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Bills for the adult use of cannabis expire with the dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic
Os bills for the legalization of adult cannabis use will expire with the dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic and will have to be presented again in the next legislature. The information was confirmed to Cannareporter by the deputy of the Socialist Party, Maria Antónia Almeida Santos, who is also the President of the Parliamentary Health Commission.
The legalization of the personal use of cannabis had been proposed by two parties, Left Bloc and Liberal Initiative, last 9th of June and they went down to the Health Commission for general debate, which actually did not happen. THE first postponement was order by Maria Antónia Almeida Santos herself, on the 8th of September, with a first meeting to define the methodology and the people to be heard in the Commission. With the dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic, following the lack of consensus on the State Budget for 2022, “the bills expire and will have to be presented again in the next legislature”, confirmed Maria Antónia Almeida Santos, on the phone with Cannareporter. . The socialist deputy gave an exclusive interview to Cannareporter, which will be published in the next edition of Cannadouro Magazine, on newsstands on December 21.
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With a degree in Journalism from the University of Coimbra, Laura Ramos has a postgraduate degree in Photography and has been a Journalist since 1998. Winner of the Business of Cannabis Awards in the category "Journalist of the Year 2024", Laura was a correspondent for Jornal de Notícias in Rome, Italy, and Press Officer in the Office of the Minister of Education of the 21st Portuguese Government. She has an international certification in Permaculture (PDC) and created the street-art photography archive “Say What? Lisbon” @saywhatlisbon. Co-founder and Editor of CannaReporter® and coordinator of PTMC - Portugal Medical Cannabis, Laura directed the documentary “Pacientes” and was part of the steering group of the first Postgraduate Course in GxP's for Medicinal Cannabis in Portugal, in partnership with the Military Laboratory and the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon.
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