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A medical evacuation operation of ten child patients from the Gaza Strip was completed on Wednesday, organized and coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, the World Health Organization and the Egyptian authorities were involved for their transport. Τhe children were treated at the …

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For the first time in Greece, patients can find relief from chronic pain and other symptoms with pharmaceutical cannabis prescribed by a medical doctor. This was reported by the state-run news agency amna and other media over the weekend. The drug can be purchased at the pharmacy and at the …

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A flock of hungry sheep in the flooded areas of Central Greece raided a greenhouse with medical cannabis and happily chewed over 100 kilograms. A shepherd in Almyros by Volos was surprised by the ‘strange’ behavior of his flock just a few hours after he had taken them out to …

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Greece’s first-ever pharmaceutical cannabis production plant was inaugurated at Examilia, in Corinth, on Thursday. The investment by Tikun Europe, subsidiary of Israel-based Tikun Olam, exceeded 40 million euros in a privately owned area of 6 hectares (60 stremmas), which includes an area of 21,000 sq.m. with state-of-the-art hybrid greenhouses, as …

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Greece aims to create new business opportunities thanks to its nascent cannabis economy. The use of medical cannabis in Greece was legalised in 2017, while the prohibition of its production was lifted in early 2018. In late 2018, the first two licences were granted to private companies for growing medicinal …

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How to Attack Greece’s Persistent Unemployment? Grow Some Weed – This is the title of a Bloomberg report about the perspectives of growing medical marijuana in Greece and how to tackle the problem of unemployment that has been over 20% in the last five years.. The Greek economy has been …

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