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{{short description|Use of cannabis in Kyrgyzstan}} |
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'''[[Cannabis]] in [[Kyrgyzstan]]''' is illegal, but has a long history in the nation, which has been posited as the ancestral homeland of the cannabis plant.<ref name="GuyWhittle2004">{{cite book|author1=Geoffrey William Guy|author2=Brian Anthony Whittle|author3=Philip Robson|title=The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t-JsAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|isbn=978-0-85369-517-2|page=75}}</ref><ref name="Bennett2010">{{cite book|author=Chris Bennett|title=Cannabis and the Soma Solution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-AMCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT208|date=1 September 2010|publisher=Trine Day|isbn=978-1-936296-32-3|pages=208–}}</ref> |
'''[[Cannabis]] in [[Kyrgyzstan]]''' is illegal, but has a long history in the nation, which has been posited as the ancestral homeland of the cannabis plant.<ref name="GuyWhittle2004">{{cite book|author1=Geoffrey William Guy|author2=Brian Anthony Whittle|author3=Philip Robson|title=The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t-JsAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|isbn=978-0-85369-517-2|page=75}}</ref><ref name="Bennett2010">{{cite book|author=Chris Bennett|title=Cannabis and the Soma Solution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-AMCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT208|date=1 September 2010|publisher=Trine Day|isbn=978-1-936296-32-3|pages=208–}}</ref> |
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==Reform== |
==Reform== |
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In the 1990s, [[Felix Kulov]], Vice President and later Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, proposed state control of cannabis fields in Kyrgyzstan to control the drug trade.< |
In the 1990s, [[Felix Kulov]], Vice President and later Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, proposed state control of cannabis fields in Kyrgyzstan to control the drug trade.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://www.rferl.org/amp/kyrgyzstan-mariajuana-legalization/25222681.html Addiction Doctor Wants Kyrgyzstan To Legalize Pot<!-- Bot generated title -->]. RFE/RL</ref> |
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In 2014, [[narcologist]] and former presidential candidate Jenishbek Nazaraliev proposed legalizing cannabis to reduce drug addiction, gain tax revenue, and undercut organized crime.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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In 2017, Deputy Prime Minister Tolkunbek Abdygulov suggested legalizing cannabis to improve tourism in the country.< |
In 2017, Deputy Prime Minister Tolkunbek Abdygulov suggested legalizing cannabis to improve tourism in the country.<ref>[https://hightimes.com/news/kyrgyzstan-could-bring-legal-cannabis-to-central-asia/ Kyrgyzstan Could Bring Legal Cannabis To Central Asia · High Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Cannabis by country}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 23 November 2022
Cannabis in Kyrgyzstan is illegal, but has a long history in the nation, which has been posited as the ancestral homeland of the cannabis plant.[1][2]
Reform[edit]
In the 1990s, Felix Kulov, Vice President and later Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, proposed state control of cannabis fields in Kyrgyzstan to control the drug trade.[3]
In 2014, narcologist and former presidential candidate Jenishbek Nazaraliev proposed legalizing cannabis to reduce drug addiction, gain tax revenue, and undercut organized crime.[3]
In 2017, Deputy Prime Minister Tolkunbek Abdygulov suggested legalizing cannabis to improve tourism in the country.[4]
Further reading[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Geoffrey William Guy; Brian Anthony Whittle; Philip Robson (2004). The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids. Pharmaceutical Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-85369-517-2.
- ^ Chris Bennett (1 September 2010). Cannabis and the Soma Solution. Trine Day. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-1-936296-32-3.
- ^ a b Addiction Doctor Wants Kyrgyzstan To Legalize Pot. RFE/RL
- ^ Kyrgyzstan Could Bring Legal Cannabis To Central Asia · High Times