{"id":101756,"date":"2024-02-23T19:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/cannabis-germany-legalises-possession-of-drug-for-personal-use-world-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T19:11:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:11:03","slug":"cannabis-germany-legalises-possession-of-drug-for-personal-use-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/cannabis-germany-legalises-possession-of-drug-for-personal-use-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis: Germany legalises possession of drug for personal use | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The German parliament has approved controversial plans to legalise the personal use of cannabis.<\/p>\n

The measure was passed by Germany’s<\/strong> lower house, the Bundestag, on Friday.<\/p>\n

From 1 April, adults will be able to buy up to 25 grams (one ounce) of the drug a day, or up to 50 grams (two ounces) per month for recreational use.<\/p>\n

The figure will be capped at 30 grams a month for under-21s.<\/p>\n

Users will also be able to grow up to three plants each for private consumption.<\/p>\n

Germany’s upper house, which represents 16 state governments, could in principle delay the legislation, though it does not formally require the chamber’s approval.<\/p>\n

Bavaria’s conservative state government has also said it would examine whether legal action could be taken to halt the law.<\/p>\n

The plans, part of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s<\/strong> social reform programme, passed by 407 votes to 226 on Friday.<\/p>\n

The measures were previously scheduled to become law at the start of the year, but got held up following resistance from some lawmakers in Mr Scholz’s ruling three-party coalition.<\/p>\n

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Health minister Karl Lauterbach said: “We have two goals: to crack down on the black market and improved protection of children and young people.”<\/p>\n

He said that Germany’s current laws had failed, as usage is growing and the country is facing increasing problems from contaminated or overly-concentrated batches. An estimated 4.5 million Germans use the drug.<\/p>\n

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Mr Lauterbach added: “Whatever we do, we can’t carry on like this. You can stick your head in the sand… but we won’t solve a single problem that way.”<\/p>\n

The minister said research suggested the best approach to managing the drug was to remove its social taboos and ensure users are informed about the risks.<\/p>\n

However, Conservative lawmaker Tino Sorge, a member of Germany’s centre-right opposition, attacked the plans.<\/p>\n

The Christian Democrat legislator said: “You are asserting in all seriousness that, by legalising more drugs<\/strong>, we will contain drug use among young people.<\/p>\n

“That is the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard.”<\/p>\n

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The measures also allow German residents aged 18 and over to join non-profit “cannabis<\/strong> clubs,” with a maximum of 500 members each, which can grow the drug for their members’ personal use only from 1 July.<\/p>\n

Under the new legislation, dealers caught selling to children or youths could be jailed for up to two years.<\/p>\n

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Advertising and sponsorships featuring the drug will also be banned, along with smoking it near schools, playgrounds and sports facilities.<\/p>\n

The plans are less radical than the government’s original proposals, to allow cannabis to be sold to adults at licensed outlets, which were watered down following discussions with the EU.<\/p>\n

Germany becomes the ninth country to legalise recreational use of the drug, while many more allow its medical use as a painkiller.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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