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Canada, Germany and Italy May Seek Netherlands Medical Marijuana

BBSNews

Wednesday 29 Nov 2006

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The Netherlands: The governments of Canada, Germany and Italy are
interested in medical cannabis from the Netherlands

IACM via BBSNews 2006-11-29 -- According to a letter by Mr. H.
Hoogervorst, the Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport of the
Netherlands, to the Dutch Parliament of 31 October the Canadian, the
German and the Italian governments are interested in medical cannabis
produced under supervision of the Health Ministry and sold in pharmacies
of the country for distribution to patients in their countries.

In his two-page letter Mr. Hoogervorst described the current situation
of the medicinal cannabis project and noted that it will continue for at
least one more year. Under certain circumstances, it may continue for
another four years. This decision was based on a plan on the development
of medicines by a consortium of Dutch companies and on an application
for registration by GW Pharmaceuticals for Sativex. It is also important
that in the future the costs of the project do no longer exceed the
revenues as is currently the case.

So far, less patients than expected buy cannabis from the pharmacies.
Additional revenues came from national and foreign companies who bought
the plant material for isolation of THC and development of
pharmaceutical products. In addition, the Canadian, German and Italian
governments expressed their interest in buying Dutch medical cannabis
for their patients. Higher revenues from patients and governments or
companies would also allow to reduce the price of the pharmacy cannabis
for Dutch patients, the minister stated in his letter.

Sources: Letter of H. Hoogervorst to the president of the second chamber
of the Dutch Parliament of 31 October 2006, Newsletter of the Office of
Medicinal Cannabis of 24 November 2006.
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