FATMIR XHAFAJ: WRONG APPROACH, AN ACTIVITY WITH GREAT SOCIAL RISKS Cannabis legalization APPROVED, 3 PS “senators” DO NOT VOTE FOR IT Majko, Braçe and Xhafaj abstain on the law that legalizes hashish for medical purposes. “Associated Press”: The country, a key route for trafficking hard drugs (In photo) The vote in the Parliament of Albania On page 2

“No patrolling in neighborhoods just to hand out fines” The UK Home Secretary congratulates Balla on his new role “Immediate response”, Balla instructs police in Vlorë: Safe coastline, no blind eye to the powerful The UK Home Secretary congratulates Balla on his new role On page 2

“Niko didn’t sign there by chance, he is deeply involved” Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha denounced the involvement of Defense Minister Niko Peleshi in the incinerator scheme. In a press conference, Berisha said that Rama is also trying to make Peleshi a “sacrificial lamb”, since according to him he signed the incinerator documents. Former Prime Minister Sali Beri- sha denounced the involvement of Defense Minister, Niko Peleshi, in the incinerator scheme. In a press conference, Berisha declared that Rama is trying to make Peleshi too a “sacrificial lamb”, who according to him has signed the incinerator documents. “First of all, Edi Rama is head and shoulders deeply involved and with his signature is the main figure in the incinerator affair. Here I have a decision dated 2 November 2014.... On page 3

THE COMMITTEE, NO RESULT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF BIRN: Electoral reform at ‘ground zero’, the opposition seeks a new consensus On page 3

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Yesterday on “Voice of America” The Parliament in Albania approved in the early hours of yesterday morning, with 69 votes in favor, 23 against and 3 abstentions, the law on “On the control of the cultivation and processing... Albania, the law on growing cannabis for medical purposes sparks debate By MIMOZA PICARI Continues on page 18

Fear of our elite?! Today’s Opinion Albania is being urgently called on for a political-social-economic change. Corruption is showing the country’s major shortcomings, while the loss of hope from... By BEN ANDONI Fear of our elite?! Continues on page 19

SPAK delivered the arrest warrant, police: We have started the search for the former deputy prime minister On page 7

GRAMSH Father, two children and their cousin drown in the Lake of the Banjë hydropower plant On page 5

CERBERUS HELL Meteorologist: The last peak of the heatwave will be on Tuesday, temperatures up to 43 degrees On page 9

DECISIONS 1993-2013 Property, 3,876 files with owners who will be compensated, how much each will receive On pages 20-23