In a first-reading procedure, the National Assembly defeated a bill to amend and supplement the Control of Narcotic Substances and Precursors Act moved by MP Rosen Kosturkov of Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB). The bill was supported by 49 members of CC-DB. Another 81 MPs voted against, and 31 abstained from voting.
The changes were aimed at providing the possibility to process industrial hemp in Bulgaria in addition to growing the plant. It would make it legal for plants of the hemp family (cannabis), intended for making products without a psychoactive effect, to be processed with the permission of the minister of agriculture.
The ministries of agriculture and health are opposed to legalizing the use of hemp. The Agriculture Ministry noted that farmers would not be entitled to receive aid if the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content in the hemp they grew did not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which bans the use of hemp seed with THC content exceeding 0.3% by weight.
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