Ukraine officials have announced that the country’s first approved medical cannabis product has officially been registered and is expected to be available in pharmacies early this year.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanyshyna and the Patients of Ukraine Charitable Foundation confirmed the approval on Wednesday.
The oral cannabis drops, developed in Spain, are the first in a series of products that are anticipated to be registered. Officials last year also approved cannabis capsules, dental pastes and gels that will need to go through the registration process as well.
“A year has passed since Ukraine adopted a law on the legalization of medical cannabis. During this time, the Ukrainian system has been prepared at the legislative level for the legalization of medical drugs,” Stefanyshyna said, adding that “the first medicines will soon appear in pharmacies.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the medical cannabis legislation into law last February. The legal change officially took effect this past summer, but there hasn’t been access to marijuana products yet as the government has worked on the approvals and registrations.
