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Current AffairsCzech drug scene declared stable
The Czech Republic was once grappling with a drug epidemic that was
steadily on the rise in the 1990's. According to the annual report on
drugs in the Czech Republic the situation may be stabilizing or - at the
very least it seems more people are becoming inclined to take lighter
drugs - as opposed to drugs such as heroin or pervitin.
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Not all mascots are the kind that you can carry around. Vendelin is twenty
and weighs 6o kilograms. For a catfish and lake-mascot that's pretty good.
The worst time and place to get falling down drunk is in a grocery store
that you've just robbed. And Czech teenagers try their hand at
snow-kiting. Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsCzech heroin smugglers behind bars in Bangkok home "within months"
The authorities in Thailand announced recently that two Czech men serving
long prison sentences for heroin smuggling will be allowed to return home,
to serve their sentences in a Czech prison. The announcement came three
months after the Czech Republic and Thailand signed an agreement allowing
prisoner exchanges, the first step in what their relatives hope will lead
to their eventual release. But how long the two will stay in prison once
they return to this country is still unclear.
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Current AffairsDeputy PM Mares seeks to make drug law clearer and more liberal
Under the current law on drugs, people can possess "not more than a
small amount" of marijuana, though what constitutes a "small
amount" is not specified. Recently, Deputy Prime Minister Petr Mares
caused divisions within the cabinet by proposing a clearer, more liberal
drug law. It would make possession of less than a fixed amount (some
reports said enough for 250 joints) a misdemeanour, not a crime. On the
eve of Thursday's International Day Against Drug Abuse, Petr Mares
explained why he was putting forward this new legislation:
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Current AffairsPrague joins international protest calling for decriminalization of marijuana
The debate over the decriminalization of marijuana continues to rage
between lawmakers, doctors and ordinary people the world over. However,
laws banning the possession and use of marijuana remain in force in most
countries. Martin Hrobsky reports on a protest in the Czech capital this
Saturday which aims to change that.
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