Esquire article on medicinal marijuana declared prohibited information

On July 14, 2015, Roskomnadzor entered the Esquire article “In good shape and score a lot”, published in 2010, in the register of prohibited information. The journal closed access to the article by placing a stub, but it can be read in the cache of search engines.

“Traditionally, the editors express a negative attitude towards drug use, as well as towards the actions of Roskomnadzor,” the says . magazine’s website

The banned article told about people in the United States who are helped by marijuana with various diseases, mainly by relieving pain.

• The Federal Drug Control Service in Russia has the right to demand the blocking of any pages on which, in the opinion of the agency, the use of drugs is promoted. Since 2012, at the request of the Federal Drug Control Service, at least 18 thousand pages have been entered into the register .