Politicians hope to reclaim market from drug dealers but doctors say it risks young people’s health
  • anmassen@feddit.deOPEnglish
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    9 months ago

    However this plays out in Germany will probably be a major influence on the cannabis policy in other EU countries in a few years.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Germany’s parliament is expected to partly legalise cannabis on Friday after a heated debate about the pros and cons of allowing easier access to the drug.

    The health minister, Karl Lauterbach, has said he expects that the new legislation would enable the market to be reclaimed from drug dealers who supply many of the 7 million Germans estimated to regularly use cannabis.

    The government said many users rely on the drug for medicinal reasons and that the new law would also improve the quality of cannabis consumed by increasing numbers of young people.

    Doctors against the law change have warned that, on the contrary, it will endanger the health of young people by making the drug more accessible and thus increasing the risk of addiction.

    “In suggesting you can smoke weed instead of getting started in an apprenticeship or job, the coalition government is sending a completely wrong signal to our society, and acting as the state’s drug dealer.

    Advocates for the drug’s use for medicinal purposessaid they are hoping for a positive influence from the decision by Europe’s largest economy and which may pave the way for other countries to follow suit.

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  • Xakuterie@dormi.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Not so fast! One of the coalition partners - FDP - will find a way to block that. It’s their schtick, their voters - around 4-5%, maybe less - love that behaviour. They are the leader of the opposition at the moment, making our political system a running joke across europe.

    • Microw@lemm.eeEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Opposed to all those other laws FDP is blocking, this one the FDP vehemently wants and its the SDP who has been blocking it.

    • Redditquaza@feddit.deEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Nah, they’re actually in favor of a full legalization (I mean in that case there is money to be made for companies after all). The coalition party blocking that in this case would be the SPD.

    • Tja@programming.devEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Yes, all across Europe there’s no other joking topic other than the political system of Germany.

      Rest of Europe, this is what Germans think humor is.

    • d00ery@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Can I just say I thought that between Liz Truss’ 50 day premiership and abortive budget which cost the UK £30bn, the continuing Brexit debacle, and Boris “The Clown” Johnson, that the UK was the running joke of Europe.

    • Ekybio@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Nah, this time its the conservatives / nazis (CxU, AfD) wanting to cancel the new law that will greatly help a lot of people.

      So yea, Consevatives being evil again. Shocking, I know.

      The FDP is in on the legalisation. I suspect they eye profits and deregulation along the way. But yea, otherwise the FDP is the one doing the sabotage, this time is just the exception.

      • CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Conservatives are against it, that is true, but the governing Ampel coalition would have a majority if the FDP doesn’t screw it up last minute wait seems to be their newest favorite game

    • voodoocode@feddit.deEnglish
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      9 months ago

      In this specific case the FDP is not the problem, but the CSUs plan to block it in the Bundesrat.

    • Ashy@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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      9 months ago

      The FDP is currently part of the ruling government, not the opposition.

    • GenEcon@lemm.eeEnglish
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      8 months ago

      The FDP is definitely pro legalization. But the conservative SPD might become a problem.

      • AAA@feddit.deEnglish
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        8 months ago

        No. The FDP loves to talk about legalization. Once it’s legalized they lose one of their main talking points for young voters.