Poland Health Ministry: Concerns Over Surge in Medical Marijuana Prescriptions
According to the Polish media outlet Rynekzdrowia.pl on April 23, Wojciech Konieczny, the Deputy Minister of Health in Poland, recently stated on a radio program that the number of prescriptions for medical marijuana is experiencing a "snowballing" growth, and the department has implemented controls on these prescriptions in advance.
Koneczny revealed that the Department of Health wants to know if anyone is misusing medical marijuana prescriptions for recreational purposes. The specific number of prescriptions issued is now known. "It's a much larger number than we anticipated," he added, suggesting that the Department of Health may have underestimated the number of patients who would use medical marijuana.
If medical marijuana is used correctly, it can be a very effective medication that has already brought relief to many patients. We may need to consider importing more marijuana... Our analysis is moving in that direction, potentially increasing regulations, but currently, there may not be a need for that based on current sales figures.
Konezny also discussed the efforts to amend regulations limiting the sale of e-cigarettes. On one hand, they will focus on implementing the directive concerning tobacco products (specifically the 2022 EU Directive on innovative tobacco heating products). On the other hand, the department is considering banning disposable e-cigarettes.
We hope that these regulations come into effect simultaneously... I hope that the ban will take effect starting from early next year.
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