EU Will Supply Ukraine With Medical Marijuana But Industry Slow To Launch, Says Official
Ukraine Deputy Health Minister Maryna Slobodnichenko recently shared some updates regarding the country’s medical marijuana program. Speaking with the Ukrainian News Agency, Slobodnichenko confirmed that the European Union is supportive of the program and ready to supply medical marijuana to Ukraine.
“They say, ‘Show us the consumers,’ because they have stocks of medical cannabis ready to supply us,” the minister said, according to translation. “However, we are talking about medicine here, so the consumer is not just anyone but patients suffering from specific medical conditions. As of now, no API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) for medical cannabis has been registered.”
She explained that medical marijuana, even though permitted, has not been cultivated in Ukraine and is not being imported. According to Slobodnichenko, the issue is not a lack of regulation, but rather the manufacturer’s reluctance to …