Germany finalizes its law to legalize the possession and sale of cannabis

The Government is finalizing the details of the reform that aims to legalize the possession and sale of cannabis, which will authorize the possession of up to 20 grams for those over 18 years of age and will generally prohibit the advertising of the product.

The draft also includes a specific regulation for young people, according to the media conglomerate RND, although the government prefers not to make an official statement for now, waiting for the project to be fully agreed.

The text would authorize the domestic cultivation of up to two plants and would limit to 15 percent the proportion of THC in legal cannabis. For people between 18 and 21 years of age, this percentage will be reduced to 10 percent, with the aim of avoiding brain damage.

The "controlled distribution of cannabis to adults for consumption in authorized stores" is among the commitments of the "traffic light" coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals. The Minister of Health, Karl Lauterbach, has predicted a definitive text by the end of the year and foresees for 2023 the start of the parliamentary procedures.

The government estimates that some four million adults consume cannabis in Germany and, according to Lauterbach, its moderate and safe use "is part of a modern society".