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How Georgia enforces its borders: drug trafficking since 2012

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•13 min read

Historically, international reports have referred to Georgia as one of the corridors for the transit of Afghan heroin towards Europe. Liberali tried to find out how Georgia is tackling drug trafficking and what has changed since 2012 under the Georgian dream government. In September 2009, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime published a report on the spread of Afghan heroin around the world. The report noted that seven tons of heroin reached Europe through Georgia each year. Hero

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Georgia ‘tightens noose’ on cannabis after Constitutional Court legalises use

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgia’s parliament has adopted a new law restricting cannabis use, five months after the Constitutional Court made consumption of the drug legal. Restrictions allow only those 21 or above to consume the drug and only at home. The court ruled on 30 July that any punishment for consuming cannabis was unconstitutional. Under the new law, people will not face even administrative punishments, such as fines, if police discover they have taken cannabis. However, the new regulations adopted by

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Georgia’s cannabis bill to allow home use only

by OC Media

•4 min read

A new bill on cannabis has been introduced to parliament by Georgia’s Interior Ministry which would fully legalise consumption at home while still imposing fines for the purchase and possession of the drug. The draft law, which came in response to a Constitutional Court ruling legalising cannabis use, has faced criticism from both conservatives and rights groups. The bill, published on Monday, would maintain penalties for public use of cannabis allowing cannabis use only at home those ov

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Cannabis production bill on hold in Georgia after Church protests

by OC Media

•4 min read

Plans to legalise the production of cannabis for export have been put on hold in Georgia after protests from the Georgian Orthodox Church. The head of the Church, Patriarch Ilia II, spoke out against producing cannabis in Georgia, warning it would spread drug addiction in the country. In a sermon at Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, the Patriarch said that ‘the production [of cannabis] should not become a part of the private sector. If it is part of the private sector, we will not

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Georgia may export cannabis

by OC Media

•4 min read

Georgia may legalise the production of cannabis for export if a new law proposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs goes ahead. The Interior Ministry announced that the government was working on ‘different ways to regulate cannabis’ on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, the law would mean restrictions on ‘producing cannabis for pharmaceutical and cosmetic purposes for export’ would be lifted. Selling cannabis in Georgia would still remain illegal. According to Georgian news agency Inter

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Georgian activist detained after smoking cannabis live on air

by OC Media

•3 min read

Police in Georgia have launched a probe into journalist and civil activist Giga Makarashvili after he lit a cannabis joint live on air on Tuesday on Iberia TV. The Interior Ministry released a statement on Wednesday that while not mentioning Makarashvili, outlined the ministry’s planned new restrictions on cannabis following the legalisation of its use in July. The show’s anchor Vakhtang Khumziashvili, also Iberia’s head of news, promptly responded saying ‘we cannot let you do that’, and en

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Constitutional court outlaws all punishment for cannabis consumption in Georgia

by OC Media

•2 min read

The Constitutional Court of Georgia ruled on Monday that people can no longer face administrative punishments, such as fines, for consuming cannabis. The decision, which is effective immediately, comes eight months after the court abolished criminal sanctions for cannabis use. The ruling concerns only the consumption of cannabis, while cultivation and selling remain a crime. The decision came into force from the moment it was announced. The verdict, delivered by the four senior judges