New rules implemented in January by Israel’s Ministry of Health to ease the path for physicians approving medical cannabis – along with further regulatory changes later this year – are expected to spur growth in the nation’s industry, local experts told MJBizDaily.
The Ministry of Health is giving specialist physicians broader discretion when administering medical cannabis and removing some restrictions that had been in place.
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The changes “help increase the medical autonomy of the specialist physicians while also improving availability and reducing bureaucracy for patients who require medical cannabis,” the ministry said in a statement announcing the changes.
The new measures, which are effective immediately, are only the first step of a major regulatory overhaul of Israel’s medical marijuana program.
Further changes will
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