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German lawmakers are set to consider amendments to a marijuana legalization law that took effect last month, with committees of the nation\u2019s parliament scheduled to begin debate on changes related to cannabis cultivation at social clubs and impaired driving this week.<\/p>\n
One of the proposals set to be taken up by the Bundestag on Friday would give individual German states greater authority to set restrictions on cultivation at cooperatives that will be able to start dispensing cannabis to members in July. It is slated to be referred to the Health Committee.<\/p>\n
Currently, adults can possess and grow marijuana for themselves<\/a>, but there\u2019s no sales model in place yet.<\/p>\n A separate measure scheduled<\/a> for initial debate on Friday would set a per se THC limit for impaired driving. The legislation\u2014which is expected to prove more controversial given a lack of scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of such policies\u2014would make it so drivers would be considered impaired if they have more than 3.5 ng\/ml of THC in their blood. It is expected to be referred to the Transportation Committee.<\/p>\n Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who has led the government\u2019s cannabis legalization efforts, had committed to lawmakers that the legalization law could be amended in certain ways after enactment<\/a>\u2014a compromise that helped avert a delay in implementation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, this comes as the government is simultaneously moving forward with the second phase of marijuana legalization<\/a> to create a pilot program for commercial sales\u2014through an administrative process, rather than having lawmakers pass a separate bill to enact the reform as was initially expected.<\/p>\n Lauterbach told members of the Bundestag in December that \u201cwe are currently examining\u201d the commercial sales plan. But with legalization in effect, there\u2019s been increased pressure to expedite that process<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Bundesrat representing individual states previously tried to block the now-enacted legalization proposal last September but ultimately failed<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 While Germany\u2019s Federal Cabinet approved the initial framework for a legalization measure in late 2022, the government also said it\u00a0wanted to get signoff from the EU<\/a>\u00a0to ensure that enacting the reform wouldn\u2019t put them in violation of their international obligations.<\/p>\n Officials\u00a0took a first step toward legalization in 2022<\/a>, kicking off a series of hearings meant to help inform legislation to end prohibition in the country.<\/p>\n Government officials from multiple countries, including the U.S., also met in Germany last November to\u00a0discuss international marijuana policy issues<\/a>\u00a0as the host nation works to enact legalization.<\/p>\n A group of German lawmakers, as well as Narcotics Drugs Commissioner Burkhard Blienert, separately\u00a0visited the U.S. and toured California cannabis businesses<\/a>\u00a0in 2022 to inform their country\u2019s approach to legalization.<\/p>\n The visit came after top officials from Germany, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands\u00a0held a first-of-its-kind meeting to discuss plans and challenges<\/a>\u00a0associated with recreational marijuana legalization.<\/p>\n Leaders of the coalition government said in 2021 that they had\u00a0reached an agreement to end cannabis prohibition<\/a>\u00a0and enact regulations for a legal industry, and they first\u00a0previewed certain details of that plan<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n A novel international survey that was released in 2022\u00a0found majority support for legalization<\/a>\u00a0in several key European countries, including Germany.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the United Nations\u2019s (UN) drug control body recently reiterated that it considers legalizing marijuana for non-medical or scientific purposes a violation of international treaties, though it also said it\u00a0appreciates that Germany\u2019s government scaled back its cannabis plan ahead of the recent vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n GOP Congresswoman Applauds Marijuana Rescheduling But Urges Top Biden Official To Refrain From Decriminalizing Other Drugs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The post German Lawmakers Will Consider Changes To Marijuana Legalization Law Related To Social Clubs And Impaired Driving This Week<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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