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Czech: First hemp fair opens in Prague
Prague Daily Monitor Friday 17 Sep 2010 Visitors to the fair, to be held until September 19, can get acquainted with the use of hemp plants, and buy hemp seeds as well as clothes, medicines and food of hemp. Several plain clothes policemen in checked the fair stands with various products before the opening Friday. Everything offered at the fair will be legal, Cannabizz 2010 director Jiri Tomasko told CTK. The police were searching for a possible sale of marijuana and promotion of drugs but found no such cases. Policemen will keep in touch with the organisers, Tomasko added. Only adults are allowed to enter the fair. Youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult authorised person. The fair consists of several dozen stalls of vendors from various countries. Some vendors try to avoid possible problems by signing a contract of purchase in which their customers pledge not to use the purchased hemp plants as drugs. The Cannabizz 2010 offers the categories of institutions, health care, cultivation, seeds, natural resources, smoking tools, health, media and art. "Hemp plants can be actually broadly used in many fields from top-quality fashion to cosmetics," Tomasko added. Under a government regulation on drug limits valid since January 2010, the possession of up to 15 grammes of marijuana has been classified only as a misdemeanour, while the possession of a higher amount has been a crime for which one faces up to one year in prison. Another regulation defines hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms, including hemp. The growing of up to five pieces of such plants is considered a misdemeanour, for more plants one faces up to six months in prison. The Cannabizz 2010 festival's accompanying programme includes an exhibition of winning photographs from last year's Reflex Cannabis Cup contest for the most beautiful hemp and the launching of a new contest. A number of events connected with the fair will take place in Prague's clubs this weekend. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2010/09/20/first-hemp-fair-opens-prague
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