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Luxembourg allows cannabis cultivation for personal use
Hemp plants (cannabis): Luxembourg’s government has been pursuing plans for some time to legalize the cultivation, sale and consumption for personal use. Photo: Oliver Berg / dpa
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Combating drug-related crime: In future, cannabis users in Luxembourg will be able to grow up to four plants within their own four walls.
In future, cannabis may be grown in Luxembourg on a smaller scale for personal use. This emerges from a package of measures introduced by the Luxembourg government to combat drug-related crime.
Accordingly, up to four cannabis plants will be allowed at home and per household in the future. However, the possession and use of cannabis in public remain prohibited.
The government coalition in Luxembourg has been pursuing plans for some time to legalize the cultivation, sale and consumption of cannabis for personal use. According to the EU Monitoring Center for Drugs, based in Lisbon, Luxembourg would be a pioneer in Europe with such far-reaching regulations. Cannabis is also only tolerated in the Netherlands. The implementation of the plans in Luxembourg is a long time coming, the government cites the corona pandemic as one of the reasons for the delay.
According to the government, the package now presented with 27 individual measures is aimed at the current situation. For example, simplified criminal law should apply to the possession and purchase of up to three grams of cannabis. The scope of the fines provided for this is to be reduced from currently 251 to 2500 euros to 25 to 500 euros. Among other things, an increased police presence and body cameras for police officers or a drug prevention concept for schools are planned.