Could Czechia become second EU country to legalise recreational cannabis?
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- 24 Oct 2022
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Currently, only one EU country has legalised recreational cannabis – and despite popular misconception, it is not the Netherlands, where the sale of cannabis is tolerated at licensed coffeeshops, but cultivation, supply and possession of cannabis still remain criminal offences. In December 2021, Malta became the first EU country to legalise cannabis for recreational use – and Czechia may be well on its way to becoming the second.
If national anti-drug coordinator JindÅ™ich VoboÅ™il’s proposed plan comes into effect in 2024 as he hopes, Czechia could become the second EU country to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. And not only that – it would even go a step further, also making its sale legal. The anti-drug coordinator presented his plan for combatting addiction – which includes the proposal to legalise cannabis – at a press conference this week.
“At the moment, there is a political consensus for me to create this proposal for the regulation of cannabis, a substance which is illegal at the moment. We want to regulate it with the help of the market and we believe that this regulation will be more effective than the current ban.”
Mr. VoboÅ™il is among the leading Czech experts on drug issues, with almost twenty years of experience in the management and development of health and social services programs related to drug addiction. On the homepage of his website, the first thing you come across is a quote saying that studies show that a certain proportion of the population will end up becoming hooked on an addictive substance at some point in their lives, despite society’s best efforts at prevention, and that the solution is not criminalisation, but rather the “controlled availability of less risky substances”. Read More...
