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Officials from Ukraine’s Ministry of Health approved a list of conditions that qualify patients to participate in the new medical cannabis program. Marijuana Moment reports.

According to the rules, the program covers around 20 conditions, including cerebral palsy and childhood epilepsy. It also covers chemotherapy-related complications, neuropathy (shingles), Parkinson’s disease and weight loss caused by eating disorders. The program does NOT list post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) specifically as a qualifying medical condition despite messages from supporters, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, who suggested that medical cannabis would be made available to those affected the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, which invaded Ukraine 2022.

Officials in the health sector can add more conditions to the list.

The new cannabis program was Signed into law The president has already announced his plans for this year. took effect last month. According to the law, the Minister of Agrarian Policies will set the cannabis cultivation and processing rules, and the National Police and State Agency (NPSA) will regulate the distribution medical cannabis products.

During an address to the Parliament last year, President Zelensky stated that the country should use “all of the world’s most effective practices,” calling specifically to “finally and fairly legalize cannabis based medicines for those who need them with appropriate scientific research.

Zelensky has also expressed his support for the legalization During his 2019 presidential campaign, he will be promoting medical cannabis.

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