What is it about?
Representatives of the Czech hemp cluster (CzecHemp), Safe Cannabis Association (ABK) and Legalizace.cz established an NGO called Racionální regulace (Rational Regulation) in 2024. Their goal is to lobby for rational cannabis and other drug laws in the Czech Republic and internationally.
Who’s behind this effort?
Tomáš RYŠKA
Social and medical anthropologist who has been researching cannabis for almost thirty years. He is a founding partner of the Swiss holding company Astrasana Holding AG. In the Czech Republic he is the CEO of Astrasana Czech and Releaf..
Libor DUBA
Founder of company Zelená Země, where Mr. Duba still works as an external consultant. Since 2007, he has held senior management positions in the food, drug and cosmetics industry.
Lukáš HURT
Editor-in-chief and publisher of Konopí magazine. Manager of CzecHemp cluster, registered cannabis patient, founding member of the KOPAC patient association and vice-chairman of the Legalizace.cz association.
Pavel KUBŮ
Chairman of the cannabis patient association KOPAC, co-founder of Chain Pharmaceuticals and Director of Medical Development at P4P. He has been involved in research and development of medical treatments for over 20.
Tomáš PRUSEK
Founder and co-owner of Naarden, a leading Czech distributor of advanced growing supplies. Designer of medical cannabis cultivation facilities.
Robert VEVERKA
Publisher of magazine Legalizace,chairman of the association Legalizace.cz, member of the supervisory board of CzecHemp and member of the Prague City Council Commission for Drug Policy.
Tomáš VYMAZAL
Former member of the Czech Parliament, author of the proposal that increased the Czech limit for THC content in hemp to one per cent. Chairman of Asociace bezpečného konopí association.
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It’s time to regulate cannabis!
The current repressive state approach to cannabis has proven dysfunctional and counterproductive. Both possession and cultivation for personal use are criminalised and a large proportion of users are forced to rely on the illegal market, with significant negative health and social impacts.