The German government’s plan to liberalize rules on cannabis has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle, paving the way for the possession of limited amounts of marijuana to be decriminalized on April 1
FILE - An employee shows a growing cannabis or hemp plant in a box at the Cannabis Museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The German government’s plan to liberalize rules on cannabis has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle, clearing the way for the possession of limited amounts of marijuana to be decriminalized on April 1, 2024. In a second step, “cannabis clubs” that will be allowed to grow the substance for members’ personal use will be allowed to start work on July 1.
The upper house could have delayed it by sending it to a committee that mediates disputes between the two houses, a move that backers feared would give the center-right opposition an opportunity to stop the project altogether. But opponents of the plan failed to muster a majority to call on the committee.
German residents age 18 and older will be allowed to join nonprofit “cannabis clubs” with a maximum 500 members each starting July 1.
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