Colombia is set to legalize the sale of psychoactivecannabis with a medical prescription, under a draft decree from the Justice Ministry that would, for the first time, permit pharmacies to dispense psychoactive marijuana flower to patients with a doctor’s authorization. Under the proposed decree, Colombians could legally purchase cannabis in its flower form and consume it by smoking or vaporizing, once they present a medical prescription for conditions such as chronic pain, sleep disorders, or illnesses affecting the central nervous system, including Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.
The move builds on a decade of marijuana liberalization. In 2016, Congress passed Law 1787, creating a framework for the scientific and medicinal use of cannabis and permitting derivatives with regulatory approval.
A 2021 decree under then‑President Ivan Duque opened the way for exporting both psychoactive and non‑psychoactive flowers to markets in Portugal, Germany, the U.K., Poland, Australia, and Israel. The new rule would add Colombia to that list of domestic beneficiaries.
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