Ukraine officials have announced that the country\u2019s first approved medical cannabis product has officially been registered and is expected to be available in pharmacies early this year.<\/p>\n
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanyshyna and the Patients of Ukraine Charitable Foundation confirmed the approval on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The oral cannabis drops, developed in Spain, are the first in a series of products that are anticipated to be registered. Officials last year also approved cannabis capsules, dental pastes and gels that will need to go through the registration process as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cA year has passed since Ukraine adopted a law on the legalization of medical cannabis<\/a>. During this time, the Ukrainian system has been prepared at the legislative level for the legalization of medical drugs,\u201d Stefanyshyna said, adding that \u201cthe first medicines will soon appear in pharmacies.\u201d<\/p>\n President Volodymyr Zelensky\u00a0signed the medical cannabis legislation into law<\/a> last February. The legal change officially took effect this past summer, but there hasn\u2019t been access to marijuana products yet as the government has worked on the approvals and registrations.<\/p>\n\n Officials in August moved to clarify the scope of the new policy.<\/p>\n \u201cCannabis, its resin, extracts and tinctures are excluded from the list of particularly dangerous substances,\u201d\u00a0the Ministry of Health said in an announcement at the time<\/a>. \u201cPreviously, their circulation was prohibited\u2014now it is allowed, but with certain restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n The law legalized medical cannabis for patients with severe illnesses and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from the nation\u2019s ongoing conflict with Russia, which launched an invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago.<\/p>\n While the text of the\u00a0legislation as introduced explicitly\u00a0listed only cancer and war-related PTSD as qualifying conditions, the chair of the health committee said in July that lawmakers were hearing daily from patients with other illnesses such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease and epilepsy.<\/p>\n Lawmakers\u00a0approved the medical cannabis legislation in late 2023<\/a>, but the opposition Batkivshchyna party used a procedural tactic to block it by\u00a0forcing consideration of a resolution to repeal the measure<\/a>. That resolution failed last January, clearing its path to enactment.<\/p>\n Opponents previously tried to derail the marijuana bill by\u00a0filing hundreds of what critics called \u201cspam\u201d amendments<\/a>, but that attempt similarly failed, with the measure ultimately passing with 248 votes.<\/p>\n The Agrarian Policy Ministry will hold regulatory responsibilities over cannabis cultivation and processing operations. The National Police and State Agency on Medicines will also hold oversight and enforcement authorities related to the distribution of the medicine.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have done a lot of work to ensure that the first manufacturer registers its products in Ukraine as soon as possible,\u201d Hanna Glushchenko, head of international partnerships at the Ukrainian Medical Cannabis Association, said<\/a> in a press release on Wednesday. \u201cSince this milestone has been reached, we are currently focusing on training Ukrainian doctors to treat with medical cannabis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Zelensky, for his part,\u00a0voiced support for medical marijuana legalization in mid-2023<\/a>, stating in an address to the parliament that \u201call the world\u2019s best practices, all the most effective policies, all the solutions, no matter how difficult or unusual they may seem to us, must be applied in Ukraine so that Ukrainians, all our citizens, do not have to endure the pain, stress and trauma of war.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn particular, we must finally fairly legalize cannabis-based medicines for all those who need them, with appropriate scientific research and controlled Ukrainian production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n During his presidential campaign, Zelensky also voiced support for medical cannabis legalization,\u00a0saying<\/a>\u00a0in 2019 that he feels it would be \u201cnormal\u201d to allow people to access cannabis \u201cdroplets,\u201d which is possibly a reference to marijuana tinctures.<\/p>\n The policy change puts Ukraine is stark contrast to its long-time aggressor Russia, which has taken a particularly strong stance\u00a0against reforming cannabis policy at the international level<\/a>\u00a0through the United Nations. The country has condemned Canada for legalizing marijuana nationwide, for example.<\/p>\n DEA Judge Orders Agency To Respond To New Allegations It Opposes Marijuana Rescheduling And Improperly Conspired With Prohibitionists<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Kimzy Nanney<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Ukraine Officials Give Final Approval To Country\u2019s First Medical Cannabis Products Under New Legalization Law<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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