Cannabis in the Czech Republic

Medical use of cannabis has been legal and regulated in the Czech Republic since 1 April 2013.[1][2]

Generally possession of up to fifteen grams for personal use or cultivation of up to five plants is merely a misdemeanour from 2010 onwards. The plant still remains illegal.[3][4]

A bill allowing cannabis to be legally available on prescription in pharmacies as a medicine was passed by the Czech Chamber of Deputies[5] on 7 December 2012. From the total of 200 deputies 126 voted for and only 7 against the legalisation (27 abstained and 46 were absent from the vote).[6] The Czech Senate passed the bill 30 January 2013. From the total of 81 senators 67 voted for legalisation and only 2 voted against (5 senators abstained and 7 were absent from the vote).[7] The bill passed to the President of the Czech Republic who can either sign it (than bill comes into force), veto it (than Chamber of Deputies may override the veto and bill may still come into force) or not look at the bill at all in the given period (in this case the bill also comes into force). The bill also states that only imported cannabis will be allowed for sale in the first year "to ensure standards." After that, sales may expand to include registered, domestic production that is strictly monitored.[8]

The law came into effect on 1 April 2013 and since then medical use of cannabis has been legal and regulated in the Czech Republic.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Zdravotnictví prochází změnou. Léčba konopím je nyní legální | Zprávy z domova. www.lidovky.cz. Retrieved on 2013-04-17.
  2. ↑ Radio Prague – News – 01-04-2013 21:30. Radio.cz. Retrieved on 2013-04-17.
  3. ↑ The Next Amsterdam – Culture Magazine, Ireadculture.com, retrieved 2011-12-14
  4. ↑ Carney, Sean (8 December 2009), Wall Street Journal. Czech Govt Allows 5 Cannabis Plants For Personal Use From 2010. 8th December 2009, Blogs.wsj.com, retrieved 2011-02-17
  5. ↑ Èesky. "Snìmovní tisk 590". Psp.cz. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  6. ↑ Èesky. "Hlasování Poslanecké snìmovny - 49/103". Psp.cz. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  7. ↑ "Senát PÈR: 4. schùze, 4. hlasování, 30.01.2013". Senat.cz. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  8. ↑ Carney, Sean (2013-01-30). "Czech Parliament Backs Medical Marijuana, With a Catch - Emerging Europe Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  9. ↑ "Radio Prague - News - 01-04-2013 21:30". Radio.cz. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
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