“The best way to prevent drugs” is for stoner inspectors to make Bavaria safe
September 28, 2023, 7:28 a.m. Listen to article
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Treating yourself to one pint of beer after another is possible, but smoking weed is not possible. At least that’s how the Bavarian state government sees it and wants to take a special approach to the nationwide legalization of cannabis. A control unit is supposed to accomplish this. In the best case scenario, Bavaria would remain stoner-free.
In the event of nationwide cannabis legalization, Bavaria wants to restrict consumption through its own measures. A “central control unit” is intended to “curb the consumption of this dangerous drug and prevent it as much as possible” through strict enforcement of the federal government’s cannabis law in the Free State, Health Minister Klaus Holetschek announced in Munich.
All possible legal steps should also be taken to take action against the law if it comes into force. “The Berlin traffic light project threatens the health of young people in particular,” said Holetschek. On Friday, the Federal Council will have the opportunity to comment on the traffic light government’s plans for cannabis approval. Bavaria wants to “submit a plenary motion in the state chamber that will completely reject the draft law.”
The traffic light government introduced the draft law for partial cannabis legalization in mid-August. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach spoke of a “turnaround in drug policy” and was convinced that this could curb the black market, combat drug-related crime and increase health protection.
The project still has to go through the Bundestag and Bundesrat. According to Lauterbach, it does not require approval in the state chamber and therefore cannot be stopped there.
2023-09-28 06:05:33
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