Does approval of Sativex® by a national regulatory authority like Health Canada mean that herbal cannabis will also be legal in that country?
No. The regulatory approvals from Health Canada are specific to Sativex® – there is no change in the law relating to cannabis. In the UK, if an approval is received from the MHRA this would be followed by a change in UK law allowing doctors to prescribe the MHRA-approved medication. This change in law would apply only to such an approved product and would have no direct consequence for the legal status of herbal cannabis for recreational and medical use. This would also be true in the United States.
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