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After the holidays, partial legalization of cannabis will probably also be a big issue in schools that needs to be monitored critically, as the BLLV chairwoman says.
Munich - Since the beginning of the month, possession of cannabis is no longer illegal across the board in Germany. The partial legalization only applies to adults. But effects are also expected elsewhere.
Partial legalization of cannabis is also an important topic in schools - “Critically accompany”
According to the Ministry of Culture and teachers' associations, the new cannabis legislation will also become an important topic in schools after the holidays. “The partial legalization of cannabis must now be monitored critically. Of course, students will now ask questions, perhaps want to try out cannabis and perhaps reach their limits," said the chairwoman of the Bavarian Teachers' Association (BLLV), Simone Fleischmann, when asked by the German Press Agency in Munich.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Culture avoided a clear answer to the question of whether the ministry feared more problems with students who consumed cannabis after partial legalization. “Drugs and addictive substances of any kind have no place in our schools. Dealing with and raising awareness of the dangers of addiction have been part of the educational and educational mission for many years,” he said. In addition, he pointed out that both the new federal law and school regulations prohibit any drug use on school grounds and at school events.
The partial legalization of cannabis is likely to pose challenges for schools. © IMAGO / Westend61 / Sven Simon (Collage: Merkur.de)
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“Testing limits”: Cannabis consumption would impair the ability to concentrate
However, Fleischmann does not see the topic exclusively in the schoolyard. “We all know that adolescence has always been and is characterized by testing boundaries,” she explained. That's why schools have always needed education, legal information and, above all, recommendations for teachers, supportive experts and a range of prevention and intervention projects. This is even more important after the partial legalization of cannabis.
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“As always, when there are social changes that result in new laws, schools must consequently act preventively and intervened,” said Fleischmann. If there were now more frequent and intensive use of cannabis among young people, this would undoubtedly impair the ability to concentrate . “We all have to shoulder this new challenge professionally at the schools together with the parents.”
“Cannabis - quo vadis?” Project covering the entire Free State of Bavaria
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Culture pointed out a large number of prevention and education projects that are intended to help students, some of which are explicitly dedicated to the drug cannabis. For example, the “Cannabis - quo vadis?” project is to be offered nationwide in the Free State in the future.
Since April 1st, cannabis is no longer on the list of banned substances in the Narcotics Act in Germany. People aged 18 and over are allowed to store up to 50 grams at home and carry a maximum of 25 grams outdoors. This is expressly personal consumption. Sharing and selling remains illegal.
(came/dpa)
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