Legalization as an economic and social boost, thanks to the growth of jobs, tourism and GDP in Croatia. This is precisely the essence of the legalization proposal of the Social Democratic coalition, which makes cannabis one of the key elements of the election campaign for next year.

Davor Bernardic , 39-year-old leader of the SDP, stated in the parliament: “I believe that with legalization under state control we could achieve further growth of the economy and income, which would lead to the creation of new jobs ; the result of legalization of marijuana would be further development of the tourism sector, with growth of agricultural production and GDP.”

Davor also spoke about industrial hemp, which is currently still considered a narcotic, underlining: “To date there is still no law regulating the industrial sector, many give up production, and those producers who continue to grow it complain about the disadvantages compared to other European countries, because they cannot use it freely”.

In fact, the cultivation of this has undergone a notable decline in the last 5 years, going from 2500 hectares cultivated in 2014 to only one thousand in 2016 (totally opposite to what is happening in the Bel Paese, where it has increased tenfold - ed. ), this is due to various problems: there are no national certifications of seeds or production, there is no legal production of oil extracted from the flowers and not even an import market.

The Croatian climate is very similar to that of Greece and Italy, which makes it particularly suitable for the production of hemp. “That is why it is up to us to find the space to become the EU leader in the fastest growing business, cannabis production,” Bernardic concludes. “We are a tourist country, and given the positive experience of other countries, the production of industrial hemp and the complete legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes should be on the agenda.”

A big good luck to Croatia, which seems to have taken a fair and healthy path!

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