Malta is to be one of the first countries to offer high grade genuine medical cannabis for the rest of Europe, Economy Minister Chris Cardona said on Monday. He was speaking at the inaugural edition of Medical Cannabiz World Summit in St Julian’s. The two-day conference is full of information, debate and discussion amongst those individuals who actively participate in the medical cannabis field.
Last year, Cardona introduced the bill to legalise medical marijuana in Parliament, and he said that today he is proud to see Malta hosting world leaders, researchers and industry players in Malta for this conference.
“We knew that the introduction of this industry in Malta would be met with some scepticism, especially from the media, which portrayed the government as wanting to build a narcotic industry. When you go through the Parliament debates, we discussed intensely about this industry and I am happy to say that the public and our economic community did not fall for the scepticism,” Cardona said.
He said that Malta will be one of the first countries to offer high grade genuine quality products for the rest of Europe, and he said that since cannabis has medical and therapeutic effects, it is the government’s duty to make such products safer and easier to distribute among patients.
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