Tag: new zealand
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New Zealand Ministry Of Health Data Demonstrates Medical Cannabis Industry Growth
New Zealand’s modern emerging medical cannabis industry largely got its start in 2020, although limited legal medical cannabis sales of Sativex occurred in New Zealand prior to that. New Zealand’s Ministry of Health states on its website, “The Medicinal Cannabis Scheme came into effect on 1 April 2020 with the commencement of the Misuse of…
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How Many Countries Have Legalized Medical Cannabis?
According to a recent study conducted by researchers from Ukraine and France, and published by the U.S. National Institute of Health, 57 countries have adopted medical cannabis legalization measures. Israel was the first country to adopt a national medical cannabis legalization measure (1999), and Ukraine was the most recent (2024) as of the posting of…