Costa Rican president vetoes legalization of medicinal marijuana

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado vetoed on Thursday the legalization of medicinal marijuana, citing well being and safety grounds, and sought modifications to a invoice backed by Congress final yr earlier than he’ll approve it.
Costa Rica’s Congress had authorized the manufacturing and processing of hashish for medicinal functions in October.
On Twitter, Alvarado mentioned he supported the medicinal use of hashish however the laws wanted modifications to restrict particular person cultivation and consumption.
“I trust that they will be accepted and the law will be in force soon,” mentioned Alvarado, whose time period ends in May. The proposal is about to return to a different vote in Congress, which is dominated by opposition events.