Business of Cannabis
Earlier this week, the Czech Government announced that the driving force behind its pioneering cannabis legalisation project, Jindřich Vobořil, will be stepping down in August.
The Czech Republic’s National Coordinator for Drug Policy and the architect of what is now Europe’s most ambitious cannabis liberalisation initiative, has agreed to resign from his position at the end of August, but is set to remain an advisor to the government moving forward.
Coming just weeks after speaking at Cannabis Europa 2024 on the progress made in the Czech Republic during his tenure, where he suggested his aim was to ‘regulate addictive products according to their risks’, his departure represents a blow to activists throughout the industry.
However, members of Rational Regulation (RARE), a campaign group formed by a number of the country’s leading cannabis voices that work closely with Mr Vobořil, informed Business of Cannabis this will have little impact on the project, and that his position as a scientific advisor will actually give him more freedom and power to influence policy.
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