Pragmatic Suggestions on Germany’s Cannabis Legalization Policy Under the new Federal Government Towards Protecting Public Health and Safety
Abstract: Background: Germany’s previous federal government coalition (SPD-The Greens-FDP) implemented the legalization policy for non-medical cannabis use and supply on 1 April 2024. The in 2025 newly elected federal government, led by the CDU, originally intended to revert this policy, but then decided to continue on with it for the time being. Results/Conclusions: In this brief position paper, we present three elementary suggestions as to how – based on the current state of scientific knowledge – the cannabis legalization policy would best be moved forward in Germany with a primary focus and aim on protecting public health.
Authors
- Benedikt Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-4030)
- Wayne Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1984-0096)
- Hans‐Jörg Albrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4434-5603)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of the Fraser Valley (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (DE)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000936
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79