Malta Government Helps Non-Profit Cannabis Clubs Access Banking Services
a Malta’s new measures will allow cannabis users to purchase cannabis at non-profit cannabis clubs.
Minister of Reform Rebecca Buttigiegand the Authority for the Responsible Consumption of Cannabis Leonid McKay, Emphasizing that this is the first legal framework of its kind in Europe, it is a “pioneering” legal measure and anyone looking to apply for a license can do so through Malta’s Responsible Cannabis Use Authority (ARUC). pointed out that it is possible. From February 28th.
According to Malta Today, the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security said: Negotiate with an unnamed “main bank” to provide banking services to non-profit cannabis associations.
The new company, called the “Cannabis Harm Reduction Association,” must register with ARUC to obtain a license.
Malta will become the first European country to legalize the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use in 2021.
Cannabis sale legalized in Netherlands under government-backed pilot program
From mid-May, smoking cannabis will no longer be legal in Amsterdam’s world-famous red-light district. but, Dutch authorities plan to launch a pilot program that will allow the sale of cannabis by the end of 2023. The NL Times reported that its cultivation is still considered illegal nationwide.
Last week, the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Justice announced that they would begin testing in the municipalities of Tilburg and Breda in the last quarter of this year, between October and December 2023.
“Together with the Minister [of Justice] Yesilgoz-Zegerius, I am fully committed to a successful cannabis experiment. We also feel the enthusiasm of all the participants and are happy to take the first small steps here, even before the experiment has officially started,” said Ernst Kuipers Health, The Netherlands. The minister said at a press conference.
Philippine lawmakers consider decriminalizing marijuana use
Philippine lawmakers consider bill to decriminalize cannabis production, sale and useChronic magazine reported.
House Speaker’s Proposal Pantaleon Alvarezthe bill has the backing of the Dangerous Drugs Committee headed by Robert Ace Barbers, the House is in the process of creating a technical working group, and the Health Commission is expected to further work on the initiative.
“The classification of cannabis and its derivatives as dangerous drugs is bullshit,” Alvarez said. “It makes no sense at all. And we have to correct this absurdity.”
In addition, Governor of Kalinga. James Edva It also supports immediate approval of the medical marijuana bill pending in both houses of Congress.
Vanuatu Confirms Cannabis Regulations: What Businesses Need to Know
of Vanuatu government greenlights regulatory framework for legal cultivation of medical marijuana and industrial hemp for exportABC reported.
The law change was signed into law in 2021 after being passed by the government. The Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Act was recently confirmed and enacted.
Under the law, businesses wishing to grow cannabis must have 10 years of experience and purchase a 10-year license for A$125,000, renewable annually.
“The license is valid for 10 years. The scenario is that after 10 years of working with foreign investors, any Vanuatu will be in a position to engage in that activity,” said the parliamentary chairman of medical cannabis and industry. One Moses Amos Hemp Advisory Board said:
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