and sustainable environment for life sciences...
08 Nov, 2021 Poland discusses draft laws to facilitate the cultivation of hemp By Amelia Prawda Andrzej Balicki, Ph.D. On 20 April 2021, the draft bill on hemp ("Draft Bill") was submitted to the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish Parliament). The aim of...
11 Aug, 2021 Medical Cannabis: Proposed Changes and Legal Implications in the Czech Republic By Jan Metelka Since 2013, medicinal cannabis has been legalized in the Czech Republic due to the amendment to the Act on pharmaceuticals, otherwise...
21 Jul, 2021 UK revealed as Europe's fastest growing hub for cannabis investment By Dylan Kennett DLA Piper's European Cannabis team in partnership with Hanway Associates, Crunchbase and Seedrs have analysed the European cannabis...
09 Jun, 2021 Portugal discusses draft-laws to legalize cannabis for personal use By Inês Santana Metello Mariana Ricardo The Portuguese Parliament will meet to debate two draft-laws aimed at legalizing cannabis for non-medical personal use. Both draft-laws...