As of: March 23, 2024, 5:16 a.m
By: Andreas Schmid
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Bavaria is considered the biggest critic of the cannabis law.
The Free State does not want to become “a stoner stronghold”.
From the traffic lights there is little understanding of this tough course.
Munich – Markus Söder is one of the biggest opponents of the cannabis law.
The Bavarian Prime Minister recently announced that Bavaria would implement the law in an “extremely restrictive” manner.
He also sent a message to all consumers: If you want to smoke weed, you should “do it somewhere else”.
Bavaria is planning a stoner control unit
Söder's Health Minister Judith Gerlach supports this course.
Last week she presented plans for a central stoner control unit at the State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL).
The Bavarian state government wants to strictly and closely control cannabis cultivation in the Free State.
Kristine Lütke has been a member of the German Bundestag for the Roth constituency since 2021.
The Nuremberg native is chairwoman of the Health Committee and FDP rapporteur for the cannabis law.
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Police and district administration authorities should also strictly monitor consumption in public, especially the so-called consumption ban zones.
Gerlach emphasized that the state government would ensure that Bavaria does not become a “stoner stronghold”.
The Free State will “certainly not be a cozy place to smoke weed”.
“The CSU likes to pretend that there are no drugs at all in Bavaria”
There is criticism of the Bavarian drug course from the Berlin traffic light coalition.
“The CSU currently likes to pretend that there are no drugs at all in Bavaria.
But unfortunately that’s not the case,” says the FDP’s drug policy spokeswoman, Kristine Lütke, in an interview with
IPPEN.MEDIA
.
Like Söder, Lütke comes from Nuremberg and says: “Nuremberg is the city with one of the highest number of drug deaths in Germany.” Things won’t get better “if we just pretend it doesn’t exist.”
Lütke has little understanding for the stoner control unit.
As became clear at the cabinet meeting on March 12, the Bavarian state government expects costs of around six million euros for this control unit.
“That’s interesting too,” says Lütke.
“If you think about what you could do with the six million euros: prevention measures, subsidies for hospitals, investments in education policy.
But no, you absolutely need a central drug control unit that basically controls the homes of cannabis users.
It’s like cannons shooting sparrows.”
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Lütke is largely responsible for the cannabis law and, like the federal government, stands for a rethinking of drug policy.
Cannabis should be decriminalized and personal cultivation and distribution in cultivation associations (cannabis clubs) should be permitted.
Bavaria rejects this.
“I would like the Bavarian state government to come to its senses,” says Lütke.
“Because the previous path of repression and prohibition, which is carried out very heavily in Bavaria, has failed.
We have increasing numbers of cannabis consumers everywhere, including in Bavaria.”
Cannabis law: Federal government accommodates states – decision on Friday
Bavaria is considered the biggest critic of this drug reform, but is not alone.
Several federal states recently took a public stance against the traffic light cannabis law.
The Federal Council could send the law to the mediation committee on Friday.
Laws passed by the Bundestag that do not find a majority in the state chamber end up in this committee.
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach recently warned of the failure of the law and wants to save partial legalization at all costs.
The federal government has now even accommodated the states.
In a statement made available to our editorial team, she makes some concessions.
In addition to more money for prevention programs, there are also subsequent changes to the law for cannabis clubs.
Above all, the states criticize the increased burden on the judiciary.
According to the statement in the minutes, there is no concession on this point.
It is therefore not yet clear whether the law will convince the majority of the federal states.
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