The marijuana case in Germany seen by Der Spiegel
The possession and cultivation of marijuana in Germany will become legal from April 1, but the CSU fears that the phenomenon will get out of hand. Here, then, is what the law on legalization proposes and provides. Der Spiegel article
The CSU, writes Der Spiegel , calls for nationwide wastewater monitoring to control cannabis consumption after the planned legalization. “We need more controls to prevent Germany from becoming the stoner nation of Europe,” Klaus Holetschek, leader of the CSU parliamentary group in the Bavarian state parliament, told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).
WASTEWATER ANALYSIS
In the past, the increase in drug use in European cities had already been detected through wastewater. The wastewater monitoring tool is also highly developed in Germany and has proven itself during the pandemic, continued the former Bavarian Health Minister.
The goal was to find out how consumer behavior would change after legalization.
WHY THE CSU IS AGAINST LEGALIZATION
According to the law approved by the Bundestag, possession and cultivation of the drug will become legal from April 1 with numerous requirements for adults for personal use. However, allowing the cultivation and consumption of cannabis is “wrong and dangerous,” Holetschek said. “Early emotional and psychotic disorders will increase. The brain matures at age 25; those who consume cannabis risk permanent damage."
WHAT THE LAW PROVIDES
The legalization of cannabis was one of the coalition government's flagship projects and was approved by the Bundestag at the end of February. The government's plans do not include full legalization, but rather controlled legalization with various rules.
The law will initially decriminalize possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis or 50 grams within a month for adults. A person will be able to grow up to three plants at home. Starting in the summer, it will be allowed to grow cannabis together in clubs.
Drug dealing with minors will be punished with at least two years in prison. In the future, smoking weed will be allowed in public, but not near schools and kindergartens. It will also be easier for companies to grow cannabis for medical purposes in Germany.
(Excerpt from the foreign press review edited by eprcomunicazione )
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/sanita/germania-der-spiegel/ on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:14:27 +0000.