The Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, announced that The Government will discuss all permits for the cultivation of medical cannabisin The framework of a comprehensive review of the Cannabis Program Registry (Reproan). The measure seeks to stop what the official described as an “lack of control” in the use of these permits, which, he said, facilitate the diversion of marijuana towards the illegal market.
Bullrich cited an emblematic case: “We found a member of Columbus’s fans with a reproan card that allowed him to grow 18 plants, but he had 18,000. He used a continuous system of lights, as in chickens, and argued that it was for medicinal use. However, that production was not destined for this purpose. “In an interview with TN, The minister stressed that, although the medical cannabis is covered by Law 27,350, the diversion of marijuana towards the illegal market is not.
“We are going to discuss everything and start from scratch,” said Bullrich, who also criticized the lack of legislative support to other security initiativessuch as the riotlate law and the genetic registration of DNA. “Impunity is what generates violence, not marijuana itself”he added, emphasizing the need for stricter control.
The reproacan, created within the framework of Law 27,350, It allows registered patients and cultivators to access cannabis for medicinal, therapeutic or palliative use. However, the measure announced by Bullrich questions the future of this program, which had extended the validity of the certificates of one to three years, according to a resolution of the Ministry of Health published in 2023.
