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- A controversial draft bill on legalizing the recreational use of the drug cannabis was unveiled on Wednesday by German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach after it was approved by the German Cabinet.
The draft law would make it legal for people over 18 to possess up to 25 grams (0.9 ounces) of cannabis and to cultivate up to three plants for personal use.
There will also be approved so-called cultivation associations. Often referred to as cannabis social clubs, they provide their members with home-grown cannabis products.
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#Germany #cannabis
As a Canadian who has legal weed for years, I can confirm society did not collapse and everything is fine.
As a Canadian I can confirm. Literally nothing changed except weed shops are everywhere now and I can grow my own weed. Legally.
But you properly legalised. All we do could be called decriminalization so far. I was in canada and i loooved it 😂. But its not possible for germany to legalise alike already bc were in the eu sadly
@@kyles5513you guys are living the dream. We are in the dark ages here in the UK. No sign of ending prohibition anytime soon and very antiquated views towards cannabis
Actually there is a cannabis club in the midlands I see it on yt and it wasn’t some underground ting
Are you sure?
It seems strange to me that cannabis is so controversial when the drinking age is so low
its no sense, probably tobacco companies wanted that only cigs were the LEGAL SMOKE, you know
@@gggiiia147i mean, I'm pretty sure that when cannabis goes legal, tobacco companies will try their hand in working with that as well to ensure yet another large market share
Just like they invaded the Vape market which is anything but a healthier alternative
@@Fenrigalo sure, but wouldn't be awesome competition is actually banned? weed should have never been illegal in the first place.
Actually, the tobacco industry wants Cannabis to be legalized as well, as they hope tobacco consumption will grow.
When people are allowed to smoke weed and mix it with tobacco in their spliffs, the tobacco industry will also make more money as a lot of weed consumers only smoke mixed and not as often as they would when legalized.
Hope that made sense lol
its absolutely asinine we have liquor stores at every streecorner and many parents dont have an issuea giving their kid a glass of beer now and again but we treat smoking a joint like selling heroin in the streets. they talk about "restrictions to protect young people" while you can buy hard liqour at every gas station and all while overloading the already struggling bureaucracy of this country with countless new unecessary regulations and proceedures.
they claim to reduce the caseload of courts and the police by abolishing some criminal offenses but adding about twice as many new ones. theyve somehow found a way to implement this new law in the most impractical version possible. even the police unions are upset about it.
its a genuine farce but also not surprising with the politics of this country and the importance that the massive beer/liqour industry plays here.
Smart move from Germany, hopefully it helps the rest of Europe realise how important legislation like this is for the economy as well as people's health
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they have been saying this for years and then actually doing nothing to legalize. all talk and voter baiting until proven otherwise.
They were sick of all the weed money going back to Albania LOL
government are a mob
With that rules not. It's just a decriminalization and not legalization.
Very sensible I hope the UK will learn from them if the changes are successful in lowering crime, freeing up police time and protecting the health of the public.
I hope so too, it’s about time the UK had a more mature approach to cannabis, but I fear it’ll never happen while voting successive incompetent right wing governments. But I live in hope things will change 🙂
It never should have been criminalized to begin with.
No, no it shouldn't. Although I don't smoke it anymore some of the best times of my life was under the influence of THC.
American influence - Reefer Madness...
agreed
@@ryanreedgibson many such instances
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Taking money away from organised crime and putting it towards safe products, education and healthcare is a no brainer, especially when alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, etc are perfectly acceptable
Thank you for including caffeine, that drug needs more coverage
tax from tabacco and alcohol is support for military industry. so that only means more overseas operations
You know how much farmland is wasted growing tobacco? This is farmland we can't use for growing corn and other vegetables. Just think about how much more food we could grow if we didn't grow tobacco, also tobacco was one of the slave crops grown in the South where I live, it caused the Civil War in which a lot of people died.
@@thomaskalbfus2005but if you smoke tabacco your hunger feeling is reduced, so think how much less people eating
Well done Germany
Cannabis being illegal is one of the worst crimes against humanity in our lifetime.
@Orion-yo9nj You should volunteer in a&e on a friday night and you will witness alcohol induced violence.
A lot of the time those psychosis are due to SSRI:s. Not cannabis
I vote rape and murder as being the worst crimes but hey, that's just me.
@@MaurizioMezzatestalol. Totally missing the point!
@@50shadesofskittles9:)
Wow this is so awesome, hopefully the UK follow suit
Will never happen. People in the Uk still think it’s the same as heroin or at least LSD. But at the same time “are u 16? No problem, have a pint!”
People below 30-35 seem to be rather okay with weed and understand it is less harmful than alcohol.
@@davidfilep1106 Lsd is as safe as weed, what are you talking about?
UK needs to follow suit.
Yes definitely
Along with the remainder of the U.S..
No chance. We're the largest exporter of medicinal in the world. Ex-PM May's husband was connected with the company that produces it even.
@@shrunkensimon evidence of the May thingy?
@@nyakwarObat Just google Teresa may husband cannabis. His company owns(owned?) significant shares in GW, which grows the stuff. May appointed Victoria Atkins as the drugs minister, Victoria Atkins husband runs the company that grows the weed(Google Victoria Atkins canabis).
Good for you Germany. I hope this catches on here in Sweden.
ikr!.
With how politics have been going in Sweden, it seems to be the last place in the Western world to catch on.
I Hope one day it’s legal and normal everywhere… never stop believing brother… greetz from Berlin ✌️
Sweden legalized assisted death but won’t legalize marijuana. 💀
@@patrickreiter3319stay away from asia
Congratulations Germany from a Scottish citizen this is extremely encouraging to see for the uks own politics!! Hopefully they can follow suit and the police will stop taking my cannabis!
UK did years ago.
Then lobby your own government and stop putting everything on the UK. It is in YOUR hands. Grow up, Scottish people!
@@nuntana2The UK includes Scotland, also you can't tell all scottish people to grow up based on what this one person has said. Try using more critical thought and growing some compassion.
@@nuntana2 hard to get anything done in our own land when Westminster has all the authority over it.
@@nuntana2 lobbying is a nice word to describe bribing officials aka corrupt behaviour
Will take the UK years to catch on and follow suit .which is a real shame
The UK already have cannabis factories around the world too which is bizarre
UK will be last state in the world to legalise. Too many politicians with hands in pot already and tabloid press love running reefer madness scare stories.
@@Tj-km7psand in the UK, teresa mays husband owns the biggest farm in the uk (mugs)
@@pikey4life well then we know who would object
Uk legally exports the most weed outta any country in the world
I am happy that you can grow your own. It shows that the focus is not on making money, but to actually allow safe consumption and ownership.
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It's not a bill to legalize... it's a bill to decriminalize...
Well it does clearly say “ partially “
Same thing
They are trying to legalize it, EU regulations are a Problem right now
Which is a good thing
I would say EU authorities interpretation may be the problem@@dannyjelll9067 German health authorities too. Three plants is too restrictive and that's directly a German choice probably by someone in the health minister with out any knowledge on cannabis cultivation.
Can the UK do this now please??
Well, Brexit, you know...
@@ssm445that actually makes it a lot easier for the UK to implement this as they don't have to worry about EU regulations.
@@gavinderulo12 yeah, that worked out great for UK, didn't it? They are legalizing, while Germany can't do that because of EU regulations!
Oh wait...
But the UK government are way to stubborn to do this 🙄
to much pride and ignorance.. britain is lagging behind on this subject... they still think canabis is a "drug" and we pay 13 £ on a pack on cigarrets
From a stoned Canadian, welcome to the club! Good call Germany.
Glad to join. But I'll surely miss having to make sure no one sees me... It's kinda part of the culture to go to a quiet place and hide...
What came after moral degeneracy in Germany in the 1920s?
@@thomaskalbfus2005your mum came. What brought germany and austria to be in such a depressive state? Allies.
@@haive2202 in 1920? I don't believe Germany was part of an alliance system in the 1920s,
Congrats to the citizens of Germany! I hope we see more positive steps like this throughout the world. End the stigma and laws that cause far more harm than good.
i still have to go to prison for some plants soon
i feelyou@@Maxl1710
@@Maxl1710 should this law come into effect, your lawyer may have a chance to redo your case and get a different ruling of it. Though i would imagine that maybe all those having had issues because of possession getting together in a joint law case and maybe get milder sentensing or maybe even none at all.
The state would surely argue, that at the time the law said differently and you broke that law at that time. Not sure if then maybe the current coalition could put a general pardon into effect. I think that was mentioned some time, but has its own difficulties. One step at a time i guess. best of luck
@@Maxl1710 prison? some plants?? where are u from?
The involved politicians expressed their goal to set a standard for our european friends in the eu. that’s one cause for the two-step approach they decided to take. would be awesome if this works as planned 🖖
25 grams... but you can grow 3 plants. Just picking random numbers from thin air.
Hope that it will get legalized in the Netherlands too, finally.
fun fact: health minister karl lauterbach is an MD and was against a legalisation in the past. after he got the job as health minister he spoke with many experts about this, got all the science facts and changed his mind.
well, claimn what ppl want and u will continue to fullfill ur duty i guess
He shouldn’t be in anyones good books yet for the pathetic covid fiasco.
Woah. A politician informing himself and changing his mind???
@@enhmurron?
He is a politician. It was the partys political policy to legalize. Just as it used to be against legalization. His Personal belief are of no interest to german politics. We the civilians are just happy that they've finally come to see sense
Crazy when societies legalise and celebrate something as harm inducing as alcohol but have treated weed as the most harmful substance on earth. It's nice to see wrongs being righted.
The less of drug the better.
As a biologist I saw it happening in multiple countries: Allowing a drug to be more accessible to youths first and then see more and more people take it. After a while it is not enough and they change it to cocaine, heroine, methamphetamina and fentanyl. If you want to destroy a country, allow its citizens to take drugs.
@@jacquesamedji7780 false. now a lot more people can finally feel what happiness is like.
right, I dont see anyone on weed fighting and causing trouble in public... we just want food, good music, and good vibes. ha @@CIBERXGAMING
@@jacquesamedji7780 Yes that is true, but prohibition of any drug does not lead to less coonsumtion of drugs. That has been scientifically proven over and over again.
I hope this happens in the uk
Here in the uk i remember we decriminalized cannabis but it was a disaster as we noticed we couldn't fill our prisons to maximum capacity without those convictions.
Then there was the problem of losing money on the fines that pay for the solicitor fees.
Always confused on the limit like 25 grams a day allowed/ 50 a month. Do they not know a single plant can produce 150? But they allow three plants? So basically grow it all but give it all away quickly before anyone notices you're over the limit
Yes. You got it.
I think it's their way of trying to have a bunch of small producers flood the market with cheap weed. To compete with imports from Israel and Canada.
You are allowed to have 25 grams on you in public. The 50 grams are what you are allowed to have at home at any given time. But there is a discussion if that is feasible to control and for example no one is controlling how much vine or beer you store in your cellar. So, don't take this first cabinet draft too seriously, the parliament will modify and improve it further in the coming months. The law will then come into force at the end of the year.
yeah thats weird im in canada, limit is 30 grams of dried or equivalent in public, none private, 4 plants per residence. we can also just walk into a store and buy up to 30g. gov has a conversion chart for what is equivalent to the weight of dried vs the weight of concentrate, undried, eddibles, etc.
@@mp40submachinegun81 In Canada you can also have 1,000 grams in none public places like a residence or car. So you can order delivery to hold you through the week 😅
Eliminating the criminal element of cannabis use and sales is the positive factor, secondary, cannabis is less harmful than alcohol.
The only danger I face smoking cannibis is the guys selling it.
Exactly. I'm not for pretending cannabis is harmless, but alcohol is far worse, to the point of being deadly and more addictive. The financial and societal benefits of legalization are hard to overstate.
That criminals have been allowed to earn billions on cannabis for so long, when it could have been a serious source of jobs and legitimate growth is the epitome of backwards thinking.
ikr!,
@@user-te8rk4vi6f most of the things you do often daily are bad for you. sugar, gaming and gambling, to name a few. everyone knows that. but humans are humans, they have their own mind. u can tell em its not good and they will understand it fully, but will do it anyways.
Well if you pour alcohol on dried leaves, its less of a fire hazard than if you drop an burning cannibis cigarette but. Also cannabis stinks, smells like sewage, you want that stuff in Germany?
I hope this comes to the UK!
This is hilarious. In Canada with did so years ago where you can buy whatever you want. Within 2 years half the stores went out of business . once the novelty was over it became like wine or beer when most people would more likely get it for maybe an occasion etc. Alcohol is far more dangerous and it has been with us forever. No one has a puff or two on cannabis and starts a fist fight. Who has not seen that with alcohol, lol.
I visit Canada frequently and the weed bars are always packed. I use it for my severe chronic pain.
My mother saw a cannabis store in Massachusetts and she flipped out over it! She thinks it should be banned! I’m like…yeah…mhmmm I have a card to get medical lady! 😂
@@michaelsmythe1448 Massachusetts
I would love that.. but i think it is not possible for Germany to have weed stores like this yet. The EU forbids it. And it is EU right > German rights.
@@4005ich we just need to wait. If the pilot projects works in favor of the eu goals then we got a good chance to get stores
support for this ! legalise it in all EU.
Yes!
Do you mean EU or Europe?
I support the EU as a whole, but I think this law should be taken on an individual national level. It isn't something that should be forced on by the EU, lest you'll get more so-called "EU-skeptics"
@@Thor.Jorgensen both. Better in whole europe because eu is colapsing
Some EU members like Poland might not like potheads coming to their country. If Germany wants to be a society of moral degenerates that is their prerogative, but don't force that on Poland! The moral degenerates can stay in Germany!
@@pecapeconi234 and cannabis is going to save the EU, how?
The UK is so far behind on this sort of thing it's untrue
I hope the UK followes this
I hope not
@@official_ashhh why?
UK needs to catch up with this.
Imagine that, we're finally recognizing pot as less harmful than alcohol
Then why can you still buy alcohol without any limits at all at any foodstore in Germany, or the EU, and there are going to be so many limitations to acqire cannabis? Not the case yet.
doesn't mean it should be legal! Just because one thing that is bad is legal, doesn't mean we should legalize other things that are less bad, because it is more bad and more bad is not good!
@@chetingerx no age limit? can a 12-year old buy alcohol in any store in Germany and not have his id checked?
It's harmful to some people!
But it isn't. Say hello to lung cancer.
ive been to berlin ,transport is to the second ,people are friendly ,every house is different ,and its multi cultural ,overall a pleasent expierience
They do realize that three (well taken care of) plants would produce way more than 25g of dry flower don't they?
You didn’t watch the whole video, did you? 😂
@@JonnyD3athno he is right. The bill clearly states that the harvest from the plants cannot exceeds 25g, everything above that needs to be destroyed. It says that the plant should be progressively harvested as to not exceed 25g but it makes no sense because you can't progressively harvest a cannabis plant.....what a shame tbh
i mean i can happily oblige destroying excess grams... destroyed by burning it@@cookiemon420
You are allowed 50g at home.
25g on your person while in public?
@@JonnyD3ath 25g at home and in public. Is states that max 25g in one's possession, which also includes anything you stashed in your house
Here in Canada, where we fully legalized a few years ago, there are some lessons to be learned. Mostly it's been a smooth transition, now cannabis stores are just like liquor stores. However, in Canada we did *not* aggressively target the criminal underworld as legalization occured. Since government cannabis is so highly taxed, criminal enterprises are flourishing selling non-taxed pot just like they did before. Enforcement vs. organized crime was supposed to be part of the deal, but never implemented.
We allow up to 3 plants so that solves the need to buy it
What ever a government does - is a garbage))) But - if before legalization the cannabis was presented in every corner - right now I have not smell it on the streets in Canada ....legal stuff is not interested for the youth)))
There will always be legacy and craft growers because dispensary flower is garbage quality it's loaded with synthetic PGRs and hardeners 🤮
Sadly you are right.. For that reason, it has only fueled organized crime. In our situation, it opened a can of worms especially in BC and Alberta. The law definitely needs tweaking.
@@TheFarmacist that depends on what is allowed in that country. I don't see the use of many synthetics in german weed. And if government makes legal weed more expensive than blackmarkt buds, they are just dumb.
legalize it already!
I know, you are badly addicted and that is all you want out of life!
@@thomaskalbfus2005so I have to want what you want? 🤦♂️
@@thomaskalbfus2005 What do you mean ?
@@thomaskalbfus2005 Stop acting like cannabis is heroin because it is a far cry from it.
So where are the regulations to prevent alcohol and cigarettes from being sold too close to schools? Huh? Hard questions.
I wish the UK's outdated politicians would head in the same direction
Britain needs to do this ASAP LAWS LIKE SOME OF OURS NEED TO CHANGE NOW
Don't worry, it is coming, the EU will follow... oh wait....
U.K. will never legalise it 😂 only grow the most for the rest of the world. They don’t care about its citizens. You know this.
Its legal privately now in England and the costs are coming down. Slowly getting there.
As someone who smoked weed for 15 years plus. It's honestly not that harmless but compared to alcohol it's an angel.
Messes your brain up in the long run , you'll never be the same again this is coming from someone who has been smoking 15 years also it's sad but true
Agree. Smoked for 20+ years. Short term memory is pretty much screwed and i'm stuck with an addiction for the rest of my life. Weed is not harmless. If someone tells you that you can't het addicted to it, they're absolute liars.
@JD-tanks addiction? 😂 smoked daily for 30 years then stopped for 4 months to prove I could. And I did with ease but it was a very boring 4 months.
You using it irresponsibly is only your fault. It can help alot of people and create alot of jobs at the same time.@@JD-tanks
@@miker.. Right? i gave it up for the navy, and any time I worked government contracts. It's not hard at all.
Five years after full legalization in Canada and life looks exactly the same as before legalization. There's Cannabis stores everywhere, that's pretty much the only thing that's obviously different.
The fact that it's still illegal where I live when there are at least 3 traffic accidents a week just outside my house (drunk drivers) is insane.
You know, when I was young and cannabis was mentioned on TV it was the following pattern of guests: A suited doctor or politician who was ranting against weed, and some kind of hippie who was pro weed.
Nowadays, ALL the guests are pro weed and they look professional. So the times are changing for the better in this regard.
I can still remember the tail end of reefer madness
Hippies are very Ungerman, they are neither neat or orderly!
The hippies grew up and became doctors and politicians themselves. That's what happened.
That sounds concerning tbh.
@@dibdap2373why though? Weed though?
Well done Germany!
agreed
Germany becomes dopier...
NO🚫SMOKING "'😏 🚬
i am from germany and waitet so long for this day! happy 420, sorry for my english :))
@@PatrykG99 🇩🇪 Congratulations 🎊
In most recreational states in the USA a house can have up to 8 plants. Only 4 can be flowering at once and 4 in the vegetative state. People can possess up to 2 ounces in public and 1.5 lbs in a your house.
Meanwhile in draconian UK the police beat up cannabis users.
Why isn't anyone in the UK talking about this. It's a disgrace. Seriously the EU stop counties from legalizing weed and the UK left the EU to make everyone 10% poorer
10%? Try 30%
This is what happens when foreign adversaries (little vlad, xhit jin ping, minions) influence your populace to vote against their best interest.
I didn't know that was happening. Make your voice known. If you live in an EU country your opinion matters. Healthy discussion breeds sound laws. We're all well aware if the damage brexit did to the EU but it wasn't good for the US either. The UK charges more in shipping and causes backups as well. All that extra cost gets passed on to the consumer. It was much easier when Europe was one. I hope they come to their senses soon and re enter the EU.
Theresa Mays Husband owns the biggest medicinal growing cannabis company in the Uk, guess who constantly votes against any sort of cannabis reform legislation? 🤔
@@Heyoka-gq4wl Yeah, but NOBODY in British politics or famous people with influence are pushing for legislation. It should be on the Labour manifesto. It should be on someone's manifesto. They are still locking people up for growing weed.
100 years too late.
Exactly. Every one here saying 60, but it was almost 100 years.
About time..... Let people grow it peacefully is key! The issue with it is 50g a month, for some may not actually be enough, but most , 50g a month is fine (Y) Hopefully a medicinal path to give people access to what they need!
As a New Zealander I find it embarrassing that Germany is about to beat us to Cannabis reform hahaha :( We had a referendum on weed legislation recently with 49% vote yes and 51% vote no and that was the end of it it seems.
Probably will take a while then, in Germany the vote in favor for cannabis was way over 50% for like 15-20 years now
In Holland its been like this for ages
No, its not.
Nope, in the _Netherlands,_ as the country is called, cultivation and commercial trade is still very much illegal, the sale of small quantities out of coffeeshops is merely tolerated. The people selling their batches to the coffeeshops are still very much considered criminals under Dutch law who grow cannabis in illegal grow ops.
This bill will make the cultivation in regulated cannabis social clubs and distribution to registered members in exchange for what would be legally considered a fee legal.
So no, nothing like in "Holland".
@@szeddezs dude i live in Amsterdam🤣🤣🤣
@@Secretas1 That makes your ignorance even worse lol
@@szeddezs if you want to smoke its legal, if you want to get rich growing weed without permission and paying taxes then offcourse that is illegal. So which ignorance do you talk about?
we got coffeshops everywhere, where you can chill and smoke or just buy the best weed on the planet and smoke it outside. No police will bother you🤣🤣
60 years and they are still saying prohibition jazz it didn't work
Legalisation and decriminalisation is the only way
What was German like in the Jazz era (1920s) and what followed it?
@@thomaskalbfus2005 Is the implication here that the legalization of cannabis will lead to the rise of fascism?
@@szeddezs the 1930s was in part a reaction to the excesses of the 1920s, were they not?
@@thomaskalbfus2005 The excesses of _rich_ people while the rest suffered.
And still, insane people having an insane reaction to good policies is not a valid argument to not do good policies like cannabis legalization.
About time the UK did the same.
Meanwhile in the UK it's a crime to not have a TV license.
Denmark too. Now you're forced to pay TV-license through taxes. Welcome to 2023.
It's not a crime though, seeing as live TV broadcasts have basically been irrelevant for around 15 years it's pretty easy to avoid it becoming one too.
Moving to Germany
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, meine Freunde!! Welcome to the party! I shall go take a huge toke for you all right now! Enjoy! -Vancouver, WA, USA
What I think is legalising is not an issue it’s just that awareness should be increased amongst people that weed is not “safe”. It is addictive and it can cause mental health problems if used regularly.
It also makes you procrastinate things, makes you lazy and yeah more or less it increases your anxiety so if you’re an anxious person or are dealing with or have dealt with anxiety in the past I recommend you to refrain using weed as much as possible.
We need more of this please.
😂
Your username says it all.
ikr!!
@@notoriousfly9260 HAHAHAHHAAH yea. Still..well done Germany! Great way to gather tax, kill pain and get high legaly!!! I dont smoke by the way BUT IF I DID....fair play!
Stay away from asia
The whole thing just really needs legalized shops as well;
It will control the quality. However i am also interested: What about the ammount of the liquids?
Legal commercial outlets are in the second step of this legislation. The question about liquids is a very good one though, not sure anyone has thought of oils.
3 plants but 50g a month doesnt add up
As soon as weed was legal in US, I smell stanky stale weed in the aisles of stores, in the Subway, and in the streets. I used to love weed as a kid, but there is an etiquette that people should keep in mind. And people who smoke that much weed are often not living their best lives, everything in moderation.
I've used it for 18 years now and I have to agree. It's great at the beginning but later on in life it slows you down and makes your brain addicted. You always look for those first highs but they are long gone. A lot of money spend just to be "normal" but your not your a washed up version of yourself. Detox is very difficult
It's fun only when you're young, all of my circle was full of heavy smokers,now they all moved on and put their lives together
I was a heavy smoker when i was younger too. It was great untill the paranoia set in and couldnt hold a proper job. Eventually quit after i had a full delusion episode. Wouldnt touch it again. Been 12 years clean. Each to their own and all that, but the way it affects your mind cant be downplayed as it is now. People think its harmless but its not.
@@timmaynard797 do you still feel any unwanted consequences of beeing a heavy smoker in the past? 12 years - Congrats Man 👊
imn morocco they say...alittle bit warms, too much burns
There's something uniquely German about thanking someone for being on your show and then leaving them time to have the last word, even if it's just "thanks for having me". I feel like most news shows cut people off just before to save time 😂
German TV is known to be doing this a lot. It is even funnier when the delay in interviews is long, forcing viewers to wait 5 seconds in dead silence for one of the speakers to finally start saying his goodbyes😂
there are many things that are uniquely German. some not so good.
I'll let your mind fill in the rest
😂
@@thatguycmk7548 yeah, like lederhosen, and certain more *fashionable* Germans
The fact it was banned in the first place is dumb af. It's a step in good direction all countries should follow.
Will never happen here in the UK as our Government are a bunch of clowns
Sensible. Lets hope the UK follows suit.
we should be able to grow it in the UK too, private cultivation eliminates the need to associate with criminality, and it doesn't FUND criminality. it also ensures a clean medicine/product considering the grower is responsible.
i maintain that the major cause of cannabis related mental health issues are due to poor growing methods / toxic chemical use during or after cultivation rather than the plant itself.
legalizing it cleans up everyone's act in multiple ways
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3 plants and 50grams personal allowed is silly, someone cant do their maths i feel. once upon a time i could get 1 auto plant to yield 300grams regularly... 3 healthy plants would mean at least 1000 grams.
1 regular plant can yield 150 grams easily..
silly regulation there.
dont regulate yield, its super dumb, you wont be able to effectively enforce it, its too unpredictable, you'd be arresting EVERYONE with a plant again
honestly, who comes up with this stuff?!.... i know i know smh
dude. 😂😂😂😂😂
The three plant limit would be unduly restrictive too.
What about a collector's library of (non productive) mother plants and vegetating clones?
Do they count the same as a (productive) plant in flower?
Oh. And testing and limiting potency? Really?? Get stuffed!!
It's not poor growing methods or toxic chemicals, it's just strains which have been inbred to feck so they have way too much THC and are off balance in terms of other cannabinoids.
Early 90s skunk had around 7% THC, ratio of THC:CBD was around 14:1
Strains nowadays have around 20% upwards THC, there are strains with 30% now, and THC:CBD is now 80:1.
if that were true @@simonh6371everyone that did a dab would be sent insane by the high thc content... im sure there are some people you respect that dab. that arent insane. its the chems simon, i speak from experience.
also i cant tell if youre a troll or not.
Keep dreaming, the uk government will never decriminalise it because it’s bad for our health apparently, but they don’t mind us drinking and smoking ourselves to death because it brings in billions in tax each year.
Why would they allow less than an ounce? 28 grams? 50 grams a month? You might as well say adults don't have enough power to decide for themselves what they want to use in their own bodies. -SADS
Uk need to get this done asap! It’s beyond a joke now.
I can't describe the feeling emerging when you open your government's webpage and read "Smoking joints in public will be legal in 2024"
🎉congratulations my friend
It will be legal to grow, but it won't be legal to possess more than 25g. Find the problem.
I suppose possession on the street is what they are talking about. Just a guess. I'm too stoned to be precise
@@anthonydoyle7370 Unfortunately not. It's "Besitz von bis zu 25 Gramm" -> "Possession of up to 25 grams". If it was the maximum amount we are allowed to have on us, they would have phrased it differently.
@@divingdave2945 Thanks for clarification. One just has to grab at straws in these trying times,
It's all about taxes. If they can tax it, it becomes legal.
We need that setup in the UK. Intelligent and sensible development 🎉
We need this in Ireland now !
You can go to the UK or France, or you can go to Northern Ireland!
I hope it will works here in germany and other countrys will be following soon.
not legal in France@@thomaskalbfus2005
Large American Corporations have been lobbying recently to get it legalized. Follow the money
@@thomaskalbfus2005its not legal in the UK or Northern Ireland
Australia needs to catch up too, amazing how a plant is illegal that doesn't do anywhere near as much harm as alcohol!!
Finally, I hope the Netherlands is watching!
Really hope this happens in Scotland.
All of the UK should follow suit , always the last to everything
@@Alex-rl6mqDo what you want
Medical assisted suicide will be legal before recreational weed is even on the table again lol
Makes 100% sense. The logic is undeniable. The Germans love logic, luckily. Let’s hope it spreads to the Scandinavian region soon
Good look to you!❤🎉
😃🤣😴
Idk.. germans and logic in one sentence? you must not live in germany then lol
Logic in germany lmao
People who criticise cannabis should look into the positives as well as the negatives and realise that nobody is going to die from cannabis overdose.
Alcohol developed by big business is FAR MORE DANGEROUS than this ancient plant.
if cannabis being legal encourages the youth to consume it, then so does alcohol. big hypocrisy.
rather that than fentanyl
Marihuana is already illegaly available for everyone. But problem is that often you can get syntetic mixed for real marihuana, and that stuff is horrific. Good law
Not to mention meth being much more addictive, dangerous and easier to traffic.
don't forget the outrageous prices, 12 euro for a gram? ffs mate I can grow 1500 euro worth of pot in 2/3 months
I really hope the legalisation process in Germany goes smoothly
its definitely not, but i guess it can always be worse than it is now
I dont do any drugs.
Its called having a SKILL and SELF RESPECT.
Non profit clubs. Finally, someone's doing it right! Definitely a few tweaks to be made to policy but the last thing the world needs is this plant being made into a 'product'. Well done Germany!
non of the cannabis clubs I know here in Barcelona are non profit, the idea is you are free to contribute as much as you want up to those 50 max per month
we need this in the uk now!!!!!
They could use the tax revenue that's for sure! - I don't know why the UK is still so puritanical in this regard
Will never happen with the Conservatives in Government. It's in the name of the party.
@salkoharper2908 zero chance full stop in uk unless lib dems get in on their own.
@@wokenup5273 Yeah the UK in general is not really leading on anything anymore politically, socially or economically. The govt is still using the same policies it did 13 years ago when it was 1st elected. Many other countries have moved past England now in terms of not just economics but also forward thinking ideas. This govt has no plans or ideas beyond enriching themselves and their cronies.
@@salkoharper2908 it will never happen with labour either, they are exactly the same now sadly.
This will give the Police more time to focus on serious crime and save the legal system millions. I hope eventually the UK will do a similar thing.
Will thousands of people who ended up in prison for years be compensated for time they've been locked up for "crime" that is no longer a crime???
Well here is the issue. If i grow 3 plants that will yield wayyy more than 25 grams lmao.
Im 99% sure thats the limit you can carry with you outside your house
25 grams is the limit of what you can have on you outside the house. 50 grams a month is the limit of what you can buy from a cannabis growing club (if you are a member). Three plants is the limit of what you can grow at home.
As a Canadian, let me welcome you to the club.
Only 25 grams!!!!
It's a start, but hold out for, 4 plants allowed per household. 750 grams per plant, two grow seasons, 1 indoors, 1 outdoors.
6,000 grams a year. Makes for a very polite and chill North.
Germany is an ideal climate, on a hot earth, for going green.
Locking Canadians up in 20/21 with free time to tend buds...
"Canada's population is currently growing at a record-setting pace. In 2022, the number of Canadians rose by 1,050,110. This marks the first time in Canadian history that our population grew by over 1 million people in a single year, and the highest annual population growth rate (+2.7%) on record since 1957 (+3.3%)."
Due North, strong and green.🙃
White population decreasing, immigrant increasing 😅😅
As a biologist I saw it happening in multiple countries: Allowing a drug to be more accessible to youths first and then see more and more people take it. After a while it is not enough and they change it to cocaine, heroine, methamphetamina and fentanyl. If you want to destroy a country, allow its citizens to take drugs.
U forget about Vancouver 😂😂
I order usually like 56g at a time 😅
@@joexavier4070that's actually not really true number of people making babies went up when weed was legal. More people meeting up to Netflix and chill.
You don't have to smoke cannabis because you can bake it and eat it. This is for those who think smoking is bad and don't know that you could eat it
25g a day or 50g a month???
Cmon uk fallow suit
People like drugs. Outside the safety of their use, there's no point throwing people in jail over it.
Yeah, legalizing drugs is also the best way to hit on organized crime.
They like to push that button that gives them pleasure and they become a bunch of lotus eaters.
@@8fledermaus8it won't change anything, those criminals will just sell something else
Common fallacy. It won't stop criminals.
@@TheBf666 If doing drugs is no longer criminal, then users are no longer "criminal." 🤔
They mainly do it, because people want it to be legal.
This only happens when Children of politicians start to get in trouble for it... That's why its becoming legal.
and because there's a huge pile of money in it, when/if it comes to the phase with the shops.
Yes, that’s how democracies should work
A few weeks ago, this was still a massive discussion nowhere near finished. They probably woke up after seeing the AfD numbers.
@@llukas0906 a drugocracy. You want people getting addicted and then voting their addiction to be legal so they can vegetate until they die? Lets give people a drug that makes them happy, that is so addictive that all they want in life is that drug, and they will do anything to get it, including vote for it, and once they have it, they will keep on taking it and do nothing else! Do you claim that is going for society?
What if they don't eat anymore, what if the pleasure of taking that drug overrides their sense of starvation and they slowly starve to death? Do we call this societal suicide? drug addiction limits free will. if you can control people with drug inducements, people will vote anyway you want in order to get that drug, if you are the one supplying it! Do you want to turn Germany into that?
Glad to hear it!
In Nebraska we had this football coach, Tom Osborne, who singlehandedly convinced our governor to keep it illegal so that progress in sports wouldn't decline. They withold medicine from everyone and allow money to be put into organized crime for the good of sports, it's completely ridiculous.
Bob Marley would be proud of you kartoffels right now ;)
Potatoes?
Krauts ....Now the name fits because Kraut means Herb but this Herb isnt sour its sweet.^^
Congratulations from Illinois
Thx Angela :) lovely Grüße from Berlin to Illinois 😉
Now you'll get a blunt in every new volks vagon 😅😅
as a german i´m ashamed our politics are so dumb. and now the world knows... 3 plants but don´t own more than 25g is so ridiculous..
Meanwhile I have a chronic pain disorder that’s severe and my state in the US will not legalize medical or rec. I’m stuck with opioids if I need it and I can’t take it due to risk it would be on my health further. I live in pain and suffering :(
Come to Canada 😅 seriously though that sucks man. 🫂
What state is that? Just come to California, better health insurance and all the pot you could ever smoke.
Come to newyork we have weed store literally every where
what's wrong with opioids? They give people a lot of pleasure, so isn't that the point?
@@thomaskalbfus2005 You joking? You have heard of the opioid crisis?