Spain Health Ministry Moves To Regulate Medical Marijuana And More Cannabis News Across Europe
Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from the European Union, Czech Republic and Spain.
European Union Partially Greenlights European Cannabis Initiative
The European Commission recently partially registered a European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) entitled “European Cannabis Initiative.”
This means that marijuana advocates have six months to undertake a petitioning drive, and a year to collect one million signatures from at least seven members of the European Union for proposals to be considered.
The conditions for admissibility include: (1) the proposed action does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act, (2) it is not manifestly abusive, frivolous or vexatious and (3) it is not manifestly contrary to the values of the Union.
Czech Republic: Hemp Group Warns About Intoxicating Hemp Products
A Czech hemp industry group last week …