After partial cannabis legalization, what are the pros and cons? | DW News

[@Felixxxxxxxxx]

Also as a person who doesn't smoke, I think this is positive because hopefully, the police can spend time on actual crimes instead of catching people who get high.

[@Keyboard_Thoughts]

High people do crimes

[@stefan5730]

@@Keyboard_ThoughtsWeed makes your brain slow and yourself unproductive. But it doesn't make you agressive and violent, what alcohol can do. Be sure if alcohol became a thing later, it would for sure be banned.

[@grey5939]

@@Keyboard_Thoughts Under the influence of cannabis i have only committed crimes against my body. These munchies made me do a lot of unhealthy stuff in my kitchen

[@nathanhoffman20000]

From the US. It will have the opposite effect. Those dogs are trained to detect weed so are worthless now. You will see. It gets bad and stays bad.

[@jazzyj6640]

I’m not a smoker either. I prefer edibles. 😊

[@robinhood007]

I’m British and I think this is an excellent move. Well done Germany. Wish you all the best. Respect.

[@benzo___]

thanks mate

[@seanphurley]

We will never get there :(

[@noelhohlweg3164]

DANKESCHÖN

[@jdgoesham5381]

It's been recreationally legal for years in my US state and it's been nothing but a boon. Granted the leaders aren't using the HUGE piles of new tax money they're getting from it as well as they could be but the businesses it's started and the jobs it's created. Like for eg in my lol populated state of Maine in the US and in my city that's about 19k has a couple dozen small cannabis businesses and 90% of them are locals growing here and selling it in their satellite shops. I tell ya, it's really nice to be riding my motorcycle, bicycle or car with the windows down in the summer and smell the fresh cannabis in the air when I go by each shop. And know I can swing in and grab something real quick with no hassle. It's literally a dream that came true.

[@RaayRC]

​@@seanphurley we thought so too.. never give up the hope!

[@terryhollands2794]

Cannabis should never have been criminalized.

[@denizbeytekin9853]

will there be coffee shops instantly?

[@SD-vp5vo]

country doesn't need braindead biomass

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@jazzyj6640]

It was criminalized here in the states because of the demographic that primarily used it. 😅

[@Janoip]

In Germany we dont get them, maybe in some years and than Schengen/EU Law + reforms Since Netherlands decriminalized it but the Shops get their Weed still Illegal & with in Germany still quite a big Opposition from Parties CDU/CSU, AfD, parts of the SPD/Greens (that in the end voted ok), Doctors Association++ against it,their had to be made many adjustments to the law and all some month again reevaluation of youth protection got better, smoke more people or less, how much grams are needed, more or less++ @@denizbeytekin9853

[@TheAidanodian]

Congratulations to Germany from Seattle 🍃🍃

[@nathanhoffman20000]

Ominous

[@TheAidanodian]

@@nathanhoffman20000 nah I jus wanted to congratulate them cuz where I’m at weed is a big thing and even helps the local economy.

[@Niko-sf1sw]

thank you :D seeds are growing

[@MoDa87]

@@TheAidanodianwa state has the best quality in the US in my opinion. Do you know the brand Falcanna?

[@tabularasa7775]

​@@Niko-sf1swmine are in 2 days dark before chop and i'm in the UK , I just don't care as much as you do 😂

[@bozoelulanamesmacela9171]

But those doctors aren't worried about alcohol? Let's close Germany beer industry then.

[@maschinenorganismus]

Indeed. CDU and other German right-wing parties are celebrating alcohol like nothing else. Alcohol is a hard drug like cocaine or heroin. It is deadly and makes your dependent on it. Happily Cannabis is a soft drug not harming you like alcohol does.

[@mickgatz214]

So, no more Oktoberfest, maybe Stonerfest ist besser? 😂

[@manueloliveira200]

@@mickgatz214Why not both? That way everyone can enjoy what they like doing?

[@bjorninges]

good one ;D

[@schmocka]

@Mansory811 or you just stop dictating what people can or can not do. its crazy how everybody has forgotten that not even 120 years ago, you could just buy whatever you wanted and was available at a pharmacy yet there was no Portland or Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.

[@ReadingRambo152]

"I find it quite ironic that the most dangerous thing about weed is getting caught with it." - Bill Murray.

[@Beyonder1881]

I am from Denmark and am proud of our southern neighbours having made the right move here.

[@ReptilezDzn]

only the rest of scandinavia left...

[@hiho7313]

Bravo Germany!!

[@xhernatgashi7390]

Danke

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@mur4s4m3]

@@samrasta same

[@loveistheanswer5924]

Thank you! 😊👍♥️🌱

[@nirajshrestha5621]

Is germany ready to receive gift from Botswana 20000 elephants to protect, conserve.

[@darkdan3379]

Nothing wrong with adults enjoying a comfortable pastime...

[@Dervus-x2h]

Kids will also use it. What do you think?!

[@pl0mp378]

@@Dervus-x2h it would happen even if its illegal, same as people under the age of 18 having alcohol

[@srccde]

@@Dervus-x2h Kids already use it *BECAUSE* it's deregulated. There needs to be a regular, regulated market to prevent children and teens from having the easy access they already have.

[@InfoMAAN]

@@pl0mp378 AND the illegal weed can be more harmful

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@victor9]

Learn from Canada, we did not descend into weed chaos. Those who smoke kept smoking and those who don't myself included, still dont. surprisingly its the boomers that increased number of smokers

[@gfxsham]

Canada opened eyes for some german politicians. Without Canada the new law would not have existed. Thanks ^^

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@loganleborgne420]

French mainstream medias before Canada legalized said so much BS about what would happen...they continued for a few months after saying Canada will change this crazy law...since there's no show debate reporting or anything about cannabis in France...before it was every month...🤔! There's proof that all they said was lies...they always say that it's toxic and bad for brain when it's a medicine and a powerful neuroprotective...nobody tell the younger that we all have an endocannabinoid system and boost it before 20 old isn't advised (there's no serious study on it but it's obvious!) and to not add cancer to your medicine so no tobacco mixed with tasty weed🙄 this is what is toxic tobacco not weed! Have a lifted one and lots of good vibes from France

[@mur4s4m3]

@@samrasta same

[@Energia-977]

"Learn from Canada"😂😂😂😂 A broken clock is right twice a day I suppose

[@davidkaranja295]

The Herb is winning everyday. Congratulations Germany!

[@roberthuth7493]

thx

[@noelhohlweg3164]

DANKESCHÖN

[@Microchaosmac]

thanks

[@mys0076]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@adrianalima9559]

Hope doctors had the same Energy for Cigarattes, vapes and alcohol.

[@damdampapa]

Why vape? doesn't fit.

[@eaglevision993]

@@damdampapavaping is bad for you too since you inhale completely unregulated substances which may be ok or come from a cheap Chinese chemical factory shack.

[@damdampapa]

@@eaglevision993 No, most, if not all, vape with regulated substances. At least for 750 million Europeans. It's not even comparable to alcohol and tobacco.

[@eaglevision993]

@@damdampapaYeah compared to alcohol and tobacco maybe. But then again they are the worst anyway....

[@DeDe-by9se]

Cigarettes, vapes and alcohol is BAD for the body and society. Should all be illegal.

[@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921]

Once the guy said gateway drug, you knew where the conversation was headed.

[@ionelscutaru8687]

When I heard that guy with this it felt like in the usa in 1980...marijuana is a gateway drug 🤣🤣

[@god6384]

lmao I did weed and more drugs even though I live in a country were it is illegal so it doesn't even matter. As long as you can say enough is enough like me. I quit long ago though I don't even smoke cigarettes anymore only some beers here and there

[@cwpv2477]

meanwhile death rate by alcohol high af

[@hendrikstrauss3717]

Tbh, it is one judging from how it impacts the brains habit forming circuits (i.e. dopaminergic pathways in the basal ganglia, if you care for that sort of thing), smoking from a youngish age onwards leads to lasting changes in how your brain works. Making you more receptive to other potentially addictive stuff. Nonetheless, I think the illegality has actually been a huge factor it in acting as a gateway drug. If you smoke weed, and think "wow, this is actually quite fun", and are fine the day after, even when it happens after months you might seriously consider, whether there are other drugs also not as harmful as they are made out to be. So, the illegality of cannabis might have actually led many ppl to experiment with other illicit substances. I am glad, cannabis is decriminalized.

[@JBBost]

@@hendrikstrauss3717 You need to cite scholarship or step off

[@Guirko]

On behalf of all stoners from the Netherlands, i want to congratulate our German neighbours. Let's all enjoy ourselves 🤙

[@jodobon9495]

🇩🇪🇳🇱❤️

[@gocedimoski728]

And i/we have to thank you all Netherlands people for having us as guests and served us good during Prohibition! Dank u wel 🙏 🇳🇱 🍊 🇩🇪

[@SiBtoday]

The annoying thing about the criticism of the opposing party is, that they want to undo the new law based on their own beliefs, entirely ignoring science, studies and professional groups that were created to discuss the upcoming law change.

[@datastorage-tz8wd]

i can also show them some studys about iq, race and testosteron. but they dont care lelel

[@jorgjorgsen7528]

who cares, its just talk they cant redo it even if they win the election. we have a multiparty system and they will always have to do a coalition with the others that legalized it today.

[@oburi85]

At least it wont be easy to undo this. They have to collaborate with the afd if they want to do this and if they'll collaborate, we have way bigger problems than this. But with one of the ampel partys, they won't get it done.

[@DamtDE]

@@oburi85 big facts dazu lassmers nicht kommen

[@SynthwaveDuck]

​@lucabakiSometimes, rarely, populists are right. As in the US legalization is popular. Only the elitists keep thwarting decrim and legalization efforts.

[@jz261]

Bubatz legal

[@patrickstar686]

Der bre hats wirklich geschafft

[@DominikS859]

Lauterbach ehrenmann

[@un1g]

Hab vor 2 Wochen direkt den ersten Seed gesetzt!

[@ProgazQQ]

Viel Erfolg!@@un1g

[@christopherstein2024]

Ein hoch auf Krauterbach!

[@ran1311]

legalize cannabis it's not a crime🍃🙌

[@prabhdeepdhahan1147]

Just fully legalize it. It is here in Canada and its fine.

[@Soulfood22]

They were scared to go the whole way. But hopefully it was just the first step of many.

[@MatziXD]

@@codechartreuse What sort of problems? Source? I'm curious, not from Canada.

[@Sp4mMe]

Not possible at the moment. Germany has signed on a treaty combating drug usage that includes cannabis. Until this international treaty is amended or changed (or Germany withdraws, which it won't do) there's only so much a government can do before it'd be challenged and overturned in courts.

[@user-mind-body]

Nothing else is fine in Canada though

[@Anthony_Goncalves]

@@Soulfood22they were not scared. problem is EU laws. maybe in some years we get there

[@drummingtildeath]

There are no cons. Freedom wins.

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@mur4s4m3]

@@samrasta same

[@amateresu6708]

Sadly that’s not true. I see a lot of my friends have been smoking their entire 20s now they are 30 and still getting high every day. It affects their ambition and productivity . When they eventually quit they will realise they wasted their 20 smoking all day and burning a lot of money. Not even talking about health problems that come with smoking

[@drummingtildeath]

@amateresu6708 they are adults that have the freedom to make those sorts of mistakes if they want. It's not for people to legislate away any bad decisions adults make.

[@mur4s4m3]

@@amateresu6708 very true. Can confirm, seen friends bathe in depression until they quit, some becoming paranoid to crazy levels after years of it. I'm myself struggling with quitting (been over 3 years now). More destructive to me than alcohol or hard stuff like blow or else Youngsters think this is just anxiety soothing and being baked fun, they will discover few years after

[@zombierider2794]

Law and Order concerns lmfao. What about alcohol, not to much law and order when people are shitfaced!

[@nathanhoffman20000]

The rally cry of the tweaker.

[@SonnyDarvish]

Ask any police person in Germany. They spend far more time dealing with drunk people than the stoned.

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@ocskywatch1]

@@nathanhoffman20000 you do know tweaking is Meth thing right?

[@kanedNunable]

@@nathanhoffman20000 weed smokers arent tweakers ya mong.

[@Hofftimusprime1]

They are worried about “health” concerns. Ok. Fix our poisoned food.

[@Psylenoz]

Bang on point!

[@2kindx786]

Its so funny they talk about addiction and these concerns about younger People like they are not selling alcohol in huge quantites

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

Exactly. Almost no one dies from cannabis, but countless continue to die from alcohol. It's one of the most ridiculous double standards world-wide.

[@Live.Music.Moments]

+ you can legally buy wine and beer from 16.

[@MariosKarakatsanis]

​@@Soooooooooooonicable almost?...there are STILL ZERO reported deaths caused by canabbis...people have died while being high but never from any type of canabbis complications BUT STILL in my opinion it's a drug that can 10000% DESTROY your life if you start smoking at a young age and get addicted badly like me..I've done other drugs too..physically it's way better but as a lifestyle it's excactly like other drugs...but HEY if alcohol is legal so should be weed

[@maschinenorganismus]

Exactly. Söder and other are downplaying the role of alcohol as the true one gateway drug.

[@stefan5730]

Weed makes your brain slow and yourself unproductive. But it doesn't make you agressive and violent, what alcohol can do. Be sure if alcohol became a thing later, it would for sure be banned.

[@Pou1gie1]

@2:25 "Playing down the dangers in cannabis use..." What about alcohol? I love how these countries talk about weed's dangers but never looking to get rid of or talk about alcohol's negative side effects.

[@samajdarpagal3820]

Congratulations to all my friends in Germany. You made history. Proud of you guys. Best Regards, Global citizen

[@Adlibitum92]

thanks ❤

[@samrasta]

Danke Karl - Inspecta x Sam Rasta

[@jennifern.7953]

Thanks 💚

[@mur4s4m3]

@@samrasta same

[@BananaRama1312]

"global citizen" Na bro we aint letting you in our country lmao

[@alexdean172]

adults telling other adults what we can and cant do, let them make the decision for themselves. fine in moderation.

[@un1g]

thats the reason i smoke since 25 years. German Government ist not important in a private question.

[@XR3NDA]

We need that to some extent tho... but not regarding Cannabis.

[@notme943]

so you say, how do you define moderation? is cocain moderation? meth? it's a slippery slope. you allow one thing into the next. I couldn't care less if people die by drug use in their own house, but looking at some footage from what happening in Canada and US, drug use will lead to degrading of morality, more crime etc.

[@eaglevision993]

That´s why we invented the "Do as we say festival" in 1946. ( I wonder how many get the reference.)

[@MattiasKSe]

Isnt almost every law a adult telling another adult what they can and cant do?

[@dropdeadnahshon6611]

Welcome to the club Germany! From Colorado 🇺🇸

[@a.florschutzcamplin9011]

I thought the day would Never Come.

[@sasanti997]

...danke😇

[@sasanti997]

...servus, calistrains are growing soon in my garden😇👍@lucabaki

[@Alsterwave]

Oh I love Colorado!! Greetings and love from Hamburg, Germany ❤

[@Karolfornia]

I love you to brother. Its an pleasure for me to stand here with you 💪

[@ethanoverwatch407]

The most dangerous thing about weed is criminal prosecution.

[@farmazooticalz]

And paranoia and anxiety. Don't get me wrong I smoke but defo effect some ppl

[@NewPipeFTW]

@@farmazooticalz Well in my case most of that paranoia and anxiety is caused by the criminalization of weed and its users. Having a legal market available with a variety selection of different strains and strenghts would probably lower the number of consumers with those bad side effects. While not having to fear criminal prosecution would probably increase the number of people seeking help for health issues.

[@coconuciferanuts339]

@@NewPipeFTW Yes. Taking the fear away from smoking a joint by decriminalising it would take the paranoia & anxiety away.

[@ReptilezDzn]

not anymore, since all synthetic and semi synthetic cannabinoids that people use to spray weed with

[@gaoxiaen1]

@@ReptilezDzn Stop making up fairy tales. You're embarrassing yourself.

[@ulsia6740]

Today I went to my 3 plants and told them: "You are legal now, I won't have to hide you anymore. And now that you are legal, feel free to grow as big as you like!"

[@ocskywatch1]

So Cute.. Puff Puff Passs

[@fawkesmorque]

Well, the 3 plants are legal but if they grow big you are above the allowed 50g in no time. Be careful!

[@sebblitz]

@@fawkesmorque it's 3 plants and additionally 50 grams of dry weed or hashish.

[@fawkesmorque]

@@sebblitz I know. And I'm growing for 20 years so believe me, the moment you harvest all three plants and cure it you have more than 50g dry. So either you then smoke / vape a huge amount in a very short time or you act illegal again by storing it. Or you get rid of the excess by throwing it away...

[@ulsia6740]

@@sebblitz I know. Those strains will yield 500g to 1kg without problems. No idea what I am going to do with it. But my stoned future self will come up with a solution. I guess.

[@Andrii87]

I have heard tobacco is more addictive

[@ozgurkibar9778]

I have heard the pope wears a funny hat

[@danielfechner5898]

And that is right.

[@mmm-xc8zk]

Correct. Nicotine is almost as addictive as heroine. Alcohol is also much more addictive. Both tobacco and alcohol are also way mor eharmful than cannabis. Cannabis addiction is a psychological addiction, and can be overcome more easily. The risks are more on the psychological side.

[@lemonade_ib]

It's also much more natural, a leaf, alcohol is chemicals and cigarettes is a cocktail of chemicals.

[@yeldarb8699]

The appeal to nature fallacy has no place in the modern discourse about drug policy - Btw Cannabis is also a "cocktail of chemicals" with THC and CBD being the most prominent of the bunch, but just because something is naturally occuring such as Opium doesn't mean it's safer than human made chemicals with LSD being one of *the* safest drugs in existance. @@lemonade_ib

[@SmithWerb]

As a German, I have to say that it was very long overdue. You cannot prevent consumption. It is better that consumers do not get dangerous substances in their cannabis from street dealers.

[@Thingsyourollup]

"Drugs are bad mmmmkay" - hands you a german beer.

[@surfacepro3328]

As a German the only issue I have is that it isn't fully legalized, hopefully that will change soon

[@Wrz2e]

I'm teetotal nowadays but I'd much rather be at a party with weed smokers than a party full of drunks.

[@rizzeerizz8985]

If I was at that party stoned I'd be curled up in a corner having a panick attack

[@anonharingenamn]

No drug should have been criminalized. We should have strictly regulated them from the get-go. Like motorcycles, light aircraft or skydiving.

[@6Catz]

this is so good canabis should be legal world wide

[@ocskywatch1]

once people get a taste of freedom who knows what they will demand next

[@lefermier10]

It shouldn't, it's bad for health and can cause road accidents

[@hangman5918]

good that alcohol never caused a deadly road accident because it's legal@@lefermier10 🤡

[@ezmqsv]

you just described alcohol.@@lefermier10

[@jakeh491]

​@lefermier10 alchol? And bad for health well suger, fast food, processed foods, red meats, television would you like all of that to be made illegal as well? Just as bad as weed if you abuse it. Such a silly comment just say anything if you have no idea what ur talkinf about

[@nominou6]

Next in the pipeline : psilocybine. There re already approx. 20 companies listed on the Canadian TSXV stock exchange that are developing products from psilocybine (magic mushrooms). Many are aiming at offering micro-doses eg. small doses that only alters very slightly the perception and senses. Some mainstream newspaper are already telling about the benefits of psilocybine. The population is being prepped. These products will very likely follow the same steps as cannabis : first for therapeutic ueses, then legalized for the masses. (Any resemblance with Huxley's "Brave New World" and soma is a coincidence)

[@sgolowka]

got some on my shelf... little bit different, 6 hours LSD trip....

[@muckaboi2351]

25g in public and 3 plants. Thats amazing. If i could grow 3 plants at home i would never have to give money to a drug dealer ever again. Come on britain. Its our turn next. Just think what a legal cannabis market would do for our economy right now

[@FuNoK83]

You guys should never have Brexit... I feel sorry for you. Maybe you at least get the legalization soon in your country.

[@VOTVRe]

Legalise it more and more please, especially in the U.K it will hopefully chill people out

[@tobiastranetellefsen4203]

It will probably take at least a decade before Norway ever legalizes it, but hopefully other European countries will follow this trend.

[@MattiasKSe]

Thats a pretty good timeline by Swedish Standards. I would be lucky to see legal weed in Sweden in my lifetime.

[@Miichal_K]

Bedre straffe brukere, sånn tenker Norske politiker dessverre

[@RogerioSilva-xv3mx]

You mean in 10 years one can say " cannabis" out loud 😂

[@mrk_apx]

7:26 this guy is so obvioulsy conservative hahaha, he did no research on the topic at all! It is so clear and well known that even if cannabis is a "gateway to harder drugs" it's just because you have to meet with dealers that sell other stuff too... If cannabis is legalized noone has to go to a dealer anymore to get cannabis, so this guy has clearly no idea what he's talking about lmao

[@borrago]

Exactly. And really, who would you rather go to; a drug dealer or a farmer?

[@xanjelx]

i think he deliberately plays a conservative role, notice that he didn't ask for clarifications or argue against anything that she said (even though she was completely factually correct). he let the politician speak freely, which is symptomatic for media in general.

[@mrk_apx]

@@xanjelx i dont have his expression that clear in mind anymore, but to me it seemed like he was looking down on the politicians opinion. Bc of his smile while listening to her, but I could be wrong ofcourse. Could really be like you said, just giving some contra to give her a chance to prove her points. :D

[@xanjelx]

@@mrk_apx well i'm autistic so that kind of facial expressions/body language doesn't really register for me. just thinking about it from a logical standpoint.

[@MadDragon75]

As someone that's going to be turning 49 this year & has smoked cannabis since he was 16, firstly as a teenager then later on for medicinal use for sports injuries... I want to congratulate you for your accomplishments! This was my 1st step to recovery from being an opioid addict due to prescription pain pills. I feel great! I wish you the same!

[@MadDragon75]

Just treat it just like you would alcohol or any other controlled substance around minors. Keep your edibles in the same place you would keep your alcohol or adult toys.

[@Hudsonrulez]

Hi from Canada. Legalization works just fine for us. So welcome yo yhe club Germany.

[@Mcrl-vy7fv]

@lucabakicome on it’s a good start at least

[@eaglevision993]

It was aboot time mate.

[@lostonearth7856]

I don't know how anyone, and the CDU can argue legalization increases crime. Legalization helps to combat Weed as major source of revenue for crime groups, while also making it safer for the consumer, as there's less of aa risk of it being mixed with other drugs, making a risk of overdosing.

[@MIris44474]

Alcohol is more dangerous and can cause carnage, weed smokers avoid carnage 😆

[@Iris-hx6ox]

That is not true. I support legalization, but like alcohol, there should be restrictions to smoking while driving and like cigarettes in the U.S. at least, there should be no smoking designations at certain places. Those who smoke and drive are causing carnage. They are either over chilling to the point of causing major backups as they crawl through the streets. I am talking up to 20 miles under the speed limit. Then there is the smoke itself. It smells like an overripe dead skunk and the smoke that billows gets non smokers high and puts even more people at risk. Like alcohol, smokers are impaired when they smoke. Common sense needs to be put into consideration as well and unfortunately will have to be put into law at some point because some people don't have it.

[@MikePrice888]

Nice move Germany. As a non-smoker I’d also go further and restrict any smoking in public places. At least transport stations, parks, etc.

[@SonnyDarvish]

​@militant_pacifistYou are not living in Germany, are you? There is no single bus or train station that a smoker would respect. There is absolutely no law enforcement, just random stickers. I have autism and the smell drives me crazy and because of it, I avoid public transport as much as possible.

[@Gisbert-12843]

​@@SonnyDarvishnow that's just BS XD

[@mrcsrkcrz]

To clarify this and other comments here.. Yes it is forbidden in train stations and there its also somewhat regulated definitely heard people (like those working there) telling others to stop. Bus stations etc. is almost impossible and to ban it in Parks (someone said its already illegal i never heard of that nor have i ever seen someone doing something about it) is from my point of view just cruel, as it's one of the best places to smoke (again in my opinion). I think we can't just look at ourselves and say "I don't ever want to experience this because I don't gain everything from this" public spaces is for everyone. Someone can be loud someone can smoke someone can pee somewhere and it'll smell bad... it's something we deal with in life and are minor issues so just because something is slightly annoying, doesn't mean it should be banned. We can always move to a spot we rather be as we always do with things we don't like. As long as it's open air and away from (most) children I don't know why it should be bad. Someone who never drives will also find a lot of inconveniences because of it but it would be ridiculous to say it should be banned where I live because i personally don't like/need it.

[@danm2400]

@@SonnyDarvish You should deal with this irrational problem yourself. What about the smoke that comes out of car exhausts or the smoke that comes out of a restaurant extractor fan. What if these smells "drove you crazy". Should the whole world change to suit you. Cannabis is a natural substance, a plant, a herb. The smoke from cars ,engines burnt vegetable oil etc is definitely more toxic and unavoidable when in built up areas. Far worse than the scent of a herb being burnt.

[@RyanHellyer]

Parks? That's too much. If not parks, then where would it be used?

[@lazarusmoment4682]

Congratulations Germany! Finally some sensible politics. Cannabis should be legal everywhere. Greetings from Sweden!

[@leonardop1943]

Congratulations to Germany from Tocantins, Brazil🍃🍃

[@Hackney_Boy-DoesntReadReplies]

Illegal dealers are a gateway to harder drugs, cannabis is not.

[@JuliusFawcett]

Edibles are great for treating my asthma, insomnia and aches

[@burnercolt6647]

asthma? how so?

[@JuliusFawcett]

@@burnercolt6647 I couldn't smoke because of my chest, so I made cannabis oil and found that it opened my lungs. I had been using salbutamol for decades, now I cook an ounce of weed with 200ml sunflower oil at 105 degrees centigrade for four hours and have about 3 months of medication

[@loganleborgne420]

Which strains help you the best with asthma??? If you make it yourself! If you buy it what percentages works for you? Have a lifted one and lots of good vibes from France

[@JuliusFawcett]

@@loganleborgne420 I'm in Manchester, England. I buy it from a guy on my street, I don't know the strain. One ounce with 200ml sunflower oil cooked at 105 degrees Centigrade for four hours, I have 2ml a night with my evening meal

[@Randy1337]

Edibles are still not legal!

[@muehahahaha]

That social club system seems like a really good approach!

[@petedorherty6634]

It’s copied by Spain’s cannabis social clubs.

[@Hamsteren91]

I hope this will come to Denmark soon

[@lovinthailand921]

Who care what “message it sends to kids” first this is an adult world not one catering to children and second what messages does legal tobacco and alcohol send to kids? None obviously.. that’s just a Prohibitionist scare tactic.

[@geevagyok]

I'm a specialized posthumus cleaner, meaning I clean apartments and houses after the deceased. 8/10 it's a suicide/accident-overdose. 8/10 the cause is alcohol (paired with depression.) 0/10 was caused by weed. The rest are the elderly. If you have questions I'm glad to answer.

[@svendkaffke5862]

I heard that's a job people only do for a few years because it's often depressing, but I am interested: How to get the job and what's the pay?

[@jozen5384]

Im 40 years old and weed has been available all the time, in every country I travelled to. It's absolutely normalized in pop-culture, movies and so on as well. The older I get the more I get annoyed by the argument that legalization would send a wrong signal.

[@ScoriacTears]

Should never have been criminalised in the first place.

[@FranticGuitar88]

I just can't figure out the math. 3 plants are allowed while 50g maximum at home for personal use is allowed. Even as a complete beginner you can easily harvest more than 50g dry weight from one plant.

[@patmuller4461]

Maybe they will drive slower on the freeway now.

[@anton161817]

Lmao

[@stemfourvisual]

This is the 4th or 5th video article with interviews of the same people that I’ve watched, and not once, amongst all the justification of the decriminalisation of weed, is there even a single mention of alcohol and the way it is managed and kept away from minors as much as is possible. Weird.

[@shardanette1]

Beer was my gateway drug to cannabis. Germany should ban beer for being a gateway drug.

[@jasonkh4]

Imagine celebrating the “legal” use of something for which there is over 5000 years of documented use across various cultures

[@lemonade_ib]

With or without the law, people have been smoking.

[@rickypanini9200]

Only ever banned to destroy the hemp industry which directly contended with the wood industry etc

[@eidontkehr4081]

cannabis is a gateway to pizza and not to harder drugs

[@Cosmic-Wanderer]

Do we really need to state the obvious anymore? You could count on one hand the amount of people who have died directly from cannabis consumption. Meanwhile we are talking millions upon millions who perish from alcohol.

[@maschinenorganismus]

Today Germany, tomorrow whole EU!

[@Joey-ct8bm]

It took 50 years for a second country to legalize weed after my country the Netherlands in the EU.

[@borrago]

​@@Joey-ct8bmexcept you people still have not ACTUALLY legalised it. Czech Republic will be next, and unlike you, or this half measure in Germany, it will be the first proper and true legalisation in europe.

[@RealSamsonKing]

Kids aren’t a monolith. Otherwise every single child in Jamaica would be smoking weed and they don’t

[@420JackG]

Use among minors has actually declined here in Washington state since we legalized weed.

[@Rudy25836]

Weed is apparently bad for your “health” according to “ experts “ but you can drink alcohol everyday for the rest of your life and nobody bats a eye lid lol 🤡

[@maximaler]

Never been about health

[@DrLookSkywalker]

Should be legal everywhere. Alcohol is drug and legal. Not even expensive, can be bought everywhere, but we are not drunk all the times, just because it's legal.

[@nominou6]

Alcohol is alcohol. There are differences between beer, wine, tequila but basically it's alcohol. The problem with 'drugs' is that the word is used for totally different substances, from weed to cocaine to magic mushrooms to chemical-based substances, etc. When folks and medias and politicians are talking and thinking about drugs they can as well mix them all, for them they're all the same. That's a problem.

[@zulunet3285]

If health is such a "concern" then cigarettes and alcohol would be illegal.

[@jobyjoe1]

This show doesn't like cannabis legalisation !

[@darkzoneproject]

CDU/CSU und AfD verhindern.

[@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477]

Backwards

[@eingeist21]

unbedingt

[@Soulfood22]

Das wird ganz wichtig sein, nur leider nicht so einfach.

[@Marcel-ODB]

alles Gerüchte aber schlecht gehen tut es uns jetzt

[@unwokesnake]

Die AfD hat sich zu dem Thema bisher nicht positioniert.

[@linettedesano3368]

Cannabis is NOT addictive. Period. And it has an incredible list of health concerns that it treats without side affects! And any doctor that says otherwise has not done their research! Period. Congrats Germany!

[@VOTVRe]

Ok first statement is a lie im addicted but the rest of what you said is correct

[@thomasjamesbailey1209]

Just to be clear it not physically "addictive", if you stop you won't go through withdrawal. No shaking and sweating it out, or dying like with alcohol.

[@fawkesmorque]

@@thomasjamesbailey1209 Also not true. There is sweating, being nervous or a bit angry, more difficulties to sleep and a decreased appetite. It's not for long (even as a heavy user usually this only lasts for a week), but it can be unpleasent at times. Ofc it's not nearly as bad as with alcohol or hard drugs and depends on how often and what strain you smoked.

[@borrago]

​@@VOTVReno you aren't. You will not go through withdrawal if you stop.

[@GiraffeCrab]

I am just waiting for the German government to just say "April fools!!". It's gonna be hilarious!!

[@aoikemono6414]

I used to be pro marijuana legalization. Then it became legal in surrounding states where I live and was de facto legalized because the police aren't going to enforce what is now considered a petty crime. Now the seaside town where I live smells like an absolute garbage dump. Every single block of it. The fresh ocean breeze is nothing but weed stench now. Lord knows what would happen if it is fully legalized here. I want my fresh air back.

[@borrago]

I know what would happen. There would be an uptick, then after some time it will settle down to what it has always been.

[@syhi7971]

Almost 50k alcohol related deaths....enough said.

[@Boeing666Deathliner]

You're brain can't understand a liquid vs a gas. Tip: if alcohol were a gas it'd be banned too.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

And bringing out the numbers of nicotine addicts is just too embarrassing for any self proclaimed first world country.

[@anilgokce1054]

I live in the Netherlands close to Germany, our coffee shop visitors were mostly Germans coming by car, legalization will reduce carbon footprint. Hopefully they consider opening clothing stores(Designer Outlets etc.) on Sundays, too.

[@karmz_]

Alcohol is a gateway to harder drugs

[@ocskywatch1]

the brain produces Dopamine

[@electrolytics]

Right...like weed.

[@hammyhamhamster5993]

Legalize cannabis federally in each and every single state right now, today. This way, irrational politicians can't obstruct and prevent legalization against the will of the vast majority of Americans whom support full federal cannabis legalization nationwide. Treat cannabis exactly like we treat far more dangerous and deadly yet completely legal alcohol. Legal in all states.......

[@stiefelriemen632]

Proud new dad of 3 beautiful girls who have seen the light of day today. Keep your fingers crossed that they grow up to be beautiful women.

[@ml.1586]

If it wasnt on DHL i would be at the same Point right now 😂

[@hammyhamhamster5993]

Cannabis should be absolutely just as legal and easy to obtain anywhere as alcohol currently is. In every single state. No exceptions. It's so easy: As legal and easy to obtain/use as alcohol currently is. Why hold relatively benign, often healing cannabis to any sort of irrational, stricter double standard than perfectly legal alcohol?...........

[@insanepykl3603]

Pot is not a crime and never was.

[@ScotiaGabagoo]

Glad the experts knew what they were talking about with these ridiculous quests from the hosts.

[@potgieterl]

Stay off the autobahn when high.

[@alfaceuntauriprodigy]

Hopefully Finland legalizes too and soon.

[@horstluxus]

Waiting for this since 20 years now. Ive had 4 House searches, spent thousands of bucks for lawyers and spent over three years in prison because i Love a plant

[@dg44562]

Annual cannabis sales in Canada reached $4.5 bullion in 2022! Legalising it created new businesses, cannabis shops and 150,000 new jobs! Not a smoker but it's just a plant and great for the economy!

[@theredsamuraiAlbion]

well now the illegal sellers will have problems

[@borrago]

No they won't. You didn't listen to the report at all did you?

[@hbt739]

People always seem to forget that weed was already accepted by at least the younger generations. U could get it everywhere and if u are under 20 years old u most definitively have smoked and know were to get it. Thats like the hole point. Cannabis is already everywhere so lets make it legal and regulated

[@torturedsoul8066]

As long as it cannot be used to deny employment it will be fine.

[@ocskywatch1]

certain jobs/ companies require drug tests to get hired and occasionally after like driving

[@AmandineClaireDubois]

@@ocskywatch1 A practice which should be banned outright.

[@yannickingermany]

As someone who doesn't smoke or drink anything, weed is safer than cigarettes and people who are high are calmer and less likely to commit crimes than people who are drunk. So if cigarettes and alcohol are allowed, it makes sense to allow weed.

[@Smashy2009]

My gateway drug was mothers milk, that´s where it all started.

[@ocskywatch1]

mine was dopamine

[@edgychico9311]

Back then when Germany is under control by a right wingers and they were too doing meth so that they cannot be tired.

[@borrago]

Your grammar is so poor it renders your point meaningless.

[@Alan-pv2bi]

Congratulations Germany! High from 🇨🇦

[@michaelcooper4986]

In South Africa we got something similar for personal use but hasn't gone through parliament yet 😢😢😢

[@Dzod509]

From Colorado 🇺🇸. What took you so long?

[@ocskywatch1]

@hejnickhej conservatives AKA religious cults at least here in the US

[@DeDe-by9se]

The age limit should probably be 25

[@itsmethemario8846]

I like to think weed is a weaker version of spice from Dune.

[@intarsienschrankzwetschgen4224]

The spice in Dune is a metaphor for oil.

[@davalie3983]

Spice is a stronger version of oil, not a drug. At least thats the case in Dune. Irl spice is a synthetic cannabinoid and a lot stronger than weed.

[@ocskywatch1]

@@intarsienschrankzwetschgen4224 i get it but when was the last time you drank oil and became godlike? shrooms or lsd /dmt maybe

[@dudeonthasopha]

Pretty sure he modeled it off of mescaline, and oh boy, that is not like weed.

[@intarsienschrankzwetschgen4224]

@@ocskywatch1 What is our civilization most addicted with 😏

[@Yabuturtle]

No partial legalization. Legalize it all the way. Nobody should ever be in trouble for having weed or having a certain amount of weed. And people should be totally free to grow it in their yards.

[@riddlingrymer]

Legalise in the UK. Well done Germany.

[@Thomy-xo3uw]

If people use this instead of getting drunk then it's a very good idea. Now also legalise it in Austria, i am from Slovenia and i would be very happy to get weed not far away from me (i live 60km away from Austria!), or just legalise it even in Slovenia, that would be even better!

[@borrago]

Let your feelings be known to your government! Slovenia SHOULD have legal cannabis.