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Berlin’s Cannabis Coffeeshop is Rejected but Inspires German Legalization Movement

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 05/13/2016 - 10:32

Chances are you’ve seen media reports on a cannabis coffeeshop opening up in Germany's capital, Berlin. While the idea is widely debated, it's still a long way from being realized. The good news is that more German cities are joining in and developing their own plans for how to regulate cannabis.

“Hasch, Gras, Koks [hash, grass, cocaine] — what do you need?” This is a common refrain you’ll hear in the “Görli,” or the Görlitzer Park, in Berlin’s alternative district of Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain.

While such offers may be enticing to clubbers on their way home from a weekend of partying, or to frustrated medical cannabis patients looking in desperation for supplies, it’s definitely not what city officials want to hear. Which is why the German Hemp Association (DHV) has suggested a different approach to cannabis regulation in the area: opening a Dutch-style coffeeshop right...

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