Spain to Introduce Medical Cannabis Law Next Month

Spain is set to introduce a new medical cannabis law as early as next month after the government announced that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) is working on the draft. Patients who will be able to access cannabis will be those with multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chemotherapy-derived nausea and vomiting, endometriosis, cancer pain, and chronic non-oncology pain.

In Spain, the Ministry of Health is drafting a law regulating medical cannabis in the country. It is expected that the new law will be presented next month.

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Health Agency Working On Draft

The Spanish government announced that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) is working on the draft, after a deputy from the Ciudadanos political party asked a parliamentary question.

“AEMPS is preparing a roadmap for the appropriate regulatory framework and the viability of these recommendations,” the Spanish government responded after being asked about regulatory advances and the roadmap for the medical use of the plant.

To this, it added that this law will “guarantee the quality of these products (extracts or standardized cannabis preparations) so that their use contributes to the health of patients who may need them and to the protection of public health.” 

Medical Cannabis Available in Spain by Year’s End?

The AEMPS seeks to meet the deadline set by the Congress of Deputies’ Subcommittee on Medical Cannabis, which recommended last June that medical cannabis be available in pharmacies in Spain by the end of 2022.

Whether it can achieve this target date is still unknown, however, it is looking extremely unlikely given there’s not much more than a month left to the year.

The Regulation of Medical Cannabis in Spain Is Approaching

What other suggestions did the congressional subcommittee make regarding medical cannabis?

The text states that “the dispensing of magistral formulas with extracts or standardized preparations of cannabis should be carried out by the network of pharmacies of the health system, giving priority to hospital pharmacies and exploring the alternative of community pharmacies that can meet the requirements.”

Patient Access to Cannabis in Spain

Patients in Spain who will be able to access cannabis will be those suffering from multiple sclerosis, certain forms of epilepsy, chemotherapy-derived nausea and vomiting, endometriosis, cancer pain, and chronic non-oncology pain (including neuropathic pain). There is also the possibility of expanding to other therapeutic indications when studies provide consistent evidence.

In particular, it remains to be defined whether cannabis flowers for vaporization will be dispensed in Spain or not.

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