{"id":34075,"date":"2022-04-08T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=34075"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:51:46","slug":"berisha-legalization-of-cannabis-harms-albanias-eu-integration-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/berisha-legalization-of-cannabis-harms-albanias-eu-integration-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Berisha: Legalization of cannabis harms Albania\u2019s EU integration process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The legalization of cannabis is an unpremeditated and unpatriotic act from Edi Rama that harms Albania\u2019s EU integration process.<\/p>\n<p>These were the words used by former PM Sali Berisha in a press conference on Friday, opposing Rama\u2019s decision to legalize medical marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>Legalizing cannabis in a country that has been labeled \u201cCannabistan\u201d means making that the symbol of the country, Berisha held.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCannabization increases the potential of financing organized and terrorist groups. With legalization, any barricade against that dangerous drug is removed. I hereby call on international allies to raise their voice against this decision that will pose a threat to them as well\u201d, concluded Berisha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/07\/legalizing-cannabis-will-boost-drug-trafficking-claims-democrat-mp\/\">Legalizing cannabis will boost drug trafficking, claims Democrat MP<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/07\/rama-we-will-legalize-the-cultivation-of-medical-marijuana\/\">Rama: We will legalize the cultivation of medical marijuana<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legalization of cannabis is an unpremeditated and unpatriotic act from Edi Rama that harms Albania\u2019s EU integration process. 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