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Coast Guard Seizes 700 kilos of Marijuana in Sailboat Drug Bust Near Nisyros
About 700 kilos of marijuana were located and seized by the Greek coast guard on a Turkish-flagged sailboat on Friday, after authorities responded to a distress call issued by the vessel stranded southwest of the island of Nisyros.
The wooden...
Crime
Greek Coastguard Seizes 2 Tons of Marijuana on Italian Yacht
Greek authorities announced that they have seized roughly two tons of Albania-grown marijuana on an Italian-flagged yacht destined for the Aegean Sea islands.
The coastguard says the seizure followed a tip-off and took place early Friday south of the Greek...
Crime
Speedboat in Western Greece Found with Nearly a Ton of Marijuana Onboard
Following a tip-off to the Greek Coast Guard a speedboat in western Greece was seized with almost a ton of marijuana onboard on Monday, according to Greek authorities.
The coast guard found 920 kilograms of marijuana on the 10-meter inflatable...
Greece
Greek Former PM George Papandreou on Marijuana: "Legalize it"
In an article entitled “An innovative approach to the use of marijuana,” which was uploaded on Mr. George Papandreou’s personal website, the former Prime Minister of Greece congratulates Uruguay’s government on how it handled the issue of marijuana’s legalization.
In...
Crime
Police Find 1,800 Pounds of Marijuana on Beach
The Greek police are looking for a drug-smuggling gang which allegedly abandoned 830 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of marijuana in a stash on a southern beach.
According to a police statement, the drugs were found early Tuesday morning near the...
Greece
Marijuana & Grenades Confiscated at Greek-Albanian Borders
200 kg. of cannabis and grenades have been confiscated by authorities close to the Greek-Albanian borders in Amarados Koritsas. The perpetrators had placed their stash in the woods and then covered the items with plumes and plastic bags.
Ten sacks with...
Greece
When Women Started Dancing Zeibekiko
The Greek dance Zeibekiko is one of the country's most iconic dances, and although women do dance Zeibekiko, it is considered to be highly masculine.
Although Zeibekiko was once strictly a man’s dance, women have begun to take part in...
Celebrities
Greek Cinema Icon Phaedon Georgitsis Dies at 80
Phaedon Georgitsis, one of the most famous actors of Greek cinema, died in Athens on Friday at the age of 80.
He had been suffering from cancer for the last several years.
Georgitsis starred in dozens of films in the 1960s...
Business
First Cannabis Vending Machine Installed in Athens
Athenians and tourists can now buy cannabis products from a vending machine which was installed earlier this week in the center of the Greek capital.
The machine, which is seen by some industry watchers as a potentially important part of...
Crime
Cannabis Plants Discovered in Greek Prison
Greek police have found a cannabis plantation at a prison farm in the northern town of Kassandra.
Sixty plants, two meters high, planted by inmates were confiscated.
According to reports, the inmates had also installed an automatic watering system in the...
Greece
Draft Medical Cannabis Bill Arrives in Greek Parliament
Provisions for the production of medical marijuana products were introduced in a draft bill to the Greek parliament this week, with a vote planned for after the weekend.
The draft law approves the production, possession, transport, supply of raw materials...
Greece
Greek Lawmakers Get First Look at Medical Cannabis Bill
Plans to legalize the growing of cannabis for medical use were submitted to Greece's parliament on Wednesday.
Athens is fast-tracking the legislation after ministers attended a medical cannabis trade fair last month.
The government last year authorized the import of several...
Greece
Greece to Approve Use of Medical Cannabis
The Greek parliament is expected to approve the medical use of cannabis in the coming weeks, a deputy minister has said, adding that the change would attract investment to the country.
"In a few weeks' time, an amendment will be...
Greece
Inaugural Cannabis Expo Kicks Off in Athens
The first cannabis exhibition on Greek soil, opened on Friday at the Taw Kwon Do stadium in Faliro to raise awareness about the medicinal and industrial uses of the marijuana plant.
The Athens Cannabis Expo 2018, running to January 14,...
Greece
Cannabis on Balconies? Greek Minister Calls for Legalization
The Greek government has initiated a debate over the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes.
Deputy Minister for Agriculture Yiannis Tsironis, said that cannabis should be cultivated legally, "even on someone’s balcony", provided that the user pays a fee to...