Zelensky signs the law on legalisation of medical cannabis
Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: ukrinform.ua
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law on the legalisation of medical cannabis in the country, the Verkhovna Rada website reported.
The law will come into force six months after publication – in mid-July 2024.
Earlier the UOJ wrote that on 13 July 2023, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted to legalise the use of cannabis for medical purposes.
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