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Germany wants to be the first country in Europe to do so! Marijuana legalization

On October 26, 2022, Germany came out with plans on legalizing marijuana, a move the Scholz government said would make Germany the second EU country to legalize cannabis after Malta.

The German federal cabinet approved a proposal by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach to regulate the sale and consumption of marijuana by adults for recreational purposes, Reuters reported on the 26th. The document proposes to allow adults 18 and older to purchase and possess 20 to 30 grams of marijuana for personal consumption and to allow individuals to cultivate marijuana to a limited extent. In addition, the government would introduce a special excise tax and develop marijuana-related education and abuse prevention programs.

To Lauterbach, legalizing marijuana is a way to protect children and young people. "This law will reduce consumption, especially among young people," he tweeted. Lauterbach said about 4 million people consumed marijuana in Germany last year, 25 percent of whom were between the ages of 18 and 24. But rather than follow the lead of neighboring Netherlands, which combines decriminalization with loose market regulation, he plans to legalize marijuana and gradually push the black-market trade out of the cannabis market.

The plan has sparked a huge backlash in Germany.

The German Green Party argues that banning marijuana would only exacerbate the risks. "Regulating the legal market too strictly will only promote the growth of the black market for marijuana," said Carpenter Gunther, a member of the Greens' parliamentary caucus, on Wednesday. Kupalanis, CEO of German medical marijuana company Bloomwell Group, even said that if the European Commission rejects the legalization of cannabis in Germany, the German government should seek alternative solutions and allow the import of cannabis because domestic cultivation will not be able to meet the demand in the short term.

And Bavaria's health minister warned that Germany should not become a drug tourism destination in Europe. Oliver Marchau, president of the local branch of the police union, also previously said he would not support legalizing marijuana because "legal but dangerous" alcohol "already causes enough trouble" and "opens the door to another dangerous and often trivial drug. It doesn't make sense to "open the door to another dangerous and often trivial drug". The German Pharmacists Association, for its part, says legalizing marijuana would increase health risks and put health care workers in medical conflict.

"The website of the German Editors Network (RND) argues that legalizing marijuana would reduce the burden on police and courts on the one hand, and pose health risks on the other. The website mentions in the article that marijuana addiction is mainly psychological dependence: the longer one uses marijuana in daily life, the more the user cannot imagine life without it, and regular marijuana use can impair the brain's ability to learn and remember, and even lead to mental illness.

Currently, the document on the legalization of cannabis has to be submitted to the European Commissioners for pre-evaluation, and only if it is approved can the plan move forward further.


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