#IRELAND: Opposition Criticizes Failure To Roll Out Medical Cannabis Program; Lack Of Reliable Supply Blamed

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The government has been criticized for failing to roll out a medical cannabis program, which was announced two years ago. The delay is being blamed on the government running into problems finding a quality assured supplier of cannabis and a supplier that can export its products to Ireland.

Health department officials recently visited Denmark for meetings with a number of government regulatory bodies and other stakeholders in the medical cannabis production and supply chain.

The health department says the difficulty is compounded by the fact that only two countries, Canada and the Netherlands, currently permit export of such cannabis products, which meet acceptable quality control standards, beyond their borders.

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