GENXZ is a miniseries hosted by Sarah Al Asmar that tackles Lebanese political, economic and social issues from a youth perspective.

For this episode Sarah is joined by Antoine Habchi, MP Lebanese Forces.

Click to watch video-version: https://youtu.be/BzEzxzSj9d8

The discussions dives into cannabis legislation, a draft law yet to be implemented on its medicinal and industrial use, social attitudes surrounding its potential decriminalization and the general taboo of its recreational use.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:02 Legislation background

4:28 Draft law

7:06 Academic angle

10:37 Comparing cannabis to harder drugs

15:20 Industry

19:35 Economic sectors

22:32 Other country experiences

25:46 Security

26:54 Sovereignty

28:59 Parallel / illegal markets

34:20 Within proximity

39:14 Use vs distribution

42:10 Taboo vs decriminalization

45:14 The right track

48:28 Minority rights

51:20 Psychologist vs political perspective

53:17 Moving forward