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Malta set to be first EU country to legalise cannabis for personal use
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Malta is set to become the first European Union country to legalise cannabis at home and for personal use.
MPs will vote on a legal reform on Tuesday, allowing citizens to grow and possess limited amounts of marijuana.
Under the new law, citizens aged 18 and over will be allowed to possess up to seven grams of cannabis, and cultivate up to four cannabis plants at home.
Malta's parliament is widely expected to pass the bill, which has been supported by Prime Minister Robert Abela.
But the opposition Nationalist party has criticised the reform, saying it will "normalise and increase drug use" in the country.
PM Abela has reiterated that under the reformed law, drug trafficking will remain illegal.
"We are legislating to address a problem, with a
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