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BERLIN: Germany on Monday (Apr 1) became the biggest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis, despite fierce objections from opposition politicians and medical associations.

A "Fedora 17" type hemp plant, low in THC, grows in Berlin's Hemp Museum on Feb 23, 2024. BERLIN: Germany on Monday became the biggest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis, despite fierce objections from opposition politicians and medical associations.

As the law took effect at midnight, hundreds of people cheered by Berlin's iconic Brandenbrug Gate, many of them by lighting up joints in what one participant, a very happy 25-year-old Niyazi, called"a bit of extra freedom". The German government, a three-way coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats, argues that legalisation will help contain the growing black market for the popular substance.

Even Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, a doctor, has said that cannabis consumption can be"dangerous", especially for young people.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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