President Vaclav Klaus signed into law Friday a bill that legalizes medical marijuana in the Czech Republic. The bill had heavy support from both ruling political parties.
The bill was overwhelmingly passed by the Czech Senate last month by a 67-2 vote after already passing the Lower House of Parliament in December.
The Czech Republic is one of the most marijuana-friendly countries in Europe. Although marijuana remains illegal, lawmakers removed all penalties for possession of up to a half ounce and cultivation of five or fewer plants in 2010.
Read more: http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/15553/czech-republic-president-signs-bill-legalizing-medical-marijuana/
Author: Jeffrey Dhywood
Jeffrey Dhywood is a European-born investigative writer, lecturer and public speaker, drug policy analyst, author of "World War D – The Case against prohibitionism, roadmap to controlled re-legalization" http://www.world-war-d.com/.
Jeffrey Dhywood holds a degree in Mathematical logics (Model Theory). He lived 20 years in the US and is currently living in Latin America. He is also very familiar with Asia, which gives him a good grasp of the global dimension of the War on Drugs, and its global failure. His academic background and his direct experience allows him to bring common sense and sanity to an issue often mired in confusion, misconceptions and preconceptions.
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