First Cannabis Club In Germany Opens, Lawmaker Says It Will Stem Illicit Marker, Cops Say The Opposite
Germany finally opened its first marijuana social club on Monday. Lower Saxony Minister of Agriculture Miriam Staudte announced that the permit was awarded by her office to Social Club Ganderkesee.
The news comes about a week after cannabis clubs became legal in Germany on July 1, 2024.
The new law, which was partially enacted earlier this year, on April 1, made it legal for adults over 18 to possess up to 25 grams of dried cannabis and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home.
It also allowed adults to join not-for-profit social clubs where they can buy up to 25 grams of cannabis, with a cap of 50 grams per month as of last week. That cap is 30 grams for members under 21 years old. Under the same law, each club can have up to 500 members who can …