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Ireland Becomes Latest Country to Ban HHC, Citing Mental Health Concerns
Ministers raised concerns related to the growing use among young people and potential risks to mental health.
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UN Places HHC Under Same Regulations as Cannabis and Methamphetamine
Last week, the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted almost unanimously to place hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) under Schedule II of the 1971 Convention. After over […]
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New study sheds light on effects of HHC in the body
Researchers have proposed a safer, more consistent way to produce hexahydrocannabinols (HHCs.
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Experts call for HHC to be regulated rather than banned
Some experts believe HHC could have ‘potential’ medicinal benefits and ‘deserves further investigation’.
Cannabis explained
What is HHC? Its effects, safety and legal status in Europe
The ‘legal high’ Hexahydrocannabinol, better known as HHC, is on the rise across Europe. Here’s what you need to know.
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When “Cannabis” Is Not the Whole Story: The Health Risk of Undeclared Synthetic Cannabinoids in Low-THC Flower
Sean McKinley of Originals CBD explores the emerging dangers of synthetic and semi-synthetic cannabinoids in Europe, both for businesses and consumers.
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France Plans to “Fully Integrate” Medical Cannabis into its Healthcare System
Just months ago, France’s long battle to establish a permanent generalised medical cannabis framework was on the brink of failure. Despite other major European countries looking to France’s 2019 pilot […]
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‘Valuable’ UK Medical Cannabis Data to be Published After A Four Year Delay
A Freedom of Information request has established that the NHS will publish data from its ‘registry’ by the ‘end of the year’.
Industry
FSA Publishes New Guidance On THC Limits And Recommended Daily Intake For CBD Products
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced some significant updates to its multi-year CBD Novel Foods approvals process.
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‘Access to Treatment Is Now a Right, Not a Privilege’: Ukraine Approves First Medical Cannabis Imports in Major Step Toward Access
Ukraine has issued its first ever permit for medical cannabis to be imported into the country.
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UK Government Rejects Medical Cannabis ‘Grow Your Own’ Petition, But At What Cost?
Around 13,000 people signed a petition calling for ‘Grow Your Own’ laws in the UK.
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Delayed but Not Denied: France Unveils Full Medical Cannabis Blueprint
France’s four-year campaign to launch a fully regulated generalised medical cannabis framework is finally being realised. Just weeks ago thousands of participants in Frances’ medical cannabis ‘experiment’, launched in 2021, […]
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Czech Republic Pushes Ahead With Pioneering ‘Psychomodulating Substances’ Regulation
The Czech Republic is continuing to make progress on an ambitious overhaul of its drug policies, with sweeping reforms aimed at creating a regulated market for low-risk psychoactive substances and […]
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UK CBD Company Sues Government for £3.4m Over ‘Unlawful’ Seizure of Hemp
The UK Government is being sued by a CBD business for £3.4m, in the latest major challenge to its mishandling of legal hemp. Ocean Development (Dorset) Ltd. and connected retail […]
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Ananda Aiming to ‘Meet Regulators at Their Point of Need’ As it Secures More Major UK Clinical Cannabis Trials
Via Business of Cannabis UK-based biotech firm Ananda Developments has solidified its position as a driving force in clinical cannabis research in Europe, announcing the launch of two more major […]
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Cannaray, Therismos and Aqualitas unite to launch Wellford at Cannabis Europa
Cannaray Limited, its medical cannabis subsidiary Therismos, and Canadian ‘aquaponics’ cannabis cultivator Aqualitas are set to merge to create a new international vertically integrated cannabis company. Officially launching at Cannabis […]
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Malta’s legal “grey area” sees consumers criminalised over CBD flower
Malta is looked on as a frontrunner of European reform, but consumers are still being prosecuted for importing CBD flower.
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Optimism despite delays: Ireland’s journey toward cannabis decriminalisation
Via Business of Cannabis The Irish Government has approved the establishment of an Oireachtas committee to examine the Citizens’ Assembly recommendations for the decriminalisation of drug use ‘as quickly as […]
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Spain breaks medical cannabis deadlock as new Health Minister sparks optimism
Newly-appointed Minister of Health, Mónica García Gómez, has committed to rebooting plans to regulate medical cannabis.
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Japan takes major step towards cannabis reform
A new bill has opened the door for the establishment of a medical cannabis and industrial hemp industry.
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Germany’s cannabis legalisation marches on despite obstacles
Via Business of Cannabis On Friday 29 September, opponents of Germany’s Cannabis Act (CanG) failed to prevent the bill from progressing in the German Federal Council (Bundesrat). Two key ‘possible […]
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From last resort to first line: Israel’s major reforms to medical cannabis
Earlier this month the government published proposals for sweeping reforms aimed at streamlining access.
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Cannabis-in-brief: Germany moves closer to reform, Malta grants first association licences and NHS to fund CBD trial
Your weekly debrief of the latest cannabis news.
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OPINION: Legal v legacy cannabis – how illegal use continues to impact the medical market
Head grower at Dalgety, Brady Green, explores the difference between prescribed cannabis and its illegal counterpart.