Green activist campaigns for marihuana legalisation

One of the Green's regional leaders, Jaroslav Penc, is fighting for legalisation allowing marihuana cultivation. Mr Penc had 5,000 posters printed for his campaign, featuring himself among hemp plants in front of his house under the headline "Live Healthily, Think Freely." Former dissident Penc says he wants to open up a debate on marihuana in connection with a new penal law prepared by the government. According to the draft law it would be illegal to cultivate marihuana without a permit. Mr Penc argues that a high number of people use hemp for medical reasons or for relaxing effects and there is no sense to criminalise them. After confessing that he himself is a hemp cultivator, he now faces a police investigation.