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PRESS RELEASE No 189/22

Luxembourg, 22 November 2022

Judgment of the Court in Case C-69/21 | Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (Removal – Medicinal cannabis)

A third country national who is suffering from a serious illness may not be removed if, in the absence of appropriate medical treatment in the receiving country, that national risks being exposed to a real risk of a rapid, significant and permanent increase in the pain linked to that illness

A Russian national who at the age of 16 developed a rare form of blood cancer is currently receiving treatment in the Netherlands. His medical treatment consists, inter alia, of the administration of medicinal cannabis for analgesic purposes. The use of medicinal cannabis is, however, not permitted in Russia. (...)