Monday, December 15, 2025

'Come get us' – Libertarians invite police action after NYE weed planting

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Zurab Japaridze from the libertarian Girchi party. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Leaders of a small libertarian party in the former Soviet republic Georgia ask authorities to hold them to account after a marijuana planting stunt four days ago meant to force a softening of the country’s drug policy.

So far, the activists have not

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John McCain reaffirms U.S. security guarantee during visit to Georgia

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Senators John McCain (R), Lindsey Graham (R) and Amy Klobuchar (D). (Ministry of Defense.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three American senators wrapped up their trip to Georgia on Monday by sending not-so-well wishes for the new year to Russia and its president Vladimir Putin.

The two Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham and the their Democratic colleague

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Georgian opposition party plants marijuana on New Year’s Eve

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(Pirveli TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of an opposition party in the former Soviet republic Georgia made a small marijuana plantation inside the party office on New Year’s Eve as part of a campaign to decriminalize soft drugs.

Zurab Japaridze, leader of a newly formed party called

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