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Israel: Government approves reform to ease access to medical cannabis
Jerusalem Post Sunday 26 Jun 2016 The government voted on Sunday to approve the reform of medical cannabis, advocated by Health Minister MK Ya’acov Litzman, that will ensure uniform quality of the drug and make it possible for authorized patients to receive their supply in pharmacies. The ministry has promised to expand the number of doctors authorized to approve the legal supply of medical cannabis for patients who need it to relieve severe pain and other purposes. Medical cannabis pain is often used to treat pain from cancer, however it can also help treat the eye disease glaucoma, lack of appetite in HIV patients, muscle spasms from multiple sclerosis, nausea from chemotherapy, Crohn’s disease and seizures. Litzman said after the vote that the cabinet decision is “yet another stage in the reform to regulate the use of medical cannabis. Our aid is to ensure that patients who need it will receive approval quickly and without unnecessary bureaucracy and that it be supplied at a high standard and with accessibility as with any other drug.” Venko, a company for that has acted for the legalization of marijuana for medical uses commented that it welcomed the reform. It continued that “there is still a huge number of people who have “suffered from persecution” by authorities because they did not manage to obtain authorization from the right doctor for its use. ”The simple and correct solution is to stop pursuing cannabis users. Only that way will patients, as well as casual users in their spare time, be able to use it without fear,” Venko concluded. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Government-approves-reform-to-ease-access-to-medical-cannabis-457800
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