A new law legalizing the possession and personal cultivation of marijuana for adults in Luxembourg officially took effect on Friday.
Earlier in the week, the Ministry of Justice had published a statement about the policy change in the Official Journal—a procedural step that meant the legislation would come into force in four days.
This comes about a month after Luxembourg’s Parliament passed a legalization bill, making it the second country in the European Union to end cannabis prohibition following Malta’s vote to legalize in 2021.
The law in Luxembourg, which was first proposed by the ministers of justice and homeland security in 2021, allows adults to possess up to three grams of cannabis and grow up to four plants in a secure location within their private residence.
Haut trëtt dat neit Cannabis-Gesetz a Kraaft
D’Justizministesch @SamTanson erkläert wat ab elo erlaabt ass a wat weiderhin verbuede bleift 👇
Weider Informatiounen ënnert ➡️ https://t.co/MYPyAJuQUC pic.twitter.com/eB1NVWl8D9
— Ministère de la Justice (@MinJus_Lu) July 21, 2023
In conjunction with the law taking effect, the Ministry of Health launched a website to explain the country’s new cannabis rules and the reason for the change.
“Authorization of home cultivation and the reduction of penalties for
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