The executive authorities of Ganja, Azerbaijan, have ordered that alcohol and tobacco products can be purchased in the town by paying in cash as well as with credit cards, reported Haqqin.az news agency of the country.

Earlier, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev had signed a decree on making amendments to the Administrative Violations Code and the Criminal Code of the country.

Pursuant to these amendments, cash wholesale and retail sales of alcohol and tobacco products is prohibited in Azerbaijan. 

As of January 1, alcohol can be purchased in the country solely with credit cards.

This decision has led to the termination of the sale of alcoholic products in many grocery stores in Azerbaijan.