Lithuania legalized the possibility to grow hemp in the garden

Deputies of the Seimas in the first days of December have made changes to the country's legislation, according to which Lithuania allowed the cultivation of small amounts of cannabis malonarkoticheskoy on small private plots in order to conduct gardening.

Now, according to the requirements of the Lithuanian legislation, gardeners in the Republic of Lithuania will be able to plant industrial hemp in the area, which is less than 10 acres and cultivate no more than twenty plants in one acre.

Comment of the Association "Ukrainian industrial hemp"

The cultivation of industrial hemp for industrial purposes, including using experts Ukrainian profile growers association was legalized in Lithuania in 2014.

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, ratified including Ukraine, allowed the cultivation of hemp for gardening. Lawmakers in Lithuania one of the last representatives of the EU countries have prepared the foundation for the application of the law, which has long been actively used by the economically developed countries of the world.

During the 2014-2015 years. specialists of profile association Ukrainian growers to government agencies at all levels of government have repeatedly raised the issue of the need for changes to the current legislation of the country, duplicating norms of international law, and make it possible to cultivate hemp beznarkoticheskuyu gardening. Understanding this issue is, however, the mechanism of realization until recently was not.

Given the fact that the representatives of the Association consists of several groups of various ministries, is working to change the Ukrainian legislation, the next week the proposal of the Association for culture beznarkoticheskoy hemp for horticulture will be once again officially in writing made on CONSIDERATION relevant working group, working on amendments to the Law of Ukraine profile. It is believed that at least we are risen proposals will be at the level of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the State and society "ripe", the amendments will be displayed in the profile law.