• Ooops
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        No, actually they would have loved to make it easy. Yet the EU is opposed to it.

        So now they are doing it in baby steps to get solid data on every step of the way to show the EU rules are bullshit.

        First step: decriminalisation for limited amounts, home growing and private clubs.

        Next step: licensed distribution in selective model regions, documented as per agreements with the EU commission.

        After that: negotiations with similiarly minded EU countries

        Full legalisation can basically only happen with an EU frame work and that will be a marathon…

        • @Fisch@lemmy.ml
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          19 months ago

          Another thing is that Germany’s parliament is made up of all parties that got over 5% of votes and they get seats based on the percentage of votes they got. That means that you also have parties like the CDU/CSU and AFD there who do everything they can to block the legalization and that also contributes to making it more restricted and complicated.

      • AggressivelyPassive
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        59 months ago

        Well, they couldn’t just straight up legalize it because of EU regulations. So they found a weird loophole, and to make that fit with the more conservative folks, they added a bunch of restrictions.

        It’s not perfect, but a good step in the right direction. My hope is, that this will be proof enough to change EU regulations and then do a proper legalization.

      • @Lhianna@feddit.de
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        99 months ago

        Not entirely correct. It’s in line of sight so of course you can consume inside your house or your backyard if that can’t be seen from the spot it’s supposed to protect.

    • @kilgore@feddit.de
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      69 months ago

      I wish they would apply the same rule to cigarette smoking. So much dangerous smoke and trash everywhere you go.