Cannabis use and cultivation is now legal in Germany! Bubatz legal!

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  1. Translation:

    Adults are now allowed to grow, possess and consume cannabis in Germany. It is the end of a failed prohibition policy, says Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.

    Berlin.
    Since midnight, the possession and consumption of cannabis has been legal for adults in Germany under certain conditions. On 1 April, the corresponding cannabis law came into force, which the traffic light coalition had pushed through against great resistance from opposition parties, the federal states and associations from the fields of medicine, justice and the police.

    Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach once again defended the move. “Today we are ending a failed prohibition policy,” the SPD politician told the German Press Agency in Berlin. This is a historic opportunity. “From now on, we are combining a real alternative to the black market with better protection for children and young people. Things could not go on as they have until now,” the minister added.

    Measures to prevent addiction
    The government argues that cannabis use has increased despite prohibition, that the black market is growing and that cannabis obtained there could be associated with increased health risks. The active ingredient content is unknown and it could contain toxic additives and impurities.

    As a first step, the possession, private cultivation and consumption of certain quantities of cannabis will now be authorised for adults. From July, in a second step, so-called growers’ associations will be authorised under state control.At the same time, the law provides for measures to prevent addiction.

    Fines for offences
    Once it comes into force, cannabis will disappear from the list of prohibited substances in the Narcotics Act. People over the age of 18 are now allowed to carry up to 25 grams of the drug in public, while a maximum of 50 grams is permitted at home. It is also permitted to have up to three cannabis plants at home. It is permitted to smoke weed in public, but not in the vicinity of children and young people, schools, day-care centres, playgrounds and sports grounds and not in pedestrian zones during the day.

    Offences can be punished with severe fines. The passing on of the drug – with the exception of within the framework of clubs – remains a punishable offence, and passing it on to minors in particular is punishable by imprisonment. Cannabis remains illegal for young people under 18. (dpa)

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  2. It means that thanks to the schengen it will be easy to import it to country where it is illegal…

  5. As much as I’m against drugs, making it illegal and enforcing laws against has done more harm than good so congrats Germany!

  7. >Marijuana Use Implicated in Almost a Third of Cases of Schizophrenia in Young Men
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    >Marijuana appears to significantly increase young men’s risk of developing schizophrenia, a new study suggests.
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    >Up to 30% of schizophrenia cases among men aged 21 to 30 are related to heavy and problematic use of marijuana, according to the findings.

    [https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-05-10/marijuana-use-implicated-in-almost-a-third-of-cases-of-schizophrenia-in-young-men](https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-05-10/marijuana-use-implicated-in-almost-a-third-of-cases-of-schizophrenia-in-young-men)

    [https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/young-men-highest-risk-schizophrenia-linked-cannabis-use-disorder](https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/young-men-highest-risk-schizophrenia-linked-cannabis-use-disorder)

  11. Congrats germany,Norway will follow in 100-200 years if we are lucky😅

  14. Congrats, Germany. I say this as a Canadian who’s currently smoking a joint

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