A top German official says he expects the federal cabinet to approve the first part of the government’s marijuana legalization plan “next week,” and he emphasized that the reform will be coupled with a “major campaign” to educate the public about the risks of using cannabis.
In an interview with Rheinische Post that was published on Wednesday, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach was asked about the status of the legalization proposal that was unveiled last month.
“I expect the cannabis approval to come into the cabinet next week. There will be small changes,” he said, according to a translation.
“But I can already say this much: parallel to the legislation, we will run a major campaign to draw attention to the risks of cannabis consumption,” the health minister said. “Cannabis is particularly harmful to the still-growing brain. The brain is still being remodeled up to the age of 25. Anyone who consumes in this age phase is particularly harmful.”
“My goal is that we reduce cannabis use among young people and make it safer for those who want to use it,” he added.
It’s not clear what kind of “small changes” might have been made, but the draft legislation that was
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