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GERMAN LAWMAKERS WILL CONSIDER CHANGES TO MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION LAW RELATED TO
SOCIAL CLUBS AND IMPAIRED DRIVING THIS WEEK
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Kyle Jaeger
German lawmakers are set to consider amendments to a marijuana legalization law
that took effect last month, with committees of the nation’s parliament
scheduled to begin debate on changes related to cannabis cultivation at social
clubs and impaired driving this week.
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.
Currently, adults can possess and grow marijuana for themselves, but there’s no
sales model in place yet.
Young Americans Are Five Times More Likely To Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes
Young Americans Are Five Times More Likely To Smoke Marijuana Than Cigarettes
New polling data from Gallup indicates that a significantly higher number of
Americans now report using marijuana compared to cigarettes. Moreover, young
adults are over five times more likely to consume cannabis than tobacco.
Overall, 17% of Americans report smoking marijuana, while only 12% reported
smoking any cigarettes in the past week. This disparity is particularly notable
among younger age groups. Among those aged 18-34, 26% reported using cannabis,
compared to just 5% who reported smoking cigarettes. For adults aged 35-54, 18%
reported marijuana use, which is higher than the 16% who smoke cigarettes.
However, among adults aged 55 and older, the prevalence of cigarette smoking in
the past week (13%) slightly exceeds that of marijuana use (11%). The survey
question on marijuana use focused on "smoking" the substance, potentially
overlooking other forms of cannabis consumption like edibles and vapes.
“Americans’ reported marijuana smoking has more than doubled since 2013, when
Gallup first added the question in its annual Consumption Habits survey,” the
polling firm said. Support for marijuana legalization has also reached a record
high, with 70% of Americans expressing approval of the policy change.
Conversely, rates of cigarette smoking have declined to historic lows amid
increased awareness of the health risks associated with tobacco. Additionally,
Gallup's separate survey from last year found that Americans perceive marijuana
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A separate measure scheduled for initial debate on Friday would set a per se THC
limit for impaired driving. The legislation—which is expected to prove more
controversial given a lack of scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of
such policies—would 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.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who has led the government’s cannabis
legalization efforts, had committed to lawmakers that the legalization law could
be amended in certain ways after enactment—a compromise that helped avert a
delay in implementation.
Meanwhile, this comes as the government is simultaneously moving forward with
the second phase of marijuana legalization to create a pilot program for
commercial sales—through an administrative process, rather than having lawmakers
pass a separate bill to enact the reform as was initially expected.
Lauterbach told members of the Bundestag in December that “we are currently
examining” the commercial sales plan. But with legalization in effect, there’s
been increased pressure to expedite that process.
The Bundesrat representing individual states previously tried to block the
now-enacted legalization proposal last September but ultimately failed.
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While Germany’s Federal Cabinet approved the initial framework for a
legalization measure in late 2022, the government also said it wanted to get
signoff from the EU to ensure that enacting the reform wouldn’t put them in
violation of their international obligations.
Officials took a first step toward legalization in 2022, kicking off a series of
hearings meant to help inform legislation to end prohibition in the country.
Government officials from multiple countries, including the U.S., also met in
Germany last November to discuss international marijuana policy issues as the
host nation works to enact legalization.
A group of German lawmakers, as well as Narcotics Drugs Commissioner Burkhard
Blienert, separately visited the U.S. and toured California cannabis
businesses in 2022 to inform their country’s approach to legalization.
The visit came after top officials from Germany, Luxembourg, Malta and the
Netherlands held a first-of-its-kind meeting to discuss plans and
challenges associated with recreational marijuana legalization.
Leaders of the coalition government said in 2021 that they had reached an
agreement to end cannabis prohibition and enact regulations for a legal
industry, and they first previewed certain details of that plan last year.
A novel international survey that was released in 2022 found majority support
for legalization in several key European countries, including Germany.
Meanwhile, the United Nations’s (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 appreciates that
Germany’s government scaled back its cannabis plan ahead of the recent vote.
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