IN A HISTORIC MOVE, MEMBERS OF THE BUNDESTAG, GERMANY’S lower house of Parliament, voted to legalize cannabis for adult use on Feb. 23, despite staunch opposition from lawmakers and medical officials. Germany’s upper house, the Bundesrat, approved the bill on March 22, marking the last hurdle towards legalization.
In the past, only two countries in the European Union (EU)—Malta and Luxembourg—have legalized adult-use cannabis at the federal level, both with home grow provisions. Germany is the third country in the EU to pave the way to do so, while countries
