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German lawmakers are expecting a recently revised version of the marijuana legalization measure to bring about the long-awaited policy change in the coming spring.
As members of the national parliament are set to vote next week on a measure that would legalize the use and cultivation of recreational marijuana, while setting up social clubs that could distribute cannabis to members, the question of creating a commercial sales pilot program was still left hanging, Marijuana Moment’s Kyle Jaeger writes.
However, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is an optimist.
"The schedule set for next year appears to be achievable at this point,” Lauterbach said at a Wednesday meeting before the Bundestag. The legislation was first introduced in April and recently amended to relax penalties for possessing slightly over the allowable amount of cannabis and increase home cultivation limits from 25 to 50 grams, with similar administrative violation terms for 50 to 60 grams.
Not Everyone In Agreement
While the Bundestag seems to be favorable toward the cannabis policy change, the Bundesrat - an independent legislature comprising the German states - is not so fond of it.
According to the Bavarian state government, the jurisdiction intends to launch a legal challenge to ...