How does the dependence of import deliveries of medical hemp affect Danish patients?
The number of patients receiving access to use medical cannabis under the respective pilot program in Denmark , almost halved in the third quarter of 2019, mainly due to the disruption of supplies of raw materials from Canada .
The pages of the profile electronic publication of Ukrainian hemp breeders regularly analyze the features , as well as the observed trends in the largest European markets for the use of medical hemp in Germany , Italy , and the Netherlands . The experience of the legal use of cannabis for medical purposes in Denmark is extremely interesting , namely its component that relates to the dependence of Danish patients on imported raw materials from Canada. I would very much like the information presented in this publication to once again make Ukrainian citizens who need to use the therapeutic properties of hemp think about whether it is worth relying on exports to lobby for changes in existing legislation or it makes sense to improve the national regulatory framework conducive to the development of domestic producers industrial hemp therapeutic orientation , parallel to introducing changes to the existing legislation , according to a orymi could be legally cultivated varieties of hemp plants have an enormous therapeutic potential in the home .
The number of patients receiving access to use medical cannabis under the respective pilot program in Denmark , almost halved in the third quarter of 2019, mainly due to disruptions in the supply of raw materials from Canada .
The number of patients using medical hemp in the Danish pilot program
This trend is related to the fact that one of the main Danish hemp plant suppliers , the Canadian producer CannTrust, began to experience a certain kind of difficulties in 2019. In particular, Canadian government agencies revealed violations in the course of its business activities , which led to the initiation of a number of criminal cases related to non-compliance with federal laws and regulations of Canada . This situation has prompted the Danish partner above the Canadian company put all exported CannTrust headings in quarantine before terminate the previously signed agreement on cooperation .
In fact, after the suspension of sales of CannTrust products in the Danish market, the number of patients using medical hemp has sharply decreased . This happened after several consecutive quarters of impressive growth . According to published official data, the number of unique consumers of medical cannabis in Denmark fell to 582 in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 1,045 registered in the previous quarter - by 1.8 times.
Commentary experts of the Association "Ukrainian industrial hemp"
A steady increase in the number of patients using medical cannabis on an ongoing basis in Denmark is due to several factors:
- the construction of specialized clinics using the therapeutic properties of hemp for the treatment of patients;
- an increase in the number of doctors prescribing people medicines that are made on the basis of the therapeutic properties of hemp plants .
Since 2018, two four years of experience have been going on in the country in parallel , implying the possibility of using hemp in the medical field . The first is associated with the use of hemp raw materials imported into the country or pharmacological products made from it , the second - cultivation , as well as the possibility of using therapeutic hemp at home .
At the moment, Denmark imports 100% medical hemp , while domestic production is systematically faced with various kinds of administrative difficulties , as well as unjustified delays. Already several dozen multinational and local companies have invested significant financial resources in the dynamically developing Danish medical hemp industry - Aphria, Atlas Biotechnologies, Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis, ICC International Cannabis Corp., The Green Organic Dutchman and others. Given the trends observed over several quarters of this market in 2020, several of the above companies immediately ceased operations in the country . For example, at the end of 2019, Aurora Cannabis turned off its plan of expansion into Denmark .