In countries like Canada, legally declared cannabis has succeeded in significantly pushing back the black market.
Speaker: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
First-pass AI extraction · hypothesis · pending analyst review
Because the private cultivation options only take effect much later, the black market and the consumption of synthetic cannabinoids will keep rising.
BT-Drs. 20/10426 p.123The law will achieve neither relief for the justice system nor a rollback of the black market; the German Association of Judges even expects the opposite.
BT-Drs. 20/8735 p.2Registration in a cultivation association deters consumers, so they switch to the cheaper and anonymous black market.
BT-Drs. 20/8735 p.2Legalising private cultivation, possession and consumption for all adults will lead to an expansion of cannabis consumption; a meta-study by the ISD commissioned by the Health Ministry confirms this.
BT-Drs. 20/8735 p.2Experience from Portugal and Canada shows that decriminalisation has stabilised consumption figures among young people and pushed back the age of first use.
BT-Drs. 20/10426 p.122Ranked by number of declared Nebentätigkeiten. Co-occurrence only — no motive attributed.
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MPs who voted on this law, with their declared side income and committee seats. Juxtapose vote → claim → interest. Data: abgeordnetenwatch.de (CC0).
237 of 396 MPs who voted Yes had registered energy-sector lobbying conflicts.
See per-MP breakdown ↓2 further MPs voted with no disclosures on record (abgeordnetenwatch data).
Source: abgeordnetenwatch.de (CC0) · Bundestag transparency declarations
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