Law aiming to clear simple drug convictions expected next year
[02.12.2022]
Malta won’t see a bill that introduces a path to clearing simple drug convictions from people’s criminal records until sometime next year. A spokespe ...
Towards a ‘human rights-based’ drug policy
[27.07.2022]
In 2018, Malta became one of the first European countries to fully decriminalise cannabis for medicinal purposes; followed up by a broader reform to ...
It's official: recreational cannabis reform is now law
[18.12.2021]
A bill to allow recreational cannabis use has been signed by President George Vella and is now part of Maltese law. Legal Notice 478 notes that the A ...
Cannabis bill approved in parliament, in first for Europe
[14.12.2021]
Parliament approved a cannabis law that will allow users to carry, buy and grow amounts of the drug, making Malta the first European country to intro ...
Owen Bonnici presents first reading on cannabis reform
[04.10.2021]
The minister for reforms Owen Bonnici has tabled the first reading of Malta's government proposed cannabis reform. Taking to Twitter, Bonnici said th ...
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