Pharmaceutical Organization EOF denounces medicinal cannabis producers for misleading public

EOF clarifies that, to date, it has not issued any marketing authorization for a finished medicinal product for cannabis and has not accepted any notification of product circulation as a cannabis food supplement.

EOF stresses that controls are in progress and the planned sanctions are imposed on businesses that do not comply with the spirit of the legislation, but continue to "unthinkably mislead citizens by seriously endangering their health."

The Organization adds: "At present, in our country the legal framework for the circulation of pharmaceutical cannabis preparations is now defined and the procedures for granting approvals have already begun.

The legal framework in force strictly applies to finished cannabis medicinal products of hemp variety of Cannabis Sativa L containing more than 0,2% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for medical purposes. For these products, as with all other prescription drugs, it is forbidden to conduct any advertising or promotional activity, as well as the provision of free samples to the public.

At the same time, of course, there are companies and stores - natural and online - selling edible or other products containing cannabinoids (eg: CBD, CBDa, CBC, etc.) with a THC content of up to 0.2% for which the regulatory framework regulating the conditions for their disposal at the European and national level is not yet in place ".