New cannabis law: Lüneburg court judges milder punishment!
New cannabis law: Lüneburg court judges milder punishment!
Lüneburg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland - A significant change in dealing with cannabis is shown in Lower Saxony: The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has corrected several judgments for cases of drug trafficking due to the new cannabis law. On Monday, the district court of Lüneburg must again decide on the sentence for a 34-year-old defendant who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison in May 2024. The laws have been changed since then, so that the legal foundations in favor of the accused must be re -evaluated, such as ndr.de reported .
At the same time, a 24-year-old from Osnabrück benefits from these changes in the law: he had to reduce his punishment for armed trade in cannabis to four years and six months. Before that, he had almost been taken with the double sentence. The judge confirmed that the BGH had only made its decision to the case after the new law came into force, which was an advantage for the accused. While he owned large amounts of cannabis and a invited weapon, the new law caused a mitigation achieved, according to the court in accordance with Tagesschau.de .A total of around 16,000 procedures in Lower Saxony must be checked in view of this change in the law. These developments clearly show the influence of the new guidelines on ongoing and final judgments in terms of dealing with drugs.
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