Peter Homberg
Does the new law on cannabis legalization require approval in the Federal Council (Bundesrat)?
This article was originally published in the Tagesspiegel on 24 July 2023: https://background.tagesspiegel.de/gesundheit/muss-das-cannabi...
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Malte Goetz
- Jul 18
- 4 min
Cannabis Legalization in Germany – Official Draft Law Published (5 July 2023)
On 5 July 2023, the German federal ministry of health has officially published a draft law concerning the implementation of the so-called...
Cannabisdejure
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Cannabis Cos. Must Heed Growing Federal Investigatory Risks
On 30 March 2023, Amy Rubenstein and Alicia Corona published an article on Law360 on the need for more government oversight due to...
Cannabisdejure
- May 4
- 1 min
Cannabis Cos. Must Brace For More Mislabelling Class Actions
On 30 January 2023, Amy Rubenstein and Cassandra Beckman Widay published an article on Law360 about consumer class actions against...
Cannabisdejure
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Best Practices For Cannabis Cos. Managing A Product Recall
On 15 December 2022, Amy Rubenstein and Joanna Borman published an article on Law360 about the best practices for cannabis companies when...
Peter Homberg
- Dec 20, 2022
- 5 min
Marketability of CBD products in Germany and the European Union
The popularity of the cannabis plant has grown enormously in recent years. Thus, cannabis found its way into medical care as a medicine...
Peter Homberg
- Dec 5, 2022
- 5 min
Fundamental Changes in The Future Prescription Practice of Medicinal Cannabis
On 25 October 2022, the Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss - G-BA) issued a decision on the initiation of a commenting...
Cannabisdejure
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Why BIPA Litigation Could Be A Death Knell To Cannabis Cos.
On 23 November 2022, Amy Rubenstein and Sarah Trevino published an article on Law360 about the connection between BIPA (Biometric...
Peter Homberg
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Key Proposals Paper: New Details on Planned Cannabis Legalization in Germany
On October 25, the German Federal Ministry of Health, with Karl Lauterbach as Minister of Health, published a key proposals paper...
Peter Homberg
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
The Fate of the German Medicinal Cannabis Industry Post-Legalization
Status Quo Since December 2021, when the current German government signed the coalition treaty pledging to legalize cannabis for...
Cannabisdejure
- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
Between Wishful Thinking and Legal Reality - on the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis
Guest article "Zwischen Wunschdenken und Rechtsrealität" by Peter Homberg in the Legal Tribune Online on the planned legalization of...
Peter Homberg
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Recreational Cannabis: Conform to International Law After All?
On the misinterpretation of Article 2(9) of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) Legalizing the use of cannabis for...
Peter Homberg
- Jun 21, 2022
- 4 min
Harmonization of the Legal Framework for Medical Cannabis at EU Level
The German Bundestag opened the market for medical cannabis in Germany with the "Cannabis as Medicine" Act in spring 2017. Whereas...
Peter Homberg
- Jun 21, 2022
- 4 min
The Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Conflict to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
On 7 December 2021, the new German government coalition, a progressive combination of the Social Democrats (“SPD”), the Liberals (“FDP”)...
Peter Homberg
- Jun 21, 2022
- 6 min
Legalization in Europe?
Candidates for the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in the Near Future Recently, the political landscape in several European...
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