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Home 🌿 Medical Cannabis News 🌿 Cyprus: Red tape denies dying cancer patient of medical cannabis relief 🌿Cyprus: Red tape denies dying cancer patient of medical cannabis relief
A 19-year-old cancer patient made three requests to receive medical cannabis but permission to use the drug was only given by the health minister a few days before he died.
The young man who died last Saturday had supported his requests with medical evidence as well as a doctor’s prescription as he needed the medicine for pain relief while receiving chemotherapy. As the use of medical cannabis is not allowed in Cyprus, he appealed directly to the health minister. The Cyprus Mail asked the health ministry why it took so long to sign the request.
“From August, when the new minister of health became aware of the issue, efforts were made to find a way to authorise the medical use of cannabis, and permission was given a few days before the death occurred,” a ministry official said. “Unfortunately, I cannot comment on the handling of the matter by the former minister of...
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