Belgian government parties want to make cultivation of medicinal cannabis legal.

Translation: CD&V, Open VLD and MR propose that the government authorises, regulates and controls the cultivation of cannabis for medical use.

The governing parties CD&V, Open Vld and MR have submitted a bill to parliament to establish a government agency for medicinal cannabis.

For some patient groups for whom no other medication helps, such as MS or ALS, CBD oil has been shown to be able to substantially relieve pain and spasms," says Els Van Hoof (CD&V), one of the proposers. The problem is that a doctor can prescribe cannabis, but it is illegal to buy it in Belgium.

The Members of Parliament therefore propose to allow, control and regulate the production of cannabis for medical use. A government agency must therefore authorise the land on which the cannabis plant can be grown, grant a licence to the growers, manage the entire cannabis harvest and maintain a monopoly on the import and export of the cannabis'.

This will ensure the safe production of authorised and controlled drugs. The ultimate goal is to relieve pain in people for whom no other medicines work', says Van Hoof. Research shows that the therapeutic use of cannabinoids provides crucial symptom relief in severe muscle contractions and can also slow down disease progression. Cannabinoid-based drugs relieve pain, increase sleeping comfort, increase appetite and improve overall quality of life.

The governing parties do not have a majority in the Chamber and therefore need the support of other parties to adopt the proposal.

As a Belgian citizen I approve of this message.

As a non Belgian I approve and hope you and my country the US go full legalization.

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