The Portuguese National Assembly recently approved a bill on the medicinal use of hemp, which has reignited the debate in this European country and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
The final text of the draft law on the medicinal use of hemp, approved by the Health Committee, reinforces the role of Infarmed, the Portuguese National Agency for Medicines and Health Products, I.P., and introduces the possibility of the country’s Military Laboratory contributing to the production of these medicines.
Left Bloc MP Moisés Ferreira said that under the approved text, only doctors would be responsible for prescribing hemp plant-based medicines, preparations and substances, which include everything from oils to dried flowers.
The final text of the draft law was adopted with the votes of the Socialist Party, the Left Bloc and the PSD, with the PCP and CDS abstaining. Under the new law, doctors will be able to prescribe certain hemp preparations in various forms and for medicinal purposes.
The changes introduced in the original text confirm the role of Infarmed in the “regulation and introduction of medicines and other products” and raise the possibility that the Portuguese Military Laboratory may contribute to the production of these medicines, preparations and substances.
The PSD representative states that the prescription of hemp-based medicines or preparations can only be done if other conventional medicines have adverse effects or do not achieve the effects they were intended to have.
Recreational use. Legalised consumption of hemp is already permitted in other countries, including for recreational purposes. After Uruguay, Canada has become the second country to establish a legal and national market for hemp, the recreational use of which is also permitted in nine states of the United States. However, because of the old system and laws on the increased consumption of petroleum derivatives, no laws have yet been passed, and the direct use of textile and cosmetic production in the food, paper and construction industries is still not considered a measure of government. safety.
