Rada unblocks signing of law on legalization of medical cannabis

Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a member of the Hos Party, announced this on his Telegram channel, Ukrinform reports.

Only 25 MPs out of the required 226 voted for a draft resution to repeal the decision of the Verkhovna Rada on the adtion of the law "On regulating the circulation of cannabis plants for medical, industrial purposes, research, and scientific and technical activities to create conditions for expanding patient access to the necessary treatment of oncogical diseases and post-traumatic stress disorders obtained due to war." Therefore, the procedure for the signing of the law by the Verkhovna Rada chair and the president has been unblocked.

On December 21 the Verkhovna Rada adted the law "On regulating the circulation of cannabis plants for medical, industrial purposes, research, and scientific and technical activities to create conditions for expanding patient access to the necessary treatment of oncogical diseases and post-traumatic stress disorders obtained due to war."

On December 22, lawmakers from the Batkivshchyna All-Ukrainian Union registered a draft resution in the Verkhovna Rada to cancel the Verkhovna Rada's decision on the adtion of this law. The registration of such a draft resution does not allow the Verkhovna Rada chair and the president to sign the adted legislative act. The signing of the document can be unblocked after the draft resution is rejected.