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Malta is the first EU country to officially legalize cannabis, setting a standard for personal cannabis use as well as growing at home.
by Dessy Pavlova · February 07, 2022
Malta is the first EU country to officially legalize cannabis, setting a standard for personal cannabis use as well as growing at home.
In late 2021, Malta’s Parliament voted 36-27 to approve a bill to legalize cannabis in the nation, and it was officially approved by President George Vella on Dec 18, 2021. As the first country in the EU to legalize, they’ll be setting the standard for legalization across Europe.
Here is a quick run-down of what legalization in Malta entails:
Although cannabis is legal, Malta will not have a commercial market like California or Colorado. Instead of a legal and regulated market, cannabis will be available at non-profit cannabis cooperatives. This allows Malta’s citizens to create their own private cannabis growing networks, without the extra worry of commercializing the crop. In fact, limiting corporate takeover in the regulated cannabis industry is one of the main concerns for Malta.
Similar to Canada’s legalization framework, harm reduction and protecting youth is the main reason for rolling out cannabis legalization, and quickly. Will this framework help other EU countries roll cannabis legalization out effectively? Only time will tell!