Bundestag
SPD committee chairman wants to vote against cannabis law
Lars Castellucci (SPD) has been leading the Interior Committee since January 2022, as there has so far been no majority for an AfD politician. photo
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If the traffic lights go by, home cultivation of cannabis and possession of certain quantities should be permitted. The chairman of the Interior Committee describes the legislative plans as a risky experiment.
The chairman of the Bundestag Interior Committee, Lars Castellucci (SPD), wants to oppose this The traffic light coalition’s cannabis law is correct. “My problem is the lack of protection for minors, the lack of opportunity to control and thus even facilitate criminal activity. It is a risky experiment,” Castellucci told the newspapers of the Bavarian media group. “I can show such willingness to take risks for myself, but not as a legislator. I therefore reject the proposal.” Castellucci has been leading the Interior Committee since January 2022, as there has so far been no majority for an AfD politician.
First of all, the leading health committee is supposed to finally deal with the legal plans today. Home cultivation and possession of certain quantities should therefore be permitted for adults from April 1st. Clubs for joint non-commercial cultivation should be possible on July 1st. Numerous rules and regulations are planned. There is widespread criticism of the plans from medical associations, the judiciary and, among others, the interior ministers of the federal states. Parliament is expected to approve the legislative plans of the traffic light coalition made up of the SPD, Greens and FDP on Friday.
“In the coalition agreement, we agreed on the controlled distribution of cannabis to adults in licensed shops. That would also have been the right answer to the failed drug policy of the last few decades,” Castellucci told the newspapers.