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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - Anyone who suffers from a sleep disorder with grinding teeth and daytime sleepiness does not necessarily have the right to a supply of cannabis.
The regional social court in Stuttgart rejected a corresponding appeal on the grounds that the so-called sleep apnea syndrome of a 48-year-old was not a "serious illness", as the court announced on Monday.
The man had applied for a supply of cannabis flowers for the treatment of sleep apnea syndrome, accompanied by teeth grinding and daytime sleepiness, from his health insurance company in November 2018.
The health insurance company refused to cover the costs of the cannabis-containing medicine, as other therapy options were open to the man.
The man's objection and complaint were unsuccessful.
The regional social court also ruled that the supply of cannabis requires a serious or rare illness that is life-threatening or has a lasting effect on quality of life in the long term.
However, there is no evidence that the man suffers from a severe form of sleep apnea syndrome with very massive sleep disorders and the resulting significant physical and mental impairments, it said.
Incidentally, sleep apnea syndrome is not a rare disease either.
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The judgment is not final.
The man can challenge the non-admission of the appeal before the Federal Social Court.
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