Cannabis in Macedonia

Cannabis in Macedonia is legal for medical purposes, but illegal for recreational purposes.

Medical cannabis

On February 9, 2016, the Macedonian Parliament Health Committee gave its approval for the legalization of medical marijuana.[1] Beginning in June 2016, patients without a prescription were allowed to buy oil with 0.2 per cent cannabinoids or less; more concentrated forms require prescription.[2]

Illicit production

Only small amounts of cannabis are grown in Macedonia, since the quality and price of cannabis in neighboring Albania is superior.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Macedonia: Parliament Legalizes Medical Marijuana". Eurasia Review.
  2. ↑ Sinisa Jakov Marusic (2013-05-03). "Macedonia Allows Medical Marijuana in Pharmacies". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. ↑ Kimberley L. Thachuk (2007). Transnational Threats: Smuggling and Trafficking in Arms, Drugs, and Human Life. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-0-275-99404-4.
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