Here’s the introduction to their piece…..Georgian marijuana activists are hoping a controversial bill to allow cannabis to be cultivated and sold for export could lead to the full legalization of the drug within the country.
A draft law proposed by the ruling Georgia Dream party was introduced in the South Caucasian country’s parliament this week that would allow the growth of marijuana for the express purpose of exporting it for pharmaceutical and cosmetic use.
The bill led to fierce debate, with the opposition calling the plan hypocritical, considering that the sale and purchase of marijuana is still illegal in Georgia — though consuming it was decriminalized after the Constitutional Court ruled in November that punishing pot users violated the constitution.
“[The government] wants to produce it while punishing others for [using] it? This is absurd,” said Giga Bokeria, a leading parliament deputy of the European Georgia Party.
