THE BENEFITS OF THE CANNABIS MARKET IN PORTUGAL


Portugal is ideal for its Californian type climate for cannabis cultivation, the country’s young, educated workforce and its major agricultural sector.

Cannabis possession was decriminalized in 2001 in Portugal, but it later fell behind other approved countries in legalizing cannabis for medical purposes.
It was only approved on 15 June 2018 for medical use, and Decree No. 8 was published in the official gazette on 15 January 2019 creating new legislation governing the cultivation, extraction, commercial preparation, local distribution, import and export, transit and sale of cannabis.

Infarmed, the Government Health Ministry Agency in Portugal, have provided a list of conditions qualifying for medical cannabis, given that all conventional treatment methods have been unsuccessful:

  • Epilepsy and treatment of severe seizure disorders in childhood
  • Chronic pain associated with oncological or nervous system conditions
  • Spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries
  • Nausea and vomiting resulting from chemotherapy, radiotherapy and combined HIV therapy and hepatitis C medication
  • Appetite stimulation in palliative care of the patient undergoing oncological or AIDS treatment
  • Therapeutically resistant glaucoma
  • Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

This combined with the European Parliament calling for an EU-wide policy on medical cannabis and properly funded scientific research, earlier this year, is a time of great change and many medical and financial breakthroughs to look forward to.






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