420 with CNW – Finnish Government to Consider Petition to Decriminalize Marijuana

Possession and cultivation of marijuana for personal use is being considered for decriminalization by Finland’s government after marijuana advocates collected the 50,000-plus petition signatures required to prompt the parliament to review the measure. The proposal stipulates that people found in possession of 25 grams of marijuana or farming a maximum of four plants would not face criminal charges. The yields of a single marijuana plant are equivalent to the 25 grams permitted under the proposal; therefore, people are urged to dry one plant at a time. According to Yle, the collection of signatures was started last month by a group called Kasvua Kannabiksesta. Most of the signatures were gathered last month by the Kasvua Kannabikseat group. And, they credited their success to their social media campaigns. The activist Janne Karvinen said that it is natural for people to do things at the last minute. Recently the group has been promoting the measure through social media. She believes that there are more than 50,000 people in Finland supporting their proposal. According to the measure, people who consume marijuana in a public space would be charged under new penalties. A translated explanation of the petition states that the current policy goal is…

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