Germany will partially legalise cannabis from Monday, implementing a flagship pledge of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government.
However, access to the drug will not be straightforward. Here is a run-down of the new rules:
From April 1, it will be legal to carry up to 25 grams of dried cannabis for personal use — enough to roll around 80 joints, depending on how much is used.
Home cultivation will also be allowed, with a limit of up to three plants per adult and 50 grams of dried cannabis.
However, it will remain prohibited to smoke the drug within a 100-metre radius of schools, kindergartens, playgrounds and public sports facilities.
Smoking will also be banned in pedestrian zones between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm.
‘Cannabis clubs’
From July 1, Germany is planning to set up regulated cannabis cultivation associations to enable people to obtain the drug legally.
These so-called cannabis clubs will have up to 500 members each and will be able to sell a maximum of 50 grams of dried cannabis per month to each member.
