Government discusses legal threshold for quantities of drugs for personal use

On Monday, a government session designed to determine the maximum amount of certain drugs for personal possession was postponed. A decision was made on the number of certain psychedelic plants that can be owned legally - Czechs can now own up to 40 pieces of psychoactive mushrooms and five cacti of varieties such as Peyote that contain the substance mescaline without facing legal consequences. Marijuana possession has been declared illegal for quantities over 15 grams. The government will finalize its list of fixed quantities that is meant to serve as a guideline for courts and police in two weeks, when it will discuss synthetic drugs.

Author: Sarah Borufka