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Medicinal marijuana one step away from legalization in Peru

The Healthcare Commission of the Peruvian Congress approved a bill that would make medicinal marijuana legal in the country.

Eight votes in favor and one against led the bill to pass; two members of the commission abstained. In September, the Defense Commission of Congress also gave a green light to the bill, which is now being submitted for consideration on the floor of Congress – it’s the last step toward legalization.

If approved on the floor of Congress, the 982/2016-PE bill would make the use, production, import, research and commercialization of the plant and its derivatives – such as cannabis oil – completely legal for medical purposes. Small-scale cultivation for personal use will not be legal yet, but regulated domestic production could begin in as little as two years’ time.

Read more at Peru Reports (Daniel Sanchez)
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