Medicinal cannabis legalized in Panama

With the publication in the Official Gazette on Thursday, September 1, the executive decrees that regulate the medicinal use of cannabis came into force.

Executive Decree 121 establishes the regulations of Law 242, in relation to the use and access of cannabis and its derivatives for therapeutic, medical, veterinary, scientific, and research purposes throughout the country.

The regulation will be applicable to legal entities that import, export, plant, cultivate and market cannabis and its derivatives for medicinal or scientific purposes.

The data of patients enrolled in the National Program for the Study and Medicinal Use of Cannabis and its derivatives are protected.