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Malta hasnβt been short of international news attention in the past few years, but the recent legalisation of cannabis has catapulted the attention sky-high.Β
Acclaimed portals such as Politico, BBC, Reuters, The Guardian and Euronews all shared the story with the headlines stating how Malta has become the first EU country to legalise cannabis for personal use.Β
Most portals cited Reforms Minister Owen Bonnici, with the portals even getting comments from him expressing how the prior laws were too hard on cannabis users and that this will move away from the hard-fisted approach.
Reuters claimed how Malta is seeking to βposition itself as a European leader in the production of medical cannabis having approved legalisation in 2018 to permit the production of such cannabis for medicinal and research purposes.β
Many portals also highlighted the Opposition Partyβs stance when it came to the reform, who said that it will normalise and potentially even increase drug use in the country.Β
Other countries are being touted as moving towards legalising the drug themselves, with the most associated with cannabis tolerance being the Netherlands and being one such country.Β
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