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--- en:aktuelles:medizinalhanf [2021/08/13 14:01] – sos
+++ en:aktuelles:medizinalhanf [2021/08/31 15:34] – [Medical Hemp] sos
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-====== Medical Hemp ======
+====== Medical cannabis ======
-The proposed amendment to the Narcotics Act provides that cannabis medicinal products may in future be prescribed without an exceptional authorisation from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
+This adopted amendment to the Narcotics Act provides that cannabis medicinal products can be prescribed by doctors in the future without an exemption permit from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
-**Status:** The referendum deadline expired on July 8, 2021. The Federal Council must now adopt the relevant ordinances, after which this amendment to the law can enter into force (probably in 2022).
+**Status:** The Federal Council has adapted the ordinances for the amendment of the law and submitted them as a draft for consultation at the end of August 2021. This will run until November 24. Subsequently, the amendment to the law with the (possibly still adjusted) ordinances can enter into force (probably 2022).
-After that, an exciting phase lasting several years will begin in which these new possibilities will be explored and evaluated. However, as long as the health insurance companies do not pay for such cannabis medicines (this will be discussed further in the coming years), only a few sick people will be able to afford these preparations.
+[[https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/medizin-und-forschung/heilmittel/med-anwend-cannabis/gesetzesaenderung-cannabisarzneimittel.html|The FOPH's overview page contains the draft amendments to the ordinances and the explanatory reports on them.]]
+Then an exciting seven-year phase will begin in which these new possibilities will be explored and evaluated. However, as long as health insurers do not pay for such cannabis medicines (this will be discussed further in the coming years), few sick people will be able to afford these preparations.
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