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15:35 | Lima, Feb. 1. The political parties that will participate in Peru s general elections scheduled for April 11 this year have outlined the actions that they intend to implement as part of their government plan if they gain voters support at the polls.
Their government plans are contained in the election platform of the National Elections Board (JNE) and are also available here.
To date, 14 presidential lists are in the race. The list led by Nidia Vilchez is not included, since the political party (Partido Aprista Peruano) announced its withdrawal.
In the coming days, the National Elections Board (JNE) will decide the electoral fate of Hernando de Soto (Avanza Pais), George Forsyth (Victoria Nacional), and Daniel Urresti (Podemos Peru), taking into consideration petitions for disqualifications filed against them.
The political parties participating in Peru's general elections scheduled for April 11 this year have outlined the actions that they intend to implement if they gain voters' support at the polls.
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By Carla Samon Ros
Lima, Jan 19 (efe-epa).- Obtaining unfettered access to medical marijuana and the legal right to grow the plant are key concerns of patients with chronic ailments in Peru, where a lawmaker’s frank talk about his recreational cannabis use has reignited debate about that nation’s drug policies.
Cannabis has been legalized for therapeutic purposes in that Andean nation since 2017, but in practice it is only distributed to laboratories, none of which have a license to grow the plant, and is sold directly to the public at just three pharmacies in Lima.
But now a bill is pending that aims to loosen the legal restrictions and allow for the prescription-based self-cultivation and associated cultivation (the joining of patients and care providers in associations to collectively grow their own medicine) of marijuana.