The German government published the draft law for the first pillar of its cannabis legalization process that will govern private and communal marijuana cultivation for recreational purposes.
The law lays a legal foundation for private cultivation and not-for-profit “cultivation associations,” whose members will be allowed to grow cannabis collectively and share a limited amount within the group for their own consumption.
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The bill is expected to reach the federal Cabinet for approval in mid-August.
After that, the draft law will be scrutinized in both the German Bundestag – Germany’s parliament – and the Bundesrat sometime this autumn.
However, the Bundestag is responsible for the final decision on the law, and approval in the Bundesrat is not required.
Germany expects the law to enter into force before the end of this year.
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