Cannabis coffee shops given red light in Berlin
Cannabis "coffee shops" won't be opening their doors in Berlin any time soon - as the Federal Institute of Pharmaceuticals halted plans to introduce legal cannabis establishments in the city.
The Federal Institute of Pharmaceuticals (BfArM) has rejected plans for legal cannabis sales in Berlin's Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain district, Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain mayor Monika Herman of the Green Party announced on Monday.
The borough submitted plans for four "specialist cannabis shops" back in June.
But cannabis campaigners say that they will keep fighting.
"For us, the rejection of the plans was no surprise, and as such, it's also not a setback," Georg Wurth, spokesperson for the German Hemp Association, told The Local.
With similar proposals now being looked at Hamburg, Bremen, Münster and Düsseldorf, "political pressure is rising from below," he said.
Würth said that Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain has already launched legal action to contest the decision - adding that it will be "interesting
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