Germany’s parliament won’t have an opportunity to put the first phase of the country’s pending cannabis legislation to a vote this year.
It’s the latest setback for a draft law that has experienced several delays and revisions in recent months as lawmakers sought to revise and improve the bill.
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Earlier this year, Germany backpedaled on its initial plan to implement nationwide recreational cannabis legalization, instead opting for a two-phase, scaled-down approach with limited commercial opportunities.
The latest delay doesn’t necessarily mean the law’s expected April 2024 launch is in jeopardy, some German politicians say.
Dirk Heidenblut, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Committee on Health, said in an Instagram post that the delay would have no effect on the April timeline, provided a vote takes place by the end of January.
According to the German news magazine Der Spiegel, the latest plan
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