In Malta, confusion over cannabis law after doctor arrested for drug dealing
Malta has been rocked by the arrest of a local doctor, Andrew Agius, for distributing cannabis mere months after the island became the first in Europe to legalise the drug.
Malta has been rocked by the arrest of a local doctor, Andrew Agius, for distributing cannabis mere months after the island became the first in Europe to legalise the drug.
Malta will this week become the first European country to legalise the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use
On 6 May 2019, Health Europa attended the MJBiz European Cannabis Symposium in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the event, a panel led by Alfredo Pascual (International Analyst for Marijuana Business Daily) discussed the future of Cannabis in Europe, with an Advisor to the Office of the Prime Minister in Malta – John Charles Ellul – taking part.
, if medical cannabis is treated as a psychotropic medicinal, why is it treated differently to other psychotropic medicinals
Accessing medical cannabis in Malta has taken longer than many expected it to take
“In addition to being used in the production of our GMP-certified pharmaceutical products, this contract extends the medical cannabis market for our company into the supply of medical cannabis flowers to emerging European markets, including Germany.”
You can now be prescribed non-smoking forms of cannabis by your family doctor
Parliament approved the passing of the second reading of the medicinal marijuana bill last night. The bill would amend the current laws to allow non-smokable types of medicinal marijuana in Malta.
The proposed law will permit the industrial production of cannabis products for medical use, opening up a new economic sector.
Malta are full steam ahead and hoping that changes will be in place by February 2018.