Berlin to Trial Legal Marijuana Scheme
The move follows decriminalisation of cannabis in Nevada, California and Massachusetts, passed in votes on 8 November.
Berlin is on course to at least semi-legalising marijuana after a cross-party movement agreed on a ground-breaking pilot scheme.
The capital’s Social Democrats, the Greens and the Left Party have agreed on a “controlled distribution of cannabis to adults” project.
Cannabis possession is illegal in Germany, although people found with less than 15g are often not prosecuted.
Various German newspapers cited Green politician Benedikt Lux, on the day of Donald Trump’s US-election victory, as saying “a scientifically accompanied pilot project for the controlled delivery of cannabis” was planned.
Berlin’s Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has previously tried to legalise controlled cannabis dealing, but has been thwarted by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices.
The city is one of 16 federal states in Germany with the authority to introduce its own laws.
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