Finland’s government will soon consider decriminalizing the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use after advocates garnered more than the required 50,000 petition signatures to trigger a review by Parliament.
The proposals stipulate that possession of 25 grams or less of cannabis, and the cultivation of up to four plants, would not carry criminal penalties.
Only one plant could be dried at a time, as a typical plant yields about as much cannabis as would be permitted for personal possession under the petition.
Kasvua Kannabiksesta, the group behind the measure, started the signature gathering process in May, but it amassed most of its signatures in the last month, crediting a social media campaign for the success, according to Yle.
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