Ukraine

Instead, it was included in the list of substances whose circulation is restricted

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana—a step that he and other officials say can help soldiers address physical and mental wounds incurred during the nation’s war with Russia.

Ukraine has officially voted to legalise medical cannabis in what its Health Minister described as a ‘great victory for humanity and the beginning of a long journey’.

Ukrainian lawmakers voted to legalise the medical use of cannabis on Thursday after activists and supporters called for the step in order to treat millions of people including soldiers wounded in the war with Russia.

In Ukraine, the Parliament has recently unblocked the signing of the medical cannabis bill, marking a milestone in the country’s approach to alternative medicine.

A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Ukraine has now been “unblocked” from advancing to the president’s desk after an attempt to overturn the reform failed in the parliament.