[Opinion] 2025 - The Future of Cannabis Legislation: A Year of Partial Legalization Insights

With the Cannabis Act, the Saarbrücken Public Prosecutor's Office has reviewed thousands of judgments, and the work has now been completed.

For a year now, the German government has been allowed to use a legal cipher - at least under certain conditions. As with the cannabis law, the new federal government is in the hands of the new government. What do the police, experts and judges say?[more]]>

The German Association of Judges (DRB) is calling on the new federal government to revise the Cannabis Act and complains of serious deficiencies. “The new federal government would be well advised to quickly take up practical experience and at least revise the Cannabis Act in such a way that it no longer makes law enforcement difficult and leaves no loopholes for organized criminals,” DRB Federal Managing Director Sven Rebehn told the newspapers …

2025 - The Future of Cannabis Legislation: A Year of Partial Legalization Insights

One year after cannabis legalization for adults in Germany, opinions remain polarized. While the Union party seeks to repeal the law citing risks to youth, the SPD supports it within a coalition. Experts advocate for a broader drug policy, emphasizing the need for stricter regulations on other addictive substances. Despite a reported decline in drug offenses, public opinion is split on the law’s future, with ongoing discussions about its implica…