Cannabis legalisation: What plans does Germany’s incoming government have?
The coalition agreement recently concluded between the CDU/CSU and SPD does not contain any specific plans to amend or repeal Germany’s Cannabis Act (Cannabisgesetz, “CanG”).
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The coalition agreement recently concluded between the CDU/CSU and SPD does not contain any specific plans to amend or repeal Germany’s Cannabis Act (Cannabisgesetz, “CanG”).
With the entry into force of the Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis (Federal Law Gazette 2024 I No. 2024, the legislator partially legalised the use of cannabis, whereby a distinction is made between use for medical (Medical…
On 8 July 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft - „BMEL”) published a draft law on the liberalization of the cultivation and handling of industrial hemp…
29 May 2024 On 16 August 2023, the Federal Cabinet introduced a bill on the partial legalisation of cannabis.
com/en/peter-homberg The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) has endorsed the Cannabis Act (Cannabisgesetz, “CanG”), thus enabling the partial legalization of cannabis for recreational use.
Author: Peter Homberg Contact Peter: https://www.dentons.com/en/peter-homberg Germany passes new law on the use of cannabis (“CanG”) partially legalizing cannabis for recreational use The last few weeks were characterized by…
Author Peter Homberg Contact Peter https://www.dentons.com/en/peter-homberg Update on the Current Developments in the German Legalization Process In August 2023, the Federal Cabinet passed the “Act on the Controlled Use of…
com/en/peter-homberg On September 29, 2023, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) officially commented on the German Federal Government’s (Bundesregierung) cannabis legalization plans for the first time. On October 20, 2023, the…
Author: Peter Homberg On 16 August 2023, the German federal government agreed on a draft law for a cannabis law (Cannabisgesetz, CanG). In this first step on the road to cannabis legalization, private and communal non-commercial…