Law on medical cannabis is approved/ Parliament votes also the law for young doctors, they will work 5 years after studies in Albania

After 19 hours of discussion, Lindita Nikolla called the deputies to vote. It was 5:00 in the morning and there were 95 deputies in the session, of which 72 were from the Socialist Party. Prime Minister Rama was absent. With 71 votes in favor, the law was approved, which forces medical students to work for […]

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