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Newsbrief:
Bulgaria
Update
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Organized
Youth
Protest
Against
Total
Cannabis
Ban
4/9/04
The following communication
was distributed on the morning of Friday April 9 by the Bulgarian drug
reform organization Promena.
Last Sunday the Promena Movement
organized a protest against Parliament's ditching the single-dozse escape
clause for people arrested for possession. Some 700-800 people marched
through the central streets of Sofia waiving banners reading "In Europe
or in "Jail?" and shouting "Freedom!" However modest, the demonstration
is a success by Bulgarian standards, as rallies of political parties seldom
enjoy more participation.
During the promotion of the
protest many reported they were afraid to participate, which indicates
people's fear rather than actual danger of any police action. The
average age of the attendants has grown since last year, as well as the
media coverage of the event.
The President did not veto
the law, and the open letters Promena sent to all the institutions involved
remained without response. The law change now allows for up to 15
years' imprisonment for even the smallest amount of any illicit drug.
Current legislation doesn't differentiate between cannabis and heroin or
cocaine.
Visit http://www.promena.org/_gligi/040404/ShestviePhotos.htm
to view photos from the protest. Visit https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/330/bulgaria.shtml
for further information on this subject.
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