Macedonia to Have Legally Available Medical Cannabis by Month’s End
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Macedonian Health Minister Nikola Todorov has announced that medical cannabis will be legally available in pharmacies across the country by the end of this month, the Chinese news outlet Xinhua reports.
Todorov told reporters that amendments to the Law on Control of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances have made the use of cannabis products for medicinal purposes possible for “people suffering from serious illnesses, such as malignant diseases, multiple sclerosis, HIV and childhood epilepsy.”
The Macedonian Health Ministry and the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices is planning to invite foreign experts to train domestic medical specialists and pharmacists on the safe and effective use of cannabis products, according to Todorov.
Macedonia has a population of roughly 2.1 million.