German Cannabis Bill On Agenda For Vote Next Week, Opposition Calls It ‘Irresponsible And Dangerous’
The cannabis legalization bill in Germany, which has been placed on the legislative agenda for the week of February 19, has marijuana advocates hopeful that the reform is on track and that weed will be legal on April 1. The vote in the Finance Committee on Wednesday needs to be followed up with action by the Health Committee and then the full chamber, reported merkur.de.
Tino Sorge, a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the second largest party in the Bundestag, said the party opposes the reform and will demand a roll-call vote.
“We will request a roll-call vote on this law,’ Sorge said to IPPEN.MEDIA. “All deputies of the coalition will have to position themselves by name to this irresponsible project. This will show whether the health and …