Police chief cheers: CDU plans the end of cannabis legalization!

Police chief cheers: CDU plans the end of cannabis legalization!

Wolfenbüttel, Deutschland - In Germany, the partial legalization of cannabis, which came into force on April 1, 2024, could soon be reversed. At an event in Wolfenbüttel, the CDU general secretary Carsten Linnemann announced that the CDU would like to abolish the current cannabis law in a possible takeover after the federal election in February 2025. This could have far -reaching consequences for police work, as the Wolfenbüttel police chief Andreas Twardowski emphasized. The chief of police sees the existing law as complex and problematic for the investigation, since it is hardly possible to control compliance with the regulations. He stated that the distinction between different quantities of cannabis is a challenge that is made more difficult by the lack of possibility of rapid weight determination, such as regionalheute.de reported.

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Friedrich Merz, the CDU chairman, described legalization as the reason for an increase in drug crime and gang wars in Germany. He commented on the situation and demanded quick action in the event of a change of government: "The release of cannabis triggers an explosion of drug crime and organized crime with gang wars these days," said Merz, adding that the Dutch reacted stunned to development in Germany. Merz sees a clear connection with the increase in crime in the legalization and the outstanding implementation of the extension, such as t-online.de reported.

The law currently allows up to 50 grams of cannabis in private space (25 grams in public space) and the cultivation of three plants per person. Despite the legal foundations, the practical implementations in many federal states, such as in Berlin and Saarland, have proven difficult. A lack of appropriate permits and specifications affect the construction of cannabis clubs and thus the extension. Lower Saxony, on the other hand, seems more progressive here, since the first cannabis club has already received approval. The discussion about the legalization and possible redemption of the law remains of high explosiveness and will be decisive in the coming months.