Pirate Party Germany
Berlin (ots)
On Wednesday, Karl Lauterbach, Minister of Health, and Cem Özdemir, Minister of Food and Agriculture, presented their renewed key issues paper on cannabis decriminalization and legalization. The coalition agreement of the traffic light government was even more ambitious than the key issues paper with the intention of a controlled, legal tax.
Anne Herpertz, Federal Chairwoman of the Pirate Party, welcomes and criticizes the declarations of intent by the federal government: “The fact that cannabis legalization is being tackled at all must be seen as a success for the countless activists who, through years of commitment, have forced politicians to act. Decriminalization, home cultivation, pilot projects and cannabis social -Clubs are the first important steps. What has now come out as a preliminary result, however, must still be viewed critically. If the countries are allowed to decide their own regulations on fire protection, safety regulations, distances to kindergartens, etc. for the clubs, this will become a regional one result in a patchwork quilt with negative consequences. The key issues paper does not offer a substitute for real legalization. It is naïve to believe that the regulations now being proposed are sufficient to counteract the black market adequately and to ensure consumer protection. And ultimately: I only believe what I do decided and implemented. What the draft law will look like in the end remains unclear. There are also no firm statements on the overdue amnesty for cannabis offences, which we as the Pirate Party have been demanding for a long time.”
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