THE Czech Republic already has one of the world’s most liberal approach to recreational drug possession. And it will get more liberal still: beginning next year the government will allow marijuana to be distributed by pharmacies (a Czech pharmacy is pictured above) for patients with a prescription.
Eastern approaches | Czech politics
For medicinal use only?
The Czech Republic's very liberal approach to recreational drug possession is becoming more liberal still
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