Ron Strider
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Malta's law regulating medical marijuana is about to become less restricted, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has announced.
"Cabinet will start discussing changes to the law regulating medical marijuana in November," Muscat told a media briefing yesterday. "It is only when we update the law on medical marijuana that we'll start discussing possible legalization for personal use."
Medical marijuana was first regulated in the drug reform of 2015 but, with so many restrictions on its prescription, not a single Maltese patient has yet been treated with it.
As it stands, patients who want access to medical marijuana must be prescribed the drug by either an oncologist, a neurologist, a psychologist or an anesthesiologist as well as permission from the Superintendence of Public Health.
However, this is a moot point in itself because the only form of medical cannabis which has so far been licensed is the mouth-spray Sativex - which costs around €500 per 10ml and which no Maltese pharmacy has so far agreed to import.
"We want to update the protocols on medical marijuana so as to allow GPs to prescribe it, to allow more medical marijuana products to enter the Maltese market, and to allow people to manufacture the medicine in Malta," Muscat said. "The government wants to first make medical marijuana more accessible and then start discussing cannabis for personal use."
Looser restrictions on medical marijuana is one of the central planks of ReLeaf - a recently launched movement campaigning for the legalization of marijuana for personal use.
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"Cabinet will start discussing changes to the law regulating medical marijuana in November," Muscat told a media briefing yesterday. "It is only when we update the law on medical marijuana that we'll start discussing possible legalization for personal use."
Medical marijuana was first regulated in the drug reform of 2015 but, with so many restrictions on its prescription, not a single Maltese patient has yet been treated with it.
As it stands, patients who want access to medical marijuana must be prescribed the drug by either an oncologist, a neurologist, a psychologist or an anesthesiologist as well as permission from the Superintendence of Public Health.
However, this is a moot point in itself because the only form of medical cannabis which has so far been licensed is the mouth-spray Sativex - which costs around €500 per 10ml and which no Maltese pharmacy has so far agreed to import.
"We want to update the protocols on medical marijuana so as to allow GPs to prescribe it, to allow more medical marijuana products to enter the Maltese market, and to allow people to manufacture the medicine in Malta," Muscat said. "The government wants to first make medical marijuana more accessible and then start discussing cannabis for personal use."
Looser restrictions on medical marijuana is one of the central planks of ReLeaf - a recently launched movement campaigning for the legalization of marijuana for personal use.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana Is About To Become More Accessible In Malta - Lovin Malta
Author: Tim Diacono
Contact: Contact - Lovin Malta
Photo Credit: Getty Images
Website: Lovin Malta - Your Online Guide To Malta
