Ron Strider
Well-Known Member
A group of people from all walks of life have launched a legislative framework for the regularization of marijuana which would allow the government to "take control of the current wild west system".
The ReLeaf manifesto was drawn after years of a failed national drug policy and the criminalization of cannabis users, Jonathan Cilia told Times of Malta.
"As we speak, there are Maltese citizens who are being forced to buy from shady dealers who try to push them onto harder drugs.
"Others, who are caught with cannabis for medicinal or personal reasons face dragged court trials and eventually imprisonment and a large fine," he said at the launch in front of Parliament this morning.
Among others, the manifesto is calling for the legal age of cannabis consumption to be set at 21, while access to medical marijuana should be through a prescription.
Doctor forced to cancel lecture
On the eve of the launch, family doctor Andrew Agius, who has been calling for greater access to medical cannabis was stopped from holding a lecture on the subject.
This morning he told this newspaper that the Superintendence of Public Health informed him that self-advertising was illegal, that stating misleading information was unethical and patient safety was a priority.
The lecture (one of a series) that he was meant to give yesterday was about cannabis and cancer treatment. He said he would have been providing information about current evidence about cannabis use in palliative care and ongoing research looking into such treatment.
Also present for the launch were representatives from Alternattiva Demokratika, which is supporting the campaign in favor of regularization.
AD is urging for better access to medical marijuana, homegrown cultivation for personal use, and the provision of cannabis from licensed shops.
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Full Article: Watch: Cannabis activists seek end to 'current wild west system'
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Photo Credit: Matthew Mirabelli
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The ReLeaf manifesto was drawn after years of a failed national drug policy and the criminalization of cannabis users, Jonathan Cilia told Times of Malta.
"As we speak, there are Maltese citizens who are being forced to buy from shady dealers who try to push them onto harder drugs.
"Others, who are caught with cannabis for medicinal or personal reasons face dragged court trials and eventually imprisonment and a large fine," he said at the launch in front of Parliament this morning.
Among others, the manifesto is calling for the legal age of cannabis consumption to be set at 21, while access to medical marijuana should be through a prescription.
Doctor forced to cancel lecture
On the eve of the launch, family doctor Andrew Agius, who has been calling for greater access to medical cannabis was stopped from holding a lecture on the subject.
This morning he told this newspaper that the Superintendence of Public Health informed him that self-advertising was illegal, that stating misleading information was unethical and patient safety was a priority.
The lecture (one of a series) that he was meant to give yesterday was about cannabis and cancer treatment. He said he would have been providing information about current evidence about cannabis use in palliative care and ongoing research looking into such treatment.
Also present for the launch were representatives from Alternattiva Demokratika, which is supporting the campaign in favor of regularization.
AD is urging for better access to medical marijuana, homegrown cultivation for personal use, and the provision of cannabis from licensed shops.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Watch: Cannabis activists seek end to 'current wild west system'
Author: Sarah Carabott
Contact: contact
Photo Credit: Matthew Mirabelli
Website: Home
