Cap. 537 чл. 10Use of medicinal preparations of cannabis.

(1) A licenced medical practitioner who is duly registered in accordance with the Health Care Professions Act, shall be entitled to prescribe to patients medicinal preparations of the plant cannabis and synthetic Cannabinoid products licensed under the Medicines Act or manufactured under Good Manufacturing Practice, if it is considered that there is no viable alternative to such prescription due account being taken of any protocols which may be in force from time to time in respect of the prescription of medicines, of the interests of the patient and of the costs.

(2) None of the preparations referred to in sub-article (1) may be indicated for smoking or in any form meant for smoking.

(3) The provisions of the Medicines Act, shall, mutatis apply and the provisions of the Drugs (Control) mutandis, Regulations shall also, apply with regard to the mutatis mutandis, control card:

Provided that no urgent prescriptions shall be allowed in relation to these preparations.

(4) The medical practitioner shall apply for the preparations referred to in sub-article (1) only on a named patient basis as directed by the Superintendent of Public Health.

(5) Preparations referred to in sub-article (1) can only be dispensed by a pharmacist from a licensed pharmacy.

(6) Preparations referred to in sub-article (1) can only be imported by a licensed wholesale dealer or a licensed manufacturer.