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Musician Ziggy Marley (2019)
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Ziggy Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, has publicly criticized the Singapore authorities for their tough anti-drug laws.
The background is the case of a 41-year-old man who has now been sentenced to death in the Southeast Asian city-state for allegedly smuggling a kilogram of cannabis.
“So the Singapore government is going to kill a person for two pounds of cannabis.
Marley posted on Instagram.
Drug possession is illegal in Singapore, "I understand that," added the 53-year-old musician.
"But killing a person for it should also be illegal on planet earth." On appeal, the February death sentence was recently upheld by the court.
The economic metropolis has extremely strict laws.
In addition to murder, drug possession is also subject to the death penalty.
Singapore hit the headlines during its first corona lockdown last year when a judge also sentenced a defendant to death for a drug offense via the zoom switch.
Cannabis legalization soon in Germany too?
Like his father Bob Marley (1945 to 1981), Ziggy Marley ("Love is my religion") campaigns for the legalization of cannabis.
The Jamaican put the hashtag #legalizeit (legalizes it) under his Instagram post.
Possible legalization has also been discussed in Germany for a long time.
In the coalition negotiations that are now beginning between the Greens, the FDP and the SPD, things could get moving.
The only difference between the parties is apparently where and to what extent sales can be made.
The head of the Liberals, Christian Lindner, recently spoke out in favor of selling cannabis products such as hashish in a controlled manner.
Consumers should "be allowed to buy a lot for their own use, for example in a pharmacy after health education," said Lindner.
However, he was skeptical about sales in "coffee shops" based on the Dutch model.
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