Tag: Narcotics Act

Getrocknete Cannabisblüten auf einer Digitalwaage als Symbol für medizinisches Cannabis in der Schweiz.

Medical Cannabis in Switzerland: What the Rules Actually Are Today

14.12.2020 Addrich Mauch

Medical cannabis is more accessible in Switzerland today than it was just a few years ago. When this article was first published in December 2020, the National Council had just approved a legislative amendment. At that time, healthcare professionals still needed a special exemption from the Federal Office of Public Health if they wanted to […]

UN und Europäischer Gerichtshof entscheiden 2020 über Neubewertung von Cannabis – CBD gilt nicht als Betäubungsmittel, wichtiger Meilenstein für die Branche und Herba di Berna

Historic decision of the UN and the European Court of Justice

03.12.2020 Addrich Mauch

Two positive decisions on cannabis bode well for international cannabis policy. European Court of Justice: CBD is not a narcotic drug After we reported last time that the EU Commission is considering making all hemp extracts – including natural CBD products – subject to narcotics law, a decision by the European Court of Justice now […]

CBD-Öl vor EU-Flagge und Richtersymbolik als visuelle Darstellung des EuGH-Urteils, das Cannabidiol nicht als Betäubungsmittel einstuft

All eyes on Brussels

05.11.2020 Addrich Mauch

While on the one hand a lot of educational work is happening around the topic of hemp and cannabinoids, new scientific findings on the benefits of hemp and hemp extracts are being obtained, the EU Commission is currently considering including hemp extracts in general in the narcotics law. Cannabiniol (CBD) as well as any other […]