India, June 15 -- Ukraine has officially made its first sales of medical cannabis products, which is a big step for the country's healthcare system since the new law allowing their medical use just came into effect.
As reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, three patients in Vinnytsia were the pioneers in using the new electronic prescription system to get their medical cannabis treatments.
Among them was a woman with multiple sclerosis and two military veterans dealing with chronic neuropathic pain and phantom limb pain after losing their limbs. Each received prescriptions for a medicine containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in capsule form, starting with a 5-milligram dose that can be adjusted by their doctors.
This launch mar...