The Kyiv Independent – > 189
orig date 2023-07-13 11:54:19
15:01 13-07-2023
⚡️ Parliament passes first reading of bill on medical cannabis legalization.
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Parliament, has approved the draft law on legalizing medical cannabis in the first reading, lawmaker Iryna Herashchenko said on July 13.
The draft law proposes to license the economic activity of cultivating hemp for medical, industrial, and scientific purposes. It aims to help Ukrainian war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, people with cancer, and other serious diseases to get pain relief and reduce other symptoms.