The State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control has for the first time allowed the import of medical cannabis to Ukraine.
This was reported on the agency’s website.
This is a substance that has already been registered in Ukraine and included in the State Register of Medicines. Importation became possible after the law on the legalisation of medical cannabis came into force on 16 August 2024. This document excluded cannabis and its derivatives from the list of particularly dangerous substances.
As a reminder, on 21 December 2023, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law on the legalisation of medical cannabis. The document was voted for by 248 MPs. The law strictly restricts the circulation of the substance – it cannot be used for recreational purposes, and the illegal distribution of marijuana will continue to be considered a criminal offence.