The German Review

The German Review

Legalise it... just not like this!

Germany just ended its ban on the sale of cannabis. But there are serious doubts about whether the law is ambitious enough to beat the black market.

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Jörg Luyken
Feb 28, 2024
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Dear Reader,

There is no cogent argument left to be made against the legalisation of cannabis. 

That is not because the stoners have been right all along about it just being a harmless weed. On the contrary, it should be legalised because cannabis - and the gangs that control it - are becoming ever more dangerous.

Prohibition …

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