Germany Legalises Cannabis for Personal Use
- New York Post
Adults will be permitted to grow up to three plants and possess small amounts of cannabis from April 1, and three months later it will also be available in licensed not-for-profit clubs established to grow and distribute the cannabis plant.
Cannabis consumption for the under-18s will continue to be forbidden, as reported from the Guardian site.
Opposition has come from some of Germany’s 16 states, which will have responsibility for policing the law, including the southern state of Bavaria, ruled by the conservative Christian Social Union, which has urged the government to think again.
Some of Lauterbach’s fellow Social Democrats have also issued warnings, in particular about the use of cannabis around schools and kindergartens.
The minister, in turn, has said legislation will prohibit the smoking of cannabis within 100 metres of educational establishments.
Police authorities have said that they will have difficulty imposing the rules. But Lauterbach responded by saying the policing of the hidden market had also been difficult.
The law change makes Germany the third European Union member state to legalise cannabis for personal use, after Malta and Luxembourg.
Advocates for the drug’s use for medicinal purposes said they were hoping for a positive influence from the decision by Europe’s largest economy that might pave the way for other countries to follow suit.
Observers from around the world will be closely watching how the law works in practice in Germany.
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