Medical Cannabis Legalization Enters Into Force In Ukraine As War With Russia Grinds On
The Ukranian law allowing the distribution of cannabis plants for medical, industrial and scientific purposes is in effect as of Friday.
The news comes some six months after Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a bill that legalizes medical cannabis into law. The Ukrainian Parliament successfully unblocked the approval of a medical marijuana legalization bill in January.
Zelenskyy and other Ukraine officials said cannabis is useful for overall health as it provides citizens with ways to deal with the pain, stress and trauma of the Russo-Ukrainian War that started in 2014. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The Ukrainian healthcare ministry reported in September 2022 that over 90% of Ukrainians have developed at least one symptom of PTSD since the war started and that 57% are at risk …