El Planteo Reports
The Provincial Registry of Medical Cannabis of Salta, popularly known as the “REPROCANN salteño”, it’s already law.
However, more than seven months after his sanction, it has not yet been launched. In the middle, a new focus of conflict appeared: a alleged request for $270 million to implement the system within the provincial health structure.
The figure was publicly questioned by the provincial deputy Laura Cartuccia, one of the promoters of the project along with the senator Manuel Pailler, according made known Radio Sativa. In accordance with what the legislator proposed, the amount would have been requested from the Health area to advance with the execution of the registry. The problem, according to your reading, is that the law itself already establishes that the system must be integrated into SAFESA, the provincial digital medical history platform, so it would not be clear why a disbursement of that magnitude would be necessary.
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REPROCANN in Salta: What the law says and why SAFESA is at the center of the debate
Provincial Law 8505, passed on September 4, 2025 and published in the Official Gazette on September 30, 2025, created the Provincial Registry of Medical Cannabis in the field of Ministry of Public Health of Salta.
The rule establishes that patients and family members, authorized producers, civil associations, laboratories, universities, research centers and public organizations linked to the medicinal, therapeutic or palliative use of cannabis must register there.
The main objective of the registry was to organize local access to the medical cannabis, complement the national framework of the National Law 27,350 and offer a more agile tool for patients from Salta. During the legislative treatment, the initiative was presented as a health policy aimed at guaranteeing traceability, medical control and safe access.
The central point of the controversy is in the digital infrastructure. Law 8505 establishes that each authorized dispensation must be informed to the Provincial Registry and integrated into the Digital Medical History System SAFESA, in accordance with Provincial Law 8431. That law, previously passed, created the Salta Digital Health Information Network and established that the Single Digital Medical Record System is mandatory to register health benefits in public and private institutions in the province.
The $270 million: The figure that opened the political discussion
Therefore, the question that Cartuccia installs is direct: if SAFESA already exists, what exactly does it mean to spend $270 million to implement the registry?
Until now, there is no widely available public document breaking down that amount. It is not clear if the figure corresponds to software development, technical integration, personnel hiring, audits, inspection, training, maintenance, external consulting or administrative infrastructure.
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Key Aspects of the Project:
- Name: The proposed local registry is referred to as “Reprocann Salteño”.
- Goal: To establish a provincial-level program in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health to improve access for patients without insurance.
- Advisory Council: A dedicated Advisory Council is being established to coordinate medical care and scientific research regarding medicinal cannabis in the province. [1, 2]
Important Context (2026):
- National Registry (REPROCANN): While the province develops its own, the main legal framework for cultivation and possession in Argentina is the national REPROCANN system, which requires a doctor’s prescription and registration via the Mi Argentina website.
- Regulatory Activity: The local government, led by the Ministry of Public Health, has held meetings with provincial legislators and producers to advance this legal framework. [1, 2]
For the latest updates or to initiate registration, the Ministerio de Salud Pública de Salta is the official body handling this initiative.
