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Is weed legal in Portugal?

The Cannigma

In 2001, in one of the most progressive social moves surrounding drug usage, Portugal decriminalized all drugs, weed included. Patients with cannabis licenses can obtain medical marijuana in Portugal from licensed pharmacies and dispensaries. Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Getting weed in Portugal: tourists and visitors.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japan does not have a medical cannabis program and does not allow the use of cannabis for patients seeking to treat a medical condition. In 2019, Japan approved clinical trials for Epidiolox — a cannabis derived medicine used to treat severe forms of childhood epilepsy such as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes. Shutterstock).

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Pushing Cannabis into Modern Healthcare

CannaTech

Canada has been at the forefront of shaping much of the rhetoric surrounding cannabis since 2001. Doctors have remained integral parts of a patient’s cannabis journey through what is known as the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulation (ACMPR) act. The Need for Cannabis Education Tailored to Patient and Doctor.

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Can cannabis products be used to increase overall health and well-being?

Leaf Science

In the UK, cannabis was legalized for medicinal purposes in 2018 which saw patients of epilepsy and multiple sclerosis able to access pharmaceutical cannabis derivatives such as Sativex and Epidiolex.

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Mondaq-Dentons(UK)European Union: Will Medical Cannabis Soon Be Part Of The European Single Market?

Cannabis Law Report

The different approaches on the legality of cultivation and use of (medical) cannabis in the member states have led to a policy paradox within the European Union, causing complications for patients in several member states. Our professionals are available to provide any tailor-made advice at short notice.

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Mid-Atlantic States Enact Historic Reforms, But Remain Stalled on Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Enrollment has increased from 15,000 to nearly 50,000 patients since Murphy took office. New York’s medical marijuana program has approximately 102,000 patients. The Keystone State currently has nearly 116,000 patients certified for participation in its medical marijuana program. New York Decriminalization Bill Signed Into Law.

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Serbian Patients Face Jail as Medical Marijuana Legalisation Stalls. so far 20 have gone to jail

Cannabis Law Report

Fifty-nine-year old Dragoljub Mrdjic has suffered from epilepsy for most of his life. Few medicines have helped him, but his condition drastically improved after he started treating himself with cannabis oil in 2001. “I Patients are in a terrible situation. I tried standard medicine, but there wasn’t much of a result.

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