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Review | Nobody in Sight — one man’s fight with addiction and loneliness in Tbilisi
Kote Kalandadze’s latest film focuses on his old childhood friend Achiko, now 42, who has spent half his life addicted to drugs.
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Georgia
Georgia to introduce 6-year prison sentence for possession of over 5 grams of marijuana
Georgian Dream considered the past decisions of the Constitutional Court irrelevant for the current reality.
Georgia
Georgia tightens drug laws, introduces ‘mandatory treatment’ and penalties for avoiding drug tests
The changes were criticised as ineffective and politically motivated.
Georgia
Georgian Dream announces new legislative amendments tightening drug policy
The changes include longer prison sentences for selling drugs as well as the introduction of penalties for individuals evading drug testing.
Drug Policy
Lelo proposes decriminalisation of drugs in Georgia
Georgian opposition party Lelo has proposed decriminalising drug use, as part of a proposal to reorient the country’s drug policy from a criminal justice approach to a healthcare one. The proposal was announced at a press briefing by Saba Buadze, the chair of Lelo’s Tbilisi bureau, on Wednesday. He suggested that the ‘drug epidemic’ in the country was caused by the ‘criminal indifference and complicity’ of the Georgian Dream government. In their nine-step policy, Lelo proposed: * Decri
Cannabis
How Georgia enforces its borders: drug trafficking since 2012
Historically, international reports have referred to Georgia as one of the corridors for the transit of Afghan heroin towards Europe. Liberali tried to find out how Georgia is tackling drug trafficking and what has changed since 2012 under the Georgian dream government. In September 2009, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime published a report on the spread of Afghan heroin around the world. The report noted that seven tons of heroin reached Europe through Georgia each year. Hero
2019 Georgia Club Raids
Gakharia faces criticism on anniversary of Bassiani club raids
Georgian drug policy reform advocates have marked the anniversary of police raids on night clubs Bassiani and Café Gallery in the capital Tbilisi. Recently formed advocacy group 12 May, named after the night of the raids, draped banners over bridges and on public spots in Tbilisi bearing anti-government messages. These included references to the raids, the country’s harsh drug policies, as well as ironic references to their environmental policy, alleged control over the media, and scandals
