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Romanian PM Emil Boc asked the Health minister on Friday, 5th February, 2010, to draw a bill that would extend the list of illegal psychedelic plants, whether or not such plants might have European Commission's approval.
Mr Boc believes that hallucinogenic plants are responsible for many deaths among youths in Romania.
Within the past two years, many shops have been opened in Romanian big cities selling so-called 'legal drugs' under the name of 'ethno-botanical plants'.
For instance, a shop called 'Gradina Botanica' (Botanical Garden) located in Cluj city (central Transylvania), advertise a number of six mixes of plants for 'aromatherapy and relaxation'. However, in their FAQ list, one can read: 'we do not encourage consumption by humans.'
Police and Consummer Protection inspectors have constantly asked for the banning of those products.
Other voices claim, on the other hand, that the trade and consumption of illegal substances, such as cocaine and marijuana, has dropped in Romania since the opening of these shops.
The movie Katalin Varga (2009, directed by Peter Strickland) tells a troubling story of love, crime, forgiveness, and revenge. Read our news about it here.
For Sale: Dracula's Transylvanian castle
You already know the myth. Now find out the facts about Bran Castle from this short Al Jazeera film. At present, a large number of old Transylvanian castles are waiting for investors pepared to buy them and restore their condition. Read more here.
Too much Krivach won't kill you
A fresh and untypical interpretation of Queen's 'Too much love will kill you' convinced the members of the jury that Razvan Krivach deservs the big trophy at Brasov's 2008 Golden Stag music festival. Read more here, or listen and watch the song below:
Afrim's Attic
They are gross and at the same time funny; they are genuine, but also bold: The characters pictured up by young director Radu Afrim tell something about our own fears, our hopes, and maybe our madness.
Mr Afrim's work has been recently acclaimed at Avignon Off 2008 festival. Find out more here, and watch this short scene from his 'Mansarde à Paris/ Les détours Cioran' recorded by an amateur:
Drama experiments in Transylvania
A walk to the fringes of the possibilities of modern theatre. It's called Man.In.Fest, and it's an international festival of the experimental, the unexplored, and the unimagined theatre.
Read more about the 2008 edition here, and watch a short film about the 2007 edition of Man.In.Fest below:
Romanian PM Emil Boc asked the Health minister on Friday, 5th February, 2010, to draw a bill that would extend the list of illegal psychedelic plants, whether or not such plants might have European Commission's approval.
