Spain approves decree regulating medical cannabis use

"Standardized preparations" legalized for conditions like chronic pain and severe epilepsy

Detail of the cannabis flower produced by the company Canamedics in Catalonia / Nia Escolà

Catalan News | @catalannews | Barcelona

First published: October 7, 2025 01:57 PM

The Spanish cabinet approved a royal decree on Tuesday to regulate the medical use of cannabis through "standardized preparations."

These are intended to offer a "therapeutic alternative" for conditions such as chronic pain, severe epilepsy, spasticity linked to multiple sclerosis, or side effects of chemotherapy.

The Spanish government stated that medical cannabis has demonstrated benefits, supported by international organizations, in cases where approved medications prove insufficient.

According to the government's plan, cannabis use must be prescribed exclusively by specialist doctors in hospitals.

Cannabis Flos, a cannabis-based medicine made in The Netherlands that is being tested in Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol — Cannabis Flos, a cannabis-based medicine made in the Netherlands that is being tested in Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol in Badalona / Emma Monrós Rosell

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Listen to the podcast below from November 2024 to learn more about the pharmaceutical use of cannabis, including a visit to the first company in Catalonia with an official license to grow medicinal marijuana.

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