"Drugs are very dangerous ... the authorities are responsible and therefore this is their responsibility," the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia said after the end of the traditional Sunday prayer at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Ilia II responded to the government"s initiative regarding legitimizing the cultivation and exports of cannabis. The Patriarch said that the society is in concerned about this issue. He also said that the population should not think that oly they are concerned about the future of the youth because the government has the same responsibility.