For the second time in a row, the government issues the draft law " On the control of the cultivation and processing of the cannabis plant and the production of its by-products for medical and industrial purposes " for public consultation .
The purpose of this draft law is to determine the rules of cultivation, production and controlled circulation of the plant and its by-products of cannabis, for medical and industrial use.
While they will be equipped with a license and it will be given for a period of 15 years, but with the right of renewal from which one or several units will be determined for which the entity is licensed.
The total area allowed for the cultivation of the cannabis plant for medical purposes cannot be greater than 150 hectares at the national level.
The conditions for granting the license are re-evaluated by the Agency every 3 years, which, if it finds that the conditions and criteria are not met, proposes to the relevant authorities, the cancellation of the license.
The investment capital will be 100 million lek, while the appropriate documents are defined in the draft law, as well as the procedures for the registration of growers, the harvest and what happens after it with the plants that can come out in an uncontrolled way or what remains after the use by approving the forms of disposal.
Likewise, another element is the fact that the Council of Ministers approves, on the proposal of the agency, the cadastral areas (territories) where the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes will be allowed within November 30 of each year.
The draft states that subjects interested in the cultivation and production of cannabis for industrial purposes have the right to apply for authorization at the beginning of the new year.