# Germany partially legalises adult cannabis possession

Date: 2024

From 1 April 2024 a statute legalised limited adult possession and cultivation and created club rules. Police unions and some doctors opposed it. It is a completed criminal-law change, not a commercial market.

## People

- Olaf Scholz: https://factrail.ai/people/olaf-scholz

## Drivers

- Protection of Minority Rights: https://factrail.ai/drivers/protection-of-minority-rights

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-legalises-cannabis-personal-use-2024-04-01/
- https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/themen/cannabis/cannabis-gesetz.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-cannabis-partial-legalization-2024