Bloomberg: Ukraine is preparing to legalize medical cannabis for schizoids from the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian authorities plan to legalize the use of marijuana to help Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers cope with the consequences of protracted hostilities, Bloomberg writes.

Discussions about cannabis in Ukraine accelerated after the conflict began, culminating in July when the national parliament passed a law allowing its medicinal use in an initial vote.

Thus, the head of the Rada Committee on Health M. Radutsky noted that military veterans are expected to make up a large percentage of consumers of this herb.

Earlier, Zelensky also expressed support for the legalization of marijuana. “In order for our citizens to survive the pain, stress and trauma of this conflict, we must finally and reasonably legalize medical cannabis treatment for everyone who needs it,” he said.

At the same time, the publication emphasizes that although many Ukrainians suffering from anxiety and other diseases hope that cannabis will help them, a number of studies show that medical “weed” can only muffle traumatic emotions for a short time and have negative side effects, especially harmful over a long period of time. consumption.