Ukraine is legalizing medicinal marijuana to treat stress and cancer among war survivors

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 23:15

Employees separate flowers of cannabis from the stems, and the Ukrainian parliament votes on the legalization of medicinal cannabis. — The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday voted in a bill that legalizes medicinal cannabis.
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Ukraine's parliament on Thursday voted to legalize medicinal cannabis amid the war with Russia.
It's approved cannabis and cannabinoid medicines for PTSD and cancers caused by the war.
Support for medicinal marijuana use has been growing in Ukraine as the war progresses.

Ukraine is legalizing medicinal cannabis to treat psychological trauma and stress-related diseases caused by Russia's war.

Parliament approved a bill on Thursday that would allow marijuana to be used for the "necessary treatment of oncological diseases and post-traumatic stress disorders."