CJEU (Synthetic marijuana not a "medicinal product")

Joined Cases C-358/13 and C-181/14, Markus D. and G. Substances which produce effects that merely modify physiological functions but which are not such as to have any beneficial effects, either immediately or in the long term, on human health, are consumed solely to induce a state of intoxication and are, as such, harmful to human health do not fall within the scope of the definition of a "medicinal product" in the Directive 2001/83 (official headnote). Consumer safety and medicines control legislation is not suitable to penalise the introduction of new psychoactive substances on European markets (author’s headnote). Art 1(2)(b) Directive 2001/83.