Tag: marijuana
Macedonia 10.04.21 | 11:40

VMRO-DPMNE calls on the Interior Ministry to explain the involvement of the Zaev family in the latest drug seizure

VMRO-DPMNE called on the Interior Ministry to disclose the involvement of the ruling Zaev family in the latest drug scandal – the arrest of the Prilep police commissioner yesterday while he was personally escorting a large shipment of marijuana. The drugs, worth 800,000 EUR, were driven in a van...
Macedonia 24.02.21 | 13:44

Employees of a marijuana plant caught trying to sell six kilograms on the black market

Three men from Skopje, Kicevo and Kocani were detained for selling marijuana which they took from the cannabis plant they were working in. Crime linked to the rapidly growing marijuana business in Macedonia is becoming an every-day event, as the drugs grown ostensibly for cannabis oil extraction are...
Macedonia 10.02.21 | 11:08

Controversial marijuana plant in Krusevo has its license taken away

5 Letters, one of the biggest marijuana producers in Macedonia, had its license stripped by the Government today, due to broadly specified violations of the permit. The company, which operates in Krusevo, reported one of the two major thefts of cannabis in the country in recent months, which raised suspicions...
Macedonia 31.01.21 | 22:24

Three men arrested with 15 kilograms of marijuana near Kumanovo

Police arrested three men from Kumanovo and the village of Romanovce who were caught with 15 kilograms of marijuana. The drugs were kept in a home of one of the men in Romanovce and they are charged with trading with illicit drug. The marijuana business is exploding in Macedonia under the Zaev regime...
Macedonia 22.01.21 | 09:25

Police raids drug dealers near Skopje

Police units conducted a raid against a suspected group of drug smugglers in Vizbegovo, a northern part of the capital Skopje, yesterday evening. Initial media reports were that the raid is conducted against cocaine smugglers. It was later reported that the police seized 50 kilograms of marijuana that...
Macedonia Economy 03.01.21 | 10:17

SDSM again calls for marijuana legalization, paints it as the main plank of its economic program

In a press release, the ruling SDSM party again pointed to its leader’s pet project – marijuana legalization – as the corner stone of its economic policy. In accordance with international and European standards that we implement at home we are advancing the production of medicinal cannabis...
Macedonia 30.12.20 | 13:57

Zaev’s Government wants to have marijuana legalized within days

Spokesman Dusan Arsovski repeated the Government position that legalization of marijuana needs to happen as soon as possible. This issue has become practically the single focus point of the Zaev regime after its failure to secure the opening of EU accession talks. The Government has emphasized that it...
Macedonia 25.12.20 | 23:10

Despite his family investing heavily in marijuana, Zaev insists that he will not personally gain from its legalization

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev again tried to disguise his push for marijuana legalization as a progressive, liberal policy. Zaev’s own brother Vice recently acknowledged the “worst kept secret” that the Zaev family invested heavily in marijuana plantations and companies, but the Prime Minister...
Macedonia 24.12.20 | 09:51

Zaev: In countries where marijuana is legal, users give up heroin, cocaine and all hard drugs

In Wednesday’s interview with Alsat M’s “Ekonomski magazin” show, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev spoke on the topic of legalization and decriminalization of cannabis. Zaev stressed that in the countries where cannabis is legalized, the economic potential for the development of all...
Macedonia 21.12.20 | 17:05

Zaev questioned by the press about the crime wave that is accompanying the expansion of marijuana production

Much of the press conference Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held today to discuss the planned domestic policies after the failure of his EU attempt was taken by journalist questions about growing crime linked with marijuana production in Macedonia. Zaev allowed the planting of marijuana to explode, issuing...
Macedonia 19.12.20 | 14:56

Border guards intercept shipment of 100 kilograms of marijuana meant for Bulgaria

A shipment of 100 kilograms of marijuana was intercepted on the Macedonian – Bulgarian border near Strumica. A Bulgarian trucker was trying to transport the drugs into Bulgaria when he was caught by border guards. The 48 year old man is being charged. Macedonia is a growing marijuana source country,...
Macedonia 09.12.20 | 18:57

Police finally reveals details about the huge marijuana robbery

The Interior Ministry revealed details about the theft of two tons of marijuana from a plantation near Valandovo. Of the six people involved in the high stakes robbery, only have been detained, and some remain unidentified. The attack was perpetrated on Friday, when three still unidentified men attacked...
Macedonia 08.12.20 | 22:26

Police found half of the 4 tons of marijuana that were stolen from a plantation

The Interior Ministry reported that six people are being investigated after the large police raid conducted yesterday evening near the village of Aracinovo, close to Skopje. The raid was staged after four tons of marijuana were stolen from a farm at the south of the country. About half of the drugs were...
Macedonia 27.11.20 | 12:24

Pendarovski: Marijuana should be decriminalized

Marijuana needs to be decriminalized and we are already late in finalizing the legislation for production and distribution of cannabis oil for medical purposes for which there is clear professional medical support. However, the decision to create legal preconditions for the commercial sale of marijuana...
Macedonia 21.11.20 | 16:52

As Zaev pushes to legalize his marijuana family businesses, experts see few public benefits

As the Zaev regime is again pushing strongly to decriminilize marijuana for recreational use, experts are warning that the country is not prepared for it. Psychiatrist Stavre Gramov says that he may recommend marijuana use to patients suffering from actual illnesses, but that in healthy individuals there...
Macedonia 20.11.20 | 18:38

The fraudster Zaev cannot cover the veto and the damage he has done to Macedonia with marijuana legalization

The announcements for decriminalization and legalization of the recreational use of marijuana are an attempt of Zoran Zaev and SDSM to defocus the public from their disastrous policies for the future of the country, accused VMRO-DPMNE. The party says that Zaev, in the midst of a terrible pandemic and...
Macedonia 20.11.20 | 14:20

Zaev to legalize marijuana to attract to tourists as in Amsterdam

In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced a new economic package, which includes decriminalization and legalization of marijuana and tourist destinations. Zaev believes that the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana can greatly help tourism and hospitality industry. The...
Macedonia 06.11.20 | 09:56

Negotino police seize 50 kilograms of marijuana

Negotino police seized 50 kilograms of marijuana from a 29 year old citizen yesterday evening. The man, identified by the police as E.E., was keeping the drugs in his home in the village of Dubrovo. The man has been detained.
Macedonia 14.10.20 | 18:32

Zaev again announces marijuana legalization move that would benefit his family businesses

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev attended the opening of a new cannabis plant near Skopje, an investment from the NYSK holding company, and announced that he will renew his push to allow companies to sell dried cannabis flowers. Zaev’s own family and close friends have moved strongly into the marijuana...
Macedonia 08.10.20 | 15:05

After his inner circle invested in marijuana plantations, Zaev again tries to legalize its recreational use

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is recasting his old demand that marijuana use is legalized – an idea from which his family businesses stand to gain – as a measure that would help cafes and the hospitality industry in general make it through the recession. The hospitality industry has a low share...
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