An amendment adopted on 11 May took effect on 13 June and replaced Articles 6 and 7 of the controlled-drugs law. It prohibited cultivation of Indian hemp while expressly allowing Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa for fibre, seed and horticultural purposes in open fields, excluding indoor and covered growing. It delegated cultivation procedures to the Cabinet and provided an authorisation route for scientific research and teaching involving controlled plants. This was a differentiated cultivation framework, not permission to grow cannabis for recreational drug use.[1]
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References
- Latvia official legislation publisher, Likumi.lv — amendment adopted 11 May 2006Amendment point 5 replaces Articles 6–7; official metadata gives 13 June 2006 commencementarchived
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