🇲🇰 North Macedonia
In 2016, North Macedonia legalised the cultivation and manufacture of medical cannabis. Since then, it has become one of the largest producers and exporters of medical cannabis in Europe.
66 companies are licensed to produce medical cannabis in the country (as of 2022), though only a fraction of this number have succeeded in producing and exporting cannabis commercially.
Several North Macedonian companies have attained EU-GMP certification for cannabis-related manufacturing activity, and the country looks set to become a key medical cannabis production hub in Europe.
Patient treatment with medical cannabis was also legalised in North Macedonia in 2016, though patient access is extremely limited. Under the law, government-approved doctors with a specialisation in particular illnesses like multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, HIV and certain types of cancer can prescribe medical cannabis to patients suffering from these conditions.