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Global Cannabis: The Netherlands
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The Office of Medical Cannabis was created in 2001, and the first products became available in Dutch pharmacies in fall 2003. Key Laws…
News September 4Global Cannabis: Zimbabwe
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program Zimbabwe legalized the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes in 2018, making it the second country in Africa to lay the groundwork…
News September 4Global Cannabis: Australia
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The first cultivation license was issued in 2018. Key Laws and Regulations Narcotic Drugs Act of 1967 (and 2016 amendment) Therapeutic Goods Act…
News September 4Global Cannabis: Italy
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program Doctors could first recommend cannabis-derived medicine in 2006, but significant quantities weren’t prescribed until 2014. Key Laws and Regulations Law: April 8, 1998,…
News September 4Global Cannabis: Jamaica
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program In 2015, Jamaica amended its so-called Dangerous Drug Act, which prohibited and punished marijuana cultivation, distribution and consumption, to establish a Cannabis Licensing Authority…
News September 4Global Cannabis: Germany
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program Germany established the current regulatory framework for its medical cannabis program in March 2017. It replaced a more restrictive program that had been in…
News September 4Global Cannabis: South Africa
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program A legal framework for the cultivation and processing of cannabis as an ingredient in registered medicines was approved in 2017. When local production is…
News September 4Global Cannabis: Lesotho
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program A 2008 law allowed for some medical cannabis businesses, but legislation was updated last year to create regulatory certainty the industry needed to get…
News September 4Global Cannabis: Uruguay
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The law legalizing medical and recreational cannabis was approved in December 2013, but implementation has proceeded slowly. Key Laws and Regulations Law 19.172–2013,…
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