In which countries legally use medical marijuana

Information about countries where a greater or lesser extent in a civilized manner regulate the issues related to the use of cannabis for medical or recreational areas.
Insertion Association of Ukrainian growers change in the profile of Ukraine Act, including those relating to the possibility of applying on the territory of our country of cannabis for medical and scientific purposes. Prepare by-laws and regulations in order to create a legal framework for the use of leaves and inflorescences of industrial hemp in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food areas, as well as for companies involved in Zoo business. In view of the above, it makes sense to study the experience of the developed countries of the world are actively working in this direction. You must be aware of the recommendations of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, of which, including, includes former and current high-ranking representatives of the UN, which encouraged countries to experiment with the legal regulation, including hemp, in order to combat drug trafficking.
Below are the States where a greater or lesser extent civilized settled issues related to the use of cannabis for medical or recreational areas.
Australia
Legislation on the use of cannabis differs considerably from state to state. In Western Australia allowed storage and private use of a small amount of psychoactive cannabis (up 2 plants for excess - fine), the Australian Capital Territory are allowed to store up to 25 grams of cannabis (for excess - fine), South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania storage plant in small quantities is also considered a violation of quite serious.
Argentina
In August 2009, the Supreme Court of Argentina ruled out from the list of criminal offenses for possession of an article in small quantities of cannabis.
Belgium
In 1998, it was decided to reduce the persecution of users of psychoactive cannabis to a minimum. In 2003, Parliament passed a law under which the psychoactive cannabis has been decriminalized.
In practice, the use of cannabis by the citizens of the country is not a violation in terms of the police. However, recreational cannabis consumer will be prosecuted if he violates a result of the public order. Permitted use of psychoactive cannabis for medical purposes.
United Kingdom
In July 2002, it was decided to transfer the psychoactive cannabis from a class B to class C. This means that the possession of small amounts of cannabis and its derivatives will not be considered a crime. However, the police retained the right to arrest members psychoactive hemp in "severe" cases, such as smoking in the presence of children.
Germany
The consumption of medical cannabis is legal possession of small amounts is treated differently in different federal states. In most cases, possession of less than 5 grams of psychoactive cannabis is not prosecuted. Since November 2007, some patients began to receive permission to use medical cannabis from the local health authorities.
Canada
In 2001 it was allowed to use cannabis for medical purposes. The country can legally grow and use marijuana, although for this consumer should obtain the opinion of a physician that he was seriously ill and special permission of government authorities.
Permission is given to terminally ill suffering from various forms of cancer, AIDS, arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
Mexico
Since August 2009, legislation allowed the storage and transportation of a small amount of psychoactive hemp.
Netherlands
In large cities, the Netherlands, like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and other open coffeeshops having official permission for the sale of psychoactive cannabis. Organization of licensed coffee shops was intended to protect young people using various substances on recreational drug users who use hard drugs.
North Korea
Wild hemp grows everywhere, and its use in the industrial, medical or recreational purposes is not controlled by the government agencies.
Slovenia
The National Assembly of Slovenia is a bill aimed at creating conditions for the legalization of the use of psychoactive cannabis for medical purposes.
USA
In 16 states (California (1996), Oregon (1998), Alaska (1998), Washington (1998), Maine (1999), Colorado (2000), Hawaii (2000), Nevada (2000), Montana (2004), Vermont (2004), Rhode Island (2006), New Mexico (2007), Michigan (2008), Arizona (2010), New Jersey (2010), the District of Columbia (Washington DC 2010), Delaware (2011)) legalized sale of medical cannabis on prescription in the designated areas. Illinois is close to its decriminalization.
US National Institutes of Health in its recommendations, recommended the use of cannabis in certain diseases. The recipe and the license for storage can be obtained from the local doctor. First of all this paper get AIDS, stroke, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Tourette's syndrome, Huntington's chorea, Parkinson's disease, anorexia, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis neuropathic pain, nausea and vomiting, asthma, certain types of depression, obsessive- compulsive disorder, tics, migraines, ADHD, glaucoma (intraocular pressure reduction), epilepsy. Some patients receive cannabis from the government in vain, for those who do not want to smoke, designed to squeeze hemp ice cream Creme De Canna or soda tetrashidrokannabinolom (TGC), and in California allowed the use of medical marijuana advertising on television. Since 2014 in the states of Colorado and Washington permitted to trade psychoactive cannabis in licensed stores. In the US, revenue from the sale of medical marijuana has reached record volumes, the annual income from the sale of cannabis amounted to 1.7 billion dollars.
Czech Republic
On January 1, 2010 came into force an executive order governing the storage of up to 15 gram psychoactive hemp.
Uruguay
The country's legislation allows the selling and purchase psychoactive hemp in specialized stores.
In countries such as Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal and Jamaica also use psychoactive hemp is legal. In a partially self-governing Freetown Christiania, geographically located within the city of Copenhagen (Denmark), the psychoactive cannabis is readily available and are not prohibited by the laws of Christiania, despite the fact that the Danish law is prohibited.