Luxembourg is set to restrict access to high-THC cannabis flower on prescription from next year, as part of longer-term plans to phase out flower-based products altogether.
Since 2012, it has been possible to get a prescription for cannabis-based medication. In 2017, the way was opened for cannabis for medical use. The conditions of access are highly regulated and only patients suffering from three types of illnesses (see opposite) can benefit from such treatment. While each household is currently allowed to grow – for strictly personal recreational use – up to four cannabis plants, the government is preparing to make the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes more restrictive.
"This is a striking step backward that calls into question all the achievements in terms of policies related to the legalization of cannabis," says Djuna Bernard. On Wednesday, the member of parliament for Déi Gréng called on the Minister of Health, Martine Deprez, to find out more about the government's plans. The response received alerts the elected official, who fears a negative impact on the patients concerned. Indeed, it will no longer be possible, from January 1, 2025, to be prescribed dried flower cannabis rich in THC. In the long term, medicinal cannabis rich in CBD should also be banned. This would leave only medications and oily extracts containing THC or CBD.
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