“Attentive to the regulations, the initial requirement, access to cannabis oil and the fact that home cultivation is not pursued, this has already been resolved in the regulations and there are no issues such as the restriction of registration, as MACAME argues,” the lawyer added. Uruguayan media such as the Montevideo newspaper El País have highlighted some major obstacles, such as the lack of larger stocks of legal cannabis or the limited reach of the network of pharmacies registered as marijuana sellers. As a result, long queues formed in front of some licensed pharmacies, and in some the reserves of the product quickly ran out. “If the verdict is in line with what we have demanded, it will decriminalize self-cultivation for therapeutic purposes. We maintain that there is a constitutional right to self-cultivation. This is a private action which, according to Art. 19 of the NC does not cause any damage to third parties,” the lawyer explained. In addition, the regulation will control the quality of its derivatives, avoid major health damage, reduce illicit trade and also open a new article in the country to export and import cannabis products. On 29 March 2017, Law No. 27.350 on Medical and Scientific Research for the Medical Use of the Cannabis Plant and its Derivatives was adopted. The Senate unanimously approves the medical use of marijuana nationwide, with a total of 58 votes in favor and none against.
[6] The law was promulgated on September 21, 2017. [7] This law was basically research, and for its application it mainly considered patients with refractory epilepsy, moreover, it only allowed the importation of medicinal oils and ignored the possibility of self-cultivation. As a result, this law has led to its restrictment, the neglect of many patients with other pathologies and the pushing of many people into the illegal market or the risk of criminal sanctions for practicing practices that are still punishable under the drug law. [1] Of course, while health comes first in this matter, we must not forget that this step forward in the legalization of marijuana could alleviate many of the economic problems that have plagued Argentina for decades. MACAME demands that the CSJN declare unconstitutional Article 5 (a) and (e) and Article 14 of the Drug Law No. 23.737, as well as “any other regulation prohibiting self-cultivation for personal medical consumption” of minors. Grow clubs are fundamental to the project to legalize cannabis for all its uses, which the national deputy of Río Negro Ayelén Sposito (Frente de Todos) presented to the upper house. In addition, Posito`s bill removes marijuana from the list of prohibited substances, regulates and legalizes local cultivation, and proposes amnesty for those prosecuted for cultivation. Argentina has legalized marijuana grown for medical purposes and will allow the sale of oils, creams and other derivatives of the plant in licensed pharmacies, according to new regulations published in the Official Gazette on Thursday. The decree, signed by President Alberto Fernandez, ends the criminalization of those who have grown for therapeutic© purposes. It`s a morning in early April.New York has just legalized the recreational use of cannabis. There are already 15 states in the United States where it is not a crime to smoke, vaporize or consume up to 85 grams of marijuana as you wish. But Juan Palomino — a smoker, lawyer, activist and co-founder of the Yo Me Planto cannabis community — is in Argentina, where its cultivation for medical purposes is legal, but marijuana remains on the list of substances prohibited by Law 23,737. become a criminal,” says Francisco de Mandala Growshop. It is precisely to take care of “the law” that we must “replace nature”. “It takes a lot of technology to create a special microclimate,” he says. “That`s why more and more people have their indoor space, which are starting to use lights and spaces designed specifically for cultivation: not to use a fireplace or space, but to take care of the parameters that the plant needs to grow fully.”
