Dear Friend of Drugreporter!
The medical use of cannabis is illegal in most countries of Central-Eastern Europe – but this situation may change soon. This week we present you two videos, produced by activists who are members of our international video advocacy network, highlighting the stories of people who allievate pain or mitigate the symptomps of diseases with the help of cannabis.
A struggle for making medical cannabis legal in Poland: an article by Iga Jeziorska on our new video produced by Paweł Libera and the Polish Drug Policy Network
Cannabis Reformers in the Serbian Parliament
Medical cannabis activists formed an alliance with a political party, in order to contest the parliamentary elections in Serbia. Read Irena Molnar’s report from Belgrade, and watch the video!
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Medical cannabis activists formed an alliance with a political party, in order to contest the parliamentary elections in Serbia. Read Irena Molnar’s report from Belgrade, and watch the video!
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Drugreporter