up to three times marijuana for him self-cultivation wave have 25 grams oriented”personal consumption“, must be purchased at: associations It was created specifically for this purpose: These are the guidelines of the draft law approved this Wednesday by the German Council of Ministers for the so-called. “regular legalization” Marijuana She is appealing more than 18 years It determines that there is a maximum of 25 grams as the amount that can be purchased in the installed facilities and with the necessary license plus control mechanisms.
Presented by the Minister of Health, the Social Democrat. Karl LauterbachHe is a doctor by profession, and in the past he was against the decriminalization of a drug that he considered required consumption. dangers, especially for the young ones. controlled legalization, coalition pact signed between the chancellor’s social democrats Olaf Schölz, Green And liberals Head of the legislature in 2021. Therefore, it was up to Lauterbach to launch it.
While the minister said the bill marked “a turning point in German policy” on drug use, conservative opposition, the judges’ associations, the medical industry and even the police were shouting to heaven in the face of difficulties and uncertainties: for those who oppose its legalization, this step requires taking it.
“Safe” consumption
“My goal is not to increase or encourage the consumption of a so-called bland drug, but to limit it and make it more. Of course“, the minister continued. Germany is not prepared to follow “not-so-positive” examples of legalization such as those implemented in 2018. Holland anyone United States of America“providing themselves with a regulation that results in increased consumption but restricts their consumption” black market“Instead of “going to a park in Kreuzberg or Prenzlauer Berg” for the substance, referring to the two neighborhoods in Berlin that are known as smugglers’ strong points, something that will happen now, there are legalized facilities to get it. “Safe” The plant for self-consumption upbringing, associations or clubs So up to 500 members who can reach 25 grams per day or a maximum of 50 grams per month.
Lauterbach argues that with its arrangement, several important problems can be solved simultaneously. The main, guilt associated with your traffic. This statement is refuted by the police industry, as it is thought that the parallel black market will grow, let alone suppressed. According to him, the possibility of legal access to drugs, new dependencies.
The conservative opposition urged the minister to block the project before it enters the parliamentary process. Criticism of the regulation formulated by the Social Democratic minister also spread within Scholz’s tripartite structure. Like the Liberals, the Greens find it too restrictive. It’s something liberals “absolutely” reject, especially regarding the maximum marked dose, according to Kristine Lütke, spokesperson for parliamentary groups.