After long discussion and frequent delays, the legalisation is finally here to stay.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    From the article:

    About 7 million Germans are estimated to regularly use cannabis. The government has said previously that many users rely on the drug for medicinal reasons and that the new law will also improve the quality of cannabis consumed by growing numbers of young people.

    Imagine the U.S. government giving a shit about people like this.

    Also, it’s not just personal use-

    Adults will be permitted to grow up to three plants and possess small amounts of cannabis from 1 April, and three months later it will also be available in licensed not-for-profit clubs established to grow and distribute the cannabis plant.

    So not only will you be able to get it, the people who get it to you can’t be big corporate shitheels.

    I recently found out that I most likely qualify for German citizenship thanks to Germany’s own bureaucratic legal system. It’s sounding more tempting every day.

    I wish I liked the sound of the German language more though.

    • Peter Arbeitslos@feddit.de
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      7 months ago

      And as a German, I like The Netherlands and are a bit tempted to move to them. Guess you always see the better in another country.

  • Ekybio@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 months ago

    Personal Comment on the matter and living through it all in Germany

    This whole thing was a long ass nightmare…

    A lot of conservative politicians and our far-right parties wantes this to be canned and instead asked for a more restrictive policy.

    The CSU (Bavarias special version of the CDU) already founded a dedicated new ministery for “extremly restrictive interpretation of the new laws”. Thats how bad the f***ing right-wingers are about this progreasive approach! Im to tired to search for the source on that right now, if someone else could to that, I would greatly appreciate it.

    Its still hard to believe. Even now it feels very surreal that, within a few days, the technically still existent damocles-sword of illegallity will be gone. This whole law was passed around, rewritten, ammended and changed so often, many thought it would never even pass within our lifetimes, if at all.

    Even today, there was so much interest and tension in this thing, the streaming-server broadcasting the vote just cracked under the storm of viewers wanting to see how this would go down.

    Thanks to all the people who tirelessly pushed for this. Your work made this happen and you deserve all the praise in the world for it. I hope we can archive more things like this in the comming future.

    Usually we Germans are very hesitant to be proud of our country, for very obvious hystorical reasons. But I feel we can make an exception for this one.

    Because Im proud of my country for once! Good job!

    • OrangeCorvus@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Have to admit, I haven’t followed the subject since I don’t smoke weed. Tried it a few times, thousands of years ago when I was younger and it was not my thing.

      In Germany driving while under the influence is an almost instant MPU. Will they relax the law now, or do it like with alcohol, you need to be over a certain value to have your licensed revoked? No disrespect against people that smoke weed but I don’t want to share a road with people stoned out of their minds.