As the Czech Republic’s efforts to launch a fully regulated adult-use cannabis market continue to hang in the balance, numerous efforts to convince government ministers and the general public that it would be beneficial for the country have now been launched.
Last week, the University of Economics – Prague, and its Faculty of Business Administration published an in-depth study into the potential costs and benefits of the different models of cannabis reform currently being proposed in the country.
It concluded that a ‘comprehensive model’, which includes self-cultivation, cannabis clubs and a full commercial market, could bring ‘total net social benefits of CZK 5.5bn (€218m) per year’
Meanwhile, the Rational Regulation Association (RARE) launched a new media campaign, which aims to ‘open a debate between experts and the lay public’ about cannabis regulation, while urging politicians to deal with the issue.
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