14/05/2007 00:00:00
Hungary: Demos staged for legalisation of cannabis in Hungary
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Counter-demonstrators disrupted several protests demanding the
legalisation of soft drugs on Budapest's Margaret Island and in
Debrecen, Szombathely, Nyíregyháza, Pécs and Szeged on Sunday. The event
was organized by the Hempseed Society as part of the international
Global Marijuana March, with the New Generation of the Free Democrats
also participating.
Debrecen residents foiled the demonstration, aided by town council
members. Local police acknowledged the demonstration on May 3, but the
mayor's office urban development department on May 9 issued a letter
refusing to consent to the erection of a stage "for road maintenance
reasons."
Meanwhile Jobbik Magyarországért Movement Supporters disrupted the
Szeged demonstration with whistling and heckling, while several people
were escorted off Margaret Island by security guards.
Fidesz said "he who says yes to drugs, says no to a life worthy of man."
The Christian Democratic People's Party youth section also condemned the
liberalisation of soft drugs.
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Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12551
Author:
Caboodle.hu via UKCIA
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