Constitutional Court lifted criminal responsibility for Marijuana consumption
Constitutional Court lifted criminal responsibility for Marijuana consumption

Constitutional Court satisfied the claim of Political Center “Girchi”, requesting to abolish the criminal responsibility against the citizen Givi Shanidze for repeated Marijuana consumption.

The decision of the Constitutional Court means that consumption of marijuana in Georgia is decriminalized.

The lawsuit was filed on March 4, 2016. Several lawsuits in connection with Marijuana consumption have been filed to the Constitutional Court; the majority of them have been satisfied.