Tag: ukraine

Ukraine Launches Nation’s Largest Industrial Hemp Processing Plant

Written by Johnny Green on May 20, 2025. Posted in Business.

Hemp harvests have to be processed before they are incorporated into finished products and shipped to the markets where they will eventually be sold, with some limited exceptions. A nation’s...

European Union Reportedly Ready To Supply Medical Cannabis To Ukraine

Written by Johnny Green on November 5, 2024. Posted in Policy.

According to Ukraine Deputy Health Minister Maryna Slobodnichenko, the European Union is ready to supply medical cannabis to Ukraine. The nation’s Deputy Health Minister made the announcement...

Ukraine Approves List Of Qualifying Medical Cannabis Conditions

Written by Hazel Norman on September 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Earlier this year, in August 2024, Ukraine’s medical cannabis program officially launched. Ukraine’s Parliament first approved medical cannabis reform in December 2023, with President Volodymyr...

Medical Cannabis Legalization Officially Launches In Ukraine

Written by Hazel Norman on August 21, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Ukraine’s Parliament first approved medical cannabis reform in December 2023, with President Volodymyr Zelensky signing the measure on February 15th, 2024. This week the law took effect in Ukraine,...

Medical Cannabis Legalization Stalls In Ukraine

Written by Hazel Norman on January 1, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Roughly a week ago lawmakers in Ukraine passed a measure that would legalize cannabis for medical use in the country under certain circumstances. Unfortunately, before the nation’s president...

Ukrainian Medical Cannabis Legalization Awaits Presidential Signature

Written by Hazel Norman on December 25, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Lawmakers in Ukraine gave final approval this week to a measure that would legalize cannabis for medical purposes in certain instances. The medical cannabis legalization measure now awaits the signature...

Ukrainian Health Ministry Backs Medical Cannabis Bill

Written by Hazel Norman on July 11, 2023. Posted in Policy.

In recent days the Ukrainian Health Ministry expressed its support for backing a medical cannabis bill originally proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The recent endorsement from the...

Ukraine Moves Closer To Legalizing Medical Cannabis

Written by Frank Schuler on June 15, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Days ago Ukraine’s cabinet approved a draft medical cannabis bill, sending it to Parliament for consideration. Compared to other countries in the region, Ukraine has been very slow to reform...

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Ukraine Delays Medical Cannabis Legalization Vote

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 5, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Government again pushes can down the road as top officials deliberately delay serious discussion on basic medical cannabis reform. Cannabis reform in Ukraine is continuing to be painfully slow. The...