National
Medical Cannabis Regulation published today
The Decree-Law that regulates Medicinal Cannabis was published today, January 15th, in the Diário da República, three weeks after its promulgation by the President of the Republic, on December 26th. Decree-Law No. 8/2019, which “establishes the legal framework for the use of herbal medicines, preparations and substances […]
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The Decree-Law that regulates Medicinal Cannabis was published today, January 15th, in the Diário da República, three weeks after its promulgation by the President of the Republic, on December 26th.
Decree-Law n.º 8/2019, which “establishes the legal framework for the use of medicinal products, preparations and substances based on the cannabis plant for
medicinal purposes, namely its prescription and the
your dispensation at a pharmacy” will take effect on February 1st.
The regulation can be read in full at this link:
https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/117821806
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[Disclaimer: Please note that this text was originally written in Portuguese and is translated into English and other languages using an automatic translator. Some words may differ from the original and typos or errors may occur in other languages.]____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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With a degree in Journalism from the University of Coimbra, Laura Ramos has a postgraduate degree in Photography and has been a Journalist since 1998. Winner of the Business of Cannabis Awards in the category "Journalist of the Year 2024", Laura was a correspondent for Jornal de Notícias in Rome, Italy, and Press Officer in the Office of the Minister of Education of the 2018st Portuguese Government. She has an international certification in Permaculture (PDC) and created the street-art photography archive “What does Lisbon say?” @saywhatlisbon. Co-founder and Editor of CannaReporter® and coordinator of PTMC - Portugal Medical Cannabis, Laura made the documentary “Pacientes” in XNUMX and was part of the steering group of the first Postgraduate Course in GxP's for Medicinal Cannabis in Portugal, in partnership with the Military Laboratory and the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon.
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