{"id":44543,"date":"2022-02-15T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hempking.eu\/en\/?p=44543"},"modified":"2022-02-11T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:27:12","slug":"legalization-of-marijuana-in-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hempking.eu\/en\/legalization-of-marijuana-in-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Legalization of marijuana in Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government of Malta was the first in the European Union to decide to legalize the cultivation and possession of marijuana for personal use. According to the bill, Maltese adults will be\u00a0<\/span>allowed to carry up to 7 grams of cannabis and grow up to four bushels of the plant at home<\/b>. It remains illegal to smoke marijuana in public places and in the presence of minors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Malta \u2013 the first EU country to legalise THC<\/b><\/h2>\n

On 14 December 2021, Maltese parliamentarians passed a bill to legalize marijuana in their country. President of Malta George Vella<\/span>[1]<\/span>\u00a0signed the law 4 days later \u2013 on 18 December \u2013 and as of that day, the law came into effect, making Malta the first European Union country to legalize marijuana.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bill was supported by 36 deputies and opposed by 27. The opposition to legalization was mainly from the Maltese Nationalist Party. Party leader Bernard Grech<\/span>[2]<\/span>, who was initially in favour of relaxing the law, ultimately stated that the bill would only lead to the \u201cstrengthening of the illegal market, which will benefit organized crime\u201d<\/span>[3]<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Malta\u2019s research and innovation minister said\u00a0<\/span>the government did not encourage drug use<\/b>. However, he acknowledged that \u201ca tough approach against cannabis users was disproportionate and unfair to people leading exemplary lives, as they fall into a trap of criminality when purchasing cannabis for personal use\u201d<\/span>[4]<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Special associations with no more than 500 members are to be responsible <\/b>for the distribution of marijuana in Malta. Any Maltese citizen can sign up for such an organization, receiving an amount of marijuana up to seven grams per day and fifty grams per month.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What does the legislation regarding the legalization of marijuana in Malta entail?<\/b><\/h2>\n

New cannabis laws<\/span>\u00a0allow for recreational use of marijuana<\/b>. A Maltese of full legal age will be able to:<\/span><\/p>\n