The Lithuanian Parliament voted almost unanimously Tuesday to consider a change in the country’s drug policy. The suggestion was put forth by MP Mykolas Majauskas on Nov. 9 and today’s vote determined if the subject would be debated in Parliament on Dec. 12.
This morning, 92 MPs voted in favor of debating the issue, with one abstention, and none opposed. After today’s results, Majauskas stated the amendment is “the first time that a decision on such a sensitive issue enjoys broad public and political support.”
In Lithuania, cannabis is scheduled as a List 1 drug, which prohibits marijuana for medical use due to the “harmful consequences to human health,” as the law states. Other List 1 substances include heroin, MDMA, cocaine, psilocybin, and opium.
If the amendment is approved after the December debate, it would allow the medicinal use of any List 1 drugs, as long as the substances pass strict safety tests and are scientifically proven to be medicinal substances.
The chair of Lithuania’s health committee, Agnė Širinskienė, showed support for the initiative after the vote, stating she believes the government will be able to “ensure that…