Items tagged with cannabis and malta
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Spain’s confusing cannabis policies spark similar problems faced by US states [12.11.2023] | “For some years, there was the possibility to regulate and keep it in the hands of those who aren’t crime-related,” said Óscar Parés, deputy director ... |
Potential cannabis associations to receive harm reduction training by next November [23.09.2023] | The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) will be organising the first training on harm reduction for those Associations which have re ... |
Cannabis policy expert slams Malta police's attitude to CBD [29.07.2023] | A leading drugs policy expert believes members of Malta’s planned cannabis associations should be allowed to consume cannabis on site rather than bei ... |
Cannabis associations eye first quarter of 2024 for opening their doors [17.07.2023] | Cannabis associations in Malta could be up and running by the end of March 2024, sources familiar with the matter have told MaltaToday. In June, it w ... |
Global resonance of Malta's drug policy reform highlighted at thematic round table [14.07.2023] | The not-for-profit model adopted by Malta for drug policy reform is resonating across other countries. The emphasis on a harm reduction approach, inc ... |
Cannabis policy needs to be monitored for health impact - EU drugs agency [01.07.2023] | European countries that are widening their cannabis policies should invest in monitoring and evaluation to understand the impact on public health and ... |
Cannabis clubs assured of receiving support from local banks [16.06.2023] | The cannabis authority in Malta has been assured that local banks will not turn down potential cannabis clubs on the grounds that they are selling ma ... |
26 applications for cannabis clubs received so far - no licences granted yet [08.06.2023] | The cannabis authority has received 26 applications from potential cannabis clubs requesting a licence to sell home-grown marijuana, according to Leo ... |
New report describes growing complexity and change in cannabis laws in Europe [05.06.2023] | What forms of cannabis regulation are under consideration in Europe? What types of cannabis are controlled? Are cosmetic and wellness products contai ... |
Cannabis greenhouses and ‘chain-store’ clubs permitted under new rules [09.04.2023] | Malta’s laws for the sale of recreational cannabis could likely make room for large players seeking to corner the market, with the prospect of cannab ... |
These are the rules cannabis associations will have to follow [15.03.2023] | Cannabis associations that sell to non-members or minors will face fines of up to €10,000, with the associations also required to cough up money for ... |
Talks with bank to offer services to cannabis associations [22.02.2023] | The authorities are having talks with a leading bank with a view that it could offer services to non-profit organisations running cannabis associatio ... |
Cannabis associations will need to have salaries approved by regulator [18.02.2023] | Salaries paid out by cannabis associations will have to be approved by the regulator to ensure they are in line with market rates, ARUC boss Leonid M ... |
Editorial: No grass without the roots [06.02.2023] | The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis recently held a conference where it outlined the rules for social clubs and the sale of home-grown ... |
Cannabis 'Harm Reduction' clubs can apply to sell home-grown drug from February [27.01.2023] | Cannabis clubs - dubbed Cannabis Harm Reduction Associations - can apply to sell home-grown marijuana from next month but must abide by a list of reg ... |
Law aiming to clear simple drug convictions expected next year [02.12.2022] | Malta won’t see a bill that introduces a path to clearing simple drug convictions from people’s criminal records until sometime next year. A spokespe ... |
Activists fear medical cannabis companies want in on recreational market [21.11.2022] | Established medical cannabis companies could be looking to set their foot in Malta’s flegdling recreational cannabis market, according to sources. Re ... |
Cannabis authority chair sacked after 10 months [11.11.2022] | Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech has been sacked from her position as executive chairperson of the new cannabis authority on the responsible use of ca ... |
No timeframe yet for cannabis associations [08.11.2022] | Reforms parliamentary secretary Rebecca Buttigieg has refused to give a detailed timeline on when cannabis associations will start operating. “This i ... |
Cannabis authority yet to start issuing licences, months after law introduced [29.08.2022] | New rules on cannabis use came into force in Malta in December after parliament approved a new law aimed at further decriminalising the substance. Th ... |
Towards a ‘human rights-based’ drug policy [27.07.2022] | In 2018, Malta became one of the first European countries to fully decriminalise cannabis for medicinal purposes; followed up by a broader reform to ... |
Luxembourg leads the charge for a new European drug policy [17.07.2022] | On Friday 15 July, representatives from Germany, the Netherlands, and Malta met at Senningen Castle and agreed that they want to switch to a differen ... |
Cannabis associations should be ‘safe spaces’, NGOs propose [28.03.2022] | Two NGOs have proposed that cannabis associations should be “safe spaces” where members have a “true interest and passion” in the substance, and wher ... |
In Malta, confusion over cannabis law after doctor arrested for drug dealing [24.03.2022] | Malta has been rocked by the arrest of a local doctor, Andrew Agius, for distributing cannabis mere months after the island became the first in Europ ... |
Cannabis law still reflects discriminatory practices: Andrew Bonello [17.03.2022] | The reform enacted by the Maltese government in 2021 Act No. LXVI to establish the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis and to amend various ... |
The green wave hits Europe: Recent cannabis regulation initiatives in Europe [15.03.2022] | |
Europe should follow Malta's example on cannabis reform, says minister [09.02.2022] | Malta’s new cannabis rules should serve as a model for other European states of how to end the unnecessary prosecution of low-level drug users and st ... |
'Malta will not become another Amsterdam': cannabis authority chair [24.01.2022] | Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech has been appointed the first executive chair of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis. She tells how she p ... |
It's official: recreational cannabis reform is now law [18.12.2021] | A bill to allow recreational cannabis use has been signed by President George Vella and is now part of Maltese law. Legal Notice 478 notes that the A ... |
Cannabis bill approved in parliament, in first for Europe [14.12.2021] | Parliament approved a cannabis law that will allow users to carry, buy and grow amounts of the drug, making Malta the first European country to intro ... |
In first for Europe, Malta to legalize recreational marijuana, with several other countries on the cusp [13.12.2021] | “The transatlantic winds of change that have been blowing in the Americas for a while have now reached the shores in Europe,” Tom Blickman of the Ams ... |
Opposition delays cannabis reform until December 14 [07.12.2021] | A controversial new law on cannabis use will have to wait another week to be approved in parliament, after the opposition requested that MPs be calle ... |
After Malta, Germany set to make pot mainstream [02.12.2021] | The European Union is currently a hotchpotch of different approaches to cannabis use, ranging from complete prohibition to different levels of decrim ... |
Cannabis reform is one vote away from becoming law [30.11.2021] | The cannabis reform bill in Malta is one step away from being passed in parliament after it cleared committee stage. In a four-hour-long sitting MPs ... |
From prohibition to trailblazing: A brief history of modern cannabis activism In Malta [27.11.2021] | It is ironic, but if Malta does end up legalising recreational cannabis, one quiet man from Wales may be the one to thank for it. Prior to 2011, ther ... |
Getting closer! Final stage before Malta’s cannabis reform becomes law to start next week [23.11.2021] | It’s looking ever more likely that Malta will pass a landmark cannabis reform bill into law. The bill passed its second reading (the debate stage) in ... |
No smoking allowed: An early look inside Malta’s planned cannabis associations [23.10.2021] | Malta will soon allow people to purchase weed from “cannabis associations”, an exciting step forward for the country’s long-suffering cannabis commun ... |
Cannabis legalisation will allow regulated associations and home growing of plants [06.10.2021] | Under proposed cannabis legalisation in Malta, non-profit associations can grow cannabis to distribute among their members, Equality Minister Owen Bo ... |
Owen Bonnici presents first reading on cannabis reform [04.10.2021] | The minister for reforms Owen Bonnici has tabled the first reading of Malta's government proposed cannabis reform. Taking to Twitter, Bonnici said th ... |
Cannabis reform consultation ends with 350 submissions [18.05.2021] | The cannabis reform White Paper attracted more than 350 submissions from organisations and individuals. Government is proposing full decriminalisatio ... |
Cannabis reform: possession up to 7g, cultivation of four plants at home [30.03.2021] | Prime Minister Robert Abela of Malta launched a public consultation process on a White Paper to strengthen the legal framework on the repsonsible use ... |
The problem with cannabis is that it doesn’t have a label: Andrew Bonello [24.02.2021] | In Malta the Prime Minister has announced a White Paper on a possible new drug reform. Andrew Bonello: "In general, the gist of what the Prime Minist ... |
Cannabis reform will allow users to grow plants for personal use, Robert Abela says [18.02.2021] | Cannabis users will not be sent to prison and will be able to grow a limited amount of plants as part of government’s reform, Prime Minister Robert A ... |
ReLeaf calls on government to decriminalise cannabis cultivation, consumption and sharing [09.02.2021] | Cannabis legalisation advocacy group ReLeaf has told the Prime Minister to get on with the decriminalisation of cannabis cultivation and consumption ... |
Decriminalise adult cultivation of cannabis with clear rules, ReLeaf says [11.12.2020] | ReLeaf Malta has reiterated a call for the full decriminalisation of adult cultivation of cannabis by 2021. The cannabis law reform group said the Ma ... |
New parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar says it's time to implement cannabis reform [15.01.2020] | Rosianne Cutajar, in her new role as reforms parliamentary secretary, said that it is now time to start implementing the cannabis reform, which aims ... |
No mandatory prison sentence for personal cannabis cultivation under new rules [12.12.2019] | The prison sentence for a woman who was cultivating cannabis for her personal use, has led to the proposal of legal amendments that will give the Mal ... |
Drug law failing its purpose as undeserving people get jailed [11.11.2019] | A “draconian” drug law in Malta has forced a magistrate to jail a 39-year-old woman for six months for cultivating six small cannabis plants for her ... |
Labour exponents call out Julia Farrugia Portelli over cannabis stance [19.09.2019] | Parliamentary Secretary Julia Farrugia Portelli has come under fire from exponents in her party over comments on cannabis in a TV interview. Farrugia ... |
Cannabis legalisation lobby hopes for meeting with the President [19.06.2019] | Cannabis legalisation lobby group ReLeaf has expressed concern at 'reservations' by President George Vella on extending legal use of the drug beyond ... |
No date yet for legalisation of marijuana, parliamentary secretary says [07.05.2019] | The Malta government has not yet set a date to motion a bill to potentially legalise recreational marijuana, parliamentary secretary for reforms Juli ... |
ReLeaf urge government to present tangible proposals to legalise cannabis for personal use [11.03.2019] | Cannabis campaigners want government to present tangible proposals for the legalisation of marijuana for personal use as they contest fears that regu ... |
Government register contradicts stated policy, cannabis smokers lobby says [25.01.2019] | Obliging Maltese cannabis smokers to register for them to have access to cannabis will achieve the opposite of the government’s stated aim of adoptin ... |
Cannabis smokers will register with State under proposed reform [10.01.2019] | Cannabis smokers in Malta will be asked to register with the government once a reform of the country's cannabis rules is implemented. “Government wil ... |
It’s about ‘harm-reduction’, not ‘recreational cannabis’ [25.02.2018] | Malta is poised to become a centre for the production of medical marijuana – while also relaxing its cannabis legislation further – after decades of ... |
Malta Government and opposition parties call for debate, with a view to legalising and regulating cannabis [06.05.2017] | A Labour government would initiate discussions on the use of cannabis for recreational use in Malta, eventually leading to its regularisation and tak ... |
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