Cannabis cultivation Allowed in rare cases

07/31/2014

Exceptionally, chronically ill patients are allowed to privately cultivate the illegal drug cannabis. So decided the administrative court Cologne. There were thus the complaints of critically ill persons against an official ban on cultivation.

The court ruled in its ruling that cultivation for therapeutic purposes is permissible unless the patient is helped against their pain. The cannabis self-cultivation is forbidden in principle, but under certain conditions as „compromise solution“ be allowed, so the judge.

Five chronically ill patients complained because they wanted to grow cannabis for therapy purposes. Although they all had permission to buy and consume cannabis flowers from the pharmacy. In view of the monthly costs in the amount of 800 to 1,000 euros, the purchase is prohibitively expensive, according to the plaintiffs. The health insurance does not cover the costs and a treatment alternative is also not available. (Pm)

Picture: Susanne Schmich