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Major rise in amount of cannabis sold by German pharmacies

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 09/16/2016 - 08:45

While highly regulated, the amount of medicinal cannabis sold by German pharmacies has almost doubled in just one year. The Federal Ministry of Health has disclosed numbers following an inquiry request from Left Party.

German pharmacies are selling more and more medicinal cannabis to patients.

According to Germany's Federal Ministry of Health, sales have risen from 33.8 kilograms in the first six months of 2015 to 61.8 kilograms in the first six months 2016. The numbers were disclosed following a parliamentary letter of enquiry from the Left Party.

The Government said it was unable to provide a reason for the rise. Only 647 people in Germany have an allowance to purchase medicinal cannabis flowers and extract from pharmacies.

Around 233 kilograms of medicinal cannabis have been sold since 2011.

Left Party advocate prescription reform

While cannabis is classified as an illegal drug in Germany, pharmacies have been allowed to sell...

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