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Brussels really doesn't like Hungary's zero tolerance on drugs. The European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen sued Hungary for rejecting drug liberalization, and the EU court ruled today that we are violating EU law. Drug liberalization is like illegal migration: beyond a certain point, it has irreversible consequences. We will stick to zero tolerance, we will not make the mistakes of others! - said László Horváth, the government commissio…
The European Commission filed a lawsuit in 2023 for Hungary's failure to adhere to the jointly voted EU position at the UN.
EU Court Rules Against Hungary's Cannabis Position
The European Union’s top court has ruled against Hungary’s position on cannabis policy, determining that Hungary breached EU principles when it voted against the bloc’s ‘common position’ on the reclassification of cannabis during a United Nations meeting years ago. Back in late 2020, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted to remove cannabis […] The post EU Court Rules Against Hungary’s Cannabis Position appeared first on Int…
Government Commissioner László Horváth did not mince words after the EU court condemned Hungary for rejecting drug liberalization.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Hungary violated EU law by voting against the common position of the Council of the European Union on the reclassification of cannabis.
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