Review of partialisation: One year of cannabis law in Germany

When cannabis consumption was partially legalized a year ago, critics feared that more and more people were smoking more and more. Analyses from Stuttgart show a different picture. By T. Ockers, A. Weingärtner and L. Boucheligua.

A year ago legalized – but no trace of order. The cannabis law failed. A reform must not be waited for. A comment by Sven Versteegen. This post reform needs one year cannabis – and no one sees clearly has been published on Young Freedom.

The number of reported drug offences in Germany has fallen by more than a third to 228.104 cases due to the partial legalization of cannabis. This corresponds to a strong decrease of 34.2 percent, reports the "world" according to the police criminal statistics (PPS), which Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) wants to present in Berlin on Wednesday. This therefore provides a special effect in statistics. There was also a stronger …

Today, exactly one year ago, the Cannabis Act (CanG) including the Cannabis Consumption Act (KCanG) came into force. Since then, not much has happened regarding the specification of the law. Since July of last year, the cannabis clubs were also allowed to start their operations and grow cannabis for registered members. Not many have until now received the necessary license for who got one, at the most a first harvest could take place during this…

On 1 April 2024, the controversial cannabis law came into force. Since then, possession and cultivation in Germany have been legal under certain conditions. Lower Saxony, together with NRW, is a leader in the approval of clubs.

A year of experience with cannabis release has not brought any rapprochement between supporters and critics in Berlin. It continues to discuss responsibilities as well as medical consequences. The CDU demands a role backwards. By Sabine Müller