The Czech government looks to be pursuing a full commercial adult-use cannabis market as part of its ‘Cannabis Management Act’, according to leaked documents seen by Business of Cannabis.
It came just days after the architect and driving force behind the cannabis legalisation project, National Drug Coordinator Jindřich Vobořil, announced that he was resigning from his role but continuing to work on the project as an expert advisor.
This effort now represents the best chance a country in the European Union has had yet to pass legislation that would allow for a fully regulated commercial cannabis market, as seen in Canada and certain US states.
While there are still potential roadblocks ahead for the legislation, both internally and from the European Commission, which has effectively derailed efforts from Germany and Luxembourg to do the same, it will set a precedent and provide a workable model for other countries to follow suit.
What happened?
In late May, Business of Cannabis reported that Mr Vobořil, who was was officially commissioned by the Czech government to prepare a law for the regulation of cannabis in November last year, had completed two separate versions of the bill.
