Current Affairs “Liberal” new guidelines don’t go far enough, says head of Prague drug counselling service

08-01-2010 16:09 | Ian Willoughby

Under guidelines introduced on January 1, the Czech Republic has some of the most liberal legislation in Europe when it comes to drug use. Whereas previously having “an amount no bigger than a small amount” was permitted, now drug users will not be charged with a crime for having, for instance, 15 grammes of marijuana, or 1.5 grammes of heroin. But what will be the impact of these guidelines? That's something I discussed with Jiří Richter, director of Sananim, a drug counselling service in Prague.

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