Tagesschau reports.
For example, Bavarian Health Minister Judith Gerlach expressed concern that the law would entail huge additional administrative and enforcement costs for the German states.
Once the law takes effect, adults aged 18 and over will be allowed to carry up to 25 grams of marijuana for consumption and store up to 50 grams at home. At home, three plants will be allowed to grow, and from July, “clubs” of cannabis lovers will be allowed to grow and purchase drugs in limited quantities, the TV channel notes.
As Bild recalls, the initiative was put forward by German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. According to him, marijuana consumption in Germany has increased sharply, so the authorities “need to rethink this process and fight the black market.”
In 2022, Chancellor Olaf Scholz noted that the legalization of marijuana in the country would happen quickly and called this decision not an easy one.
In connection with such intentions of Germany, the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs is going to strengthen control in the border zone.