German Finance Minister has hinted that Recreational use of Marijuana in Germany is coming soon
Germany may be the next government to hop on the train of reaping economic benefits from legalizing weed...
The tweet below is all anybody needed to know that marijuana in Germany may be something legalized. In the tweet, the German Finance Minister Christian Lindner writes “A question that people keep asking me: ‘When will Bubatz be legal? I would say: soon.”
In America, you’ve heard mary jane, dope, weed, kush, etc, etc as nicknames for the drug. In German, “Bubatz” is just street slang for weed. Linder is said to be referring to a policy formulated by the Social Democrats and Greens and Free Democrats in their agreement last November where they vowed to legalize the use of recreational weed.
Medically, weed is already legal in Germany. In January, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann hinted at changes to the Narcotics Act had to be carried out by the Ministry of Health. “It is obvious to everyone at the moment that the ministry and the new minister, Karl Lauterbach, now have their hands full with the fight against the pandemic,” he said.
As Covid becomes less of a worry, the Ministry of Health has now turned its attention to weed. The Federal Commissioner of Narcotic Drugs Burkhard Blienart was planning the details of the policy.
“The point is to pool knowledge and experience, but also to address objections and reservations very openly. Hardly any other drug policy issue has occupied people as much as cannabis for decades. We all know how complex this project is.”
Blienart told German media.
It is currently unclear how many of the licensed shops would be available. Weed can become just as common as alcohol or it could be restricted to “specialized” vendors. The important focus is to see if Germany can replicate the economic benefits seen by some states in the U.S. that have legalized weed. Most recently, New Jersey sold nearly $2 Millin worth of weed on the first day of legalization. In other states, weed is bringing in more tax dollars than alcohol and tobacco.