Health: Linnemann pushes for stricter rules for medical cannabis
Smoking cannabis is now permitted for adults with many restrictions. At the same time, the market for cannabis as a medicine is growing strongly. The new minister wants to put a stop to this.
German Health Minister Carsten Linnemann is pushing for stricter rules on the distribution of medical cannabis. The country's imports of medical cannabis flowers are expected to reach 300 tonnes this year, a tenfold increase in three years, which Linnemann says is a misuse that has nothing to do with medical treatment. A draft law has been submitted to the Bundestag, which would require prescriptions for cannabis flowers to be issued directly by a doctor and only available in pharmacies, not online.
Linnemann also criticised the current situation where online retailers, often based abroad, make it easy to obtain medical cannabis through private prescriptions.
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