Legalize Belarus is going nationwide!
Talaka is a traditional Belarusian form of gathering to accomplish a task. Attendees of the Talaka of solidarity sent hundreds of postcards to unjustly convicted drug users. During Human Library sessions participants had an opportunity to take part in open and frank conversations with people affected by Article 328.
The lecture covered questions of history, legal status and potential of medical and recreational use of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
Drug regulation expert, master of public policy Alfredo Pascual gave a lecture about legal status of marijuana around the world. Q&A session took around 3 hours.
After the screening of "The Culture High" movie participants discussed perception of marijuana in Belarusian society and ways to bring objective information to people.
Legalize Belarus activists talked on the war on drugs, marijuana use, problems of drug convicts in Belarus, drug policy movement around the world and pros and cons of marijuana legalisation in Belarus. After the presentation lively debate took place with mothers of drug convicts from "Mothers 328" movement taking part.
A group of 15 activists from Belarus and Lithuania got on a Liberty bus to attend the 21st Hanfparade in Berlin, Germany.