Colombia legalises medical marijuana

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Colombia legalises medical marijuana
23 Dec 2015 at 00:45
WRITER: AFP

BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree Tuesday legalising and regulating medical marijuana, the latest softening of the country's hardline tactics in the war on drugs.

"We have just taken an important step to place Colombia at the forefront of the fight against disease, with a decree... that allows licenses to be granted for the possession of seeds, cannabis plants and marijuana, and for the plant to be grown for exclusively medical and scientific purposes," Santos said in a nationally televised address.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Medical marijuana gains ground globally

Medical marijuana gains ground globally

23 Dec 2015

Colombia on Tuesday became the latest in a growing number of nations around the world to legalise the use of cannabis for medical reasons. However the rules vary widely across continents, with some countries permitting cannabis cultivation and others only allowing pharmaceuticals extracted from the drug.

A state of play:

- LATIN AMERICA -

- COLOMBIA: President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree Tuesday making it fully legal to grow, process, import and export cannabis and its derivatives for medical and scientific use.

- CHILE: Chile said in October it plans to allow the sale of marijuana-derived medication in pharmacies. The measure requires strict oversight, including authorisation by a specialist and inventory checks.

- MEXICO: An eight-year-old girl who endures 400 daily epileptic seizures became in September Mexico's first authorised consumer of imported medical cannabis after the government granted her an exemption to its marijuana ban.

More:
http://www.afp.com/en/news/medical-marijuana-gains-ground-globally

[Matthew28]

2. Great news

Should of never been illegal in the first place.