Ukraine’s bid tolegalize medical cannabis has hit a roadblock as the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) parliamentary faction obstructed the bill’s approval, despite garnering support from 248 deputies of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada on December 21. Despite President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s endorsement of medical marijuana, MP Yaroslav Zalizniak reported on Telegram that the bill’s progress is on hold until mid-January. What HappenedThe bill faced resistance from the Batkivshchyna and European Solidarity factions. Yulia Tymoshenko, Batkivshchyna’s leader, announced plans to appeal to the Constitutional …