Pharmacies Czech Republic began selling medicinal cannabis grown under the state order
Domestic manufacturers for 2016 will have to supply to pharmacies of the country about 40 kilograms of hemp raw materials, which is positioned as an extremely effective medicine plant-based. It is a psychoactive hemp with 19% THC content.
The Czech pharmacies received the first batch of psychoactive hemp grown especially in the framework of the relevant state program of agricultural producers of the country. The cost of 1 gram of medical cannabis is around 100 CZK, whereas until recently, cannabis as medicine Czechs had to be bought from the Dutch. As a result, the price of 1 gram was around 300 - 350 CZK, but the quality was much lower. Czech farmers also sell cannabis to pharmacies on 68 kroner per gram. Next to the value added is still about 10 crowns, including the cost of transportation and storage. Then added on VAT and the margin, the amount of which depends on the individual pharmacy. The total cost of the drug is about 100 crowns.
It is worth noting that the range of uses of medical cannabis is very wide. Most often, it prescribed as a pain reliever with moderate to severe pain syndromes. Furthermore, hemp used in neurological disorders, as well as nausea, vomiting, and anorexia, caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Psychoactive hemp among other things can be used for some skin diseases, allergy, causing itching and pain.
According to the government order government agencies of the Czech Republic, domestic producers of hemp for 2016 should be put to the pharmacies of the country about 40 kilograms of hemp raw materials, which is positioned as an extremely effective medicine plant-based. It is a psychoactive hemp with 19% THC content.
Information taken from the site http://tku.org.ua