Legalization of cannabis: parents worry about children. Experts also have concerns.
And the younger the consumers, the greater the risks. Cannabis is a psychoactive substance from the hemp plant that can be addictive. Almost two thirds (63 percent) of parents with children under 18 fear that the inhibition threshold of minors will decrease if smoking weed becomes legal for adults. The law legalizing cannabis is due to come into force in Germany on April 1st. On Friday, after a long struggle, the traffic light coalition factions agreed on the final details.