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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Czech Republic Works On Plan To Legalize Medical Marijuana

Czechs work on plan to legalize medical marijuana - CBS MoneyWatch.com

A government committee in the Czech Republic is working on a law to legalize medical marijuana in that Eastern European nation.

The country's experts have proposed that marijuana would either be imported or grown locally by farmers who are registered and licensed for such a crop, which is currently illegal.

The draft of the new marijuana bill will be completed in December. If approved by the government and parliament, the law could become effective by the middle of next year.

Some 8,000 Czechs have signed an Internet petition supporting the move, arguing that such marijuana use is legal in a number of European countries and the United States.

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