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Macedonia to legalize medical marijuana

Albeu

Thursday 07 Jan 2016

The public debate regarding the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes has ended and the law is expected to be approved by the parliament, by the end of February.

This way, Macedonia is set to become the 14th country in Europe that uses it for medical treatment to people suffering from serious illnesses. The law foresees for the market to have 3 kinds of produce.

Oil with no more than 0.2 % THC, more than 0.2 percent and another one found in the European market. Experts say that this will help patients treat illnesses, as a lot of marijuana is found in the black market, sold at a high price, but there is also the risk for patients not to be aware of the oil quality.

For the law, ministry of health consulted experts, specialist doctors from various fields, pharmacologists and representatives of civil society.

A recent opinion poll suggested that 70 per cent of Macedonians support allowing the use of marijuana products for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases.

Studies have shown that it helps patients in reducing pain, but it needs to be proven that it has an anti-tumour effect.

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