Majority Of Germans Are Against Repeal Of Cannabis Legalization
According to the results of a Forsa survey commissioned by the KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, 55% of surveyed Germans do not want to repeal the nation’s CanG adult-use legalization law. Only 36% of survey respondents want to repeal legalization, with the rest being undecided.
The Forsa survey comes shortly after the results of a poll conducted by the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) found that 63.83% consider a complete reversal to be ‘very unlikely’ or ‘rather unlikely.’
Starting on April 1st, 2024, adults in Germany can legally cultivate, possess, and consume a personal amount of cannabis. Also, starting on July 1st, 2024, adults in Germany can apply to launch a cultivation association from which adult consumers can source cannabis products legally.
Another major component of Germany’s legalization law was the removal of cannabis from the nation’s Narcotics List. The removal of cannabis from the Narcotics List has resulted in a major boom for Germany’s medical cannabis industry, with medical cannabis prescriptions increasing by an estimated 1,000% in the 9 months following the CanG law’s adoption.
As we previously reported, the New Association of Judges (NRV) in Germany recently expressed a positive conclusion regarding legalization and warned newly elected German lawmakers against reversing the CanG law.
“Rolling back the law would mean that the judiciary would have to pursue small consumers on a large scale again. This would mean there would be no time to take action against organized crime.” reported Deutschlandfunk in its local coverage.
“In addition, according to the NRV, the state faces high compensation payments in the event of withdrawal. If the cultivation and consumption of cannabis were to be completely banned again, this would amount to expropriation of the cannabis clubs, it was said. This would enable the clubs to make claims for compensation against the state. The investment in cannabis cultivation is high and the licenses are valid for seven years according to the law.” the outlet also stated.
The Institute for Competition Economics at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf previously conducted an analysis which found that adult-use legalization could yield as much as 1.3 billion euros per year in savings for Germany’s police and judicial system.