Dubbed the “LETT’s Grow” bill, which stands for Legalize, Expunge, Treat and Tax, it aims to legalize sales of marijuana, expunge past crimes, allow medicinal use and tax sales of cannabis for adults who use it recreationally.
With the Democrats controlling Congress this past year, cannabis investors were hopeful that federal reform could be on the horizon.
Malta’s new cannabis rules should serve as a model for other European states of how to end the unnecessary prosecution of low-level drug users and strike a blow against organised crime.
Malta has become the first EU country to legalise the cultivation and personal use of cannabis.