Georgia’s presidential candidate Zurab Japaridze of the Girchi party was captured handing ‘’marijuana joints’’ to the public at a cannabis legalisation festival.<br /><br />Footage captured on October 20 in Tbilisi shows Japaridze giving a few suspicious-looking cigarettes to his supporters whilst attending the media.<br /><br />The leader of the party was later arrested since the distribution of cannabis is illegal in Georgia. Supporters attempted to intervene in his arrest with some jumping on a police car. <br /><br />Hundreds participated in the event which was organised by the opposition Girchi party, although unauthorised by the authorities.
