“As far as drugs are concerned, ban-related mechanisms very often entail a ricochet effect, which means strengthening and development of other directions and etc.,” David Sergeyenko said.

He also added that this issue consideration does not mean that Georgia “will wake up one day and see marijuana at supermarkets”.

According to the present Georgia law, illegal drug possession leads to a year in prison, and a fine.

In 2005, Tamara Sirbiladze, the head of the Georgian Council for Drug Policy, brought up an issue of marijuana legalization, but nothing has changed since that time.

source: thedailychronic.net