Updated 6.29pm
Cannabis users will be allowed to grow their own plants at home and legally carry up to 7 grams of the drug for personal use, under a proposed reform unveiled by the government on Tuesday.
The proposals, which are to be opened up to public consultation, also open the door to creating a legalised market for cannabis flower and seeds, with Prime Minister Robert Abela saying the government would be listening to proposals about how the drug could be sold legally.
Prime Minister Robert Abela said he wanted the white paper to serve as a “template” that other countries seeking to legislate for responsible cannabis consumption could emulate.
The government is proposing:
- Possession of up to 7 grams of cannabis for personal use will completely legal.
- Possession between 7 grams and 28 grams for personal use will be subject to a fine before a drugs tribunal.
- Personal possession of cannabis will no longer be an arrestable offence and anyone caught with such amounts will not be interrogated by the police.
- Individuals can grow up to four cannabis plants for personal use at home, provided the plants cannot be seen from outside their home.
- Anyone with a criminal record for simple cannabis possession will have their record wiped clean.
- Cannabis consumption will be forbidden in public areas, against a fine of €233.
- Creating a legal way in which users can buy cannabis bud and seeds.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Abela said the reforms were aimed at…
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Updated 6.29pm
Cannabis users will be allowed to grow their own plants at home and legally carry up to 7 grams of the drug for personal use, under a proposed reform unveiled by the government on Tuesday.
The proposals, which are to be opened up to public consultation, also open the door to creating a legalised market for cannabis flower and seeds, with Prime Minister Robert Abela saying the government would be listening to proposals about how the drug could be sold legally.
Prime Minister Robert Abela said he wanted the white paper to serve as a “template” that other countries seeking to legislate for responsible cannabis consumption could emulate.
The government is proposing:
- Possession of up to 7 grams of cannabis for personal use will completely legal.
- Possession between 7 grams and 28 grams for personal use will be subject to a fine before a drugs tribunal.
- Personal possession of cannabis will no longer be an arrestable offence and anyone caught with such amounts will not be interrogated by the police.
- Individuals can grow up to four cannabis plants for personal use at home, provided the plants cannot be seen from outside their home.
- Anyone with a criminal record for simple cannabis possession will have their record wiped clean.
- Cannabis consumption will be forbidden in public areas, against a fine of €233.
- Creating a legal way in which users can buy cannabis bud and seeds.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Abela said the reforms were aimed at…
