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Berlin (dpa / lsw) - The drug commissioner of the federal government rejects the relaxation of cannabis possession planned by the Greens and CDU in Baden-Württemberg.

"I don't think much of the planned increase in personal consumption to ten grams," said Daniela Ludwig of the German Press Agency.

With ten grams you could roll 20 to 30 joints.

"That has precious little to do with personal use."

In the coalition negotiations, the Greens and the CDU had agreed that in future the possession of cannabis up to ten grams should be considered personal use and then not have to be prosecuted.

So far, the limit was six grams. This compromise in the coalition is a “bitter pill,” said the CSU member of the Bundestag.

The background to the decision in the southwest is the assumption that the judiciary cannot keep up with the prosecution of drug offenses and that cannabis is not that bad, said the minister. Both are wrong, after all, a good mix of prevention and law enforcement leads to success. An increase competition between the countries is unacceptable. Berlin and Bremen set the highest upper limits at 10 to 15 grams. Most federal states set the limit at six grams, and Ludwig suggests this as the national maximum limit. "That creates clarity for everyone and leaves no room for further confusion." She warned the federal states to withdraw from the responsibility for the health of the society and for its protection against drug-related crime by increasing the amounts of personal consumption.

The CSU politician declared the legalization of the drug, the possession, trade and acquisition of which are currently still prohibited, a rejection.

«What happens when cannabis is legalized?

Take the USA or Canada, for example: We see that there is neither less smoking weed nor the black market being dried up. "

Germany is already struggling with the consequences of two legal drugs - alcohol and tobacco.

Ludwig, on the other hand, praised the Portuguese model: "Drugs are not legal here, as is always claimed, but first-time users are not automatically reported."

You have the choice of accepting advice, getting help or paying a certain amount for an administrative offense.

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The drug commissioner of the federal government