The people of Georgia were allowed to grow cannabis for personal use
The constitutional court of Georgia admitted the rate at which crops or cultivation of small amounts of cannabis for personal use is a felony, unconstitutional. On Saturday, July 15, reports “Interfax”.
The decision was made at the request of a group of citizens who brought lawsuits against the country’s Parliament, demanding to recognise as unconstitutional the norms of the Criminal code concerning the cultivation of cannabis for personal use.
They challenged the rules, which was punishable by detention sowing, growing or cultivating of 63.73 grams, 150,72 grams and 265,49 grams of cannabis. The court partially upheld their claim and separately evaluated the dosages and dangers that they can present.
The court held that in the case of 63.73 and 150,72 grams of cannabis the risk of sale of drugs is missing, as is the amount cannabis can be used for personal use only. Criminal offence sowing and cultivation 265,49 grams of cannabis remained in force, since the court saw a threat of the spread of drugs. The court believes that the penalty — imprisonment from 6 to 12 years is “clearly disproportionate”.
In 2016 the constitutional court of Georgia recognized that imprisonment for the acquisition, possession and manufacture of marijuana in small amounts, and its production for personal use a violation of the Constitution. Prior to this decision, the punishment was supposed to a year of imprisonment or a fine.
Marijuana is the most common in Georgia drug its uses 63.9% of the total number of addicts.