Cannabis users ‘will have a new place within our society’: Germany legalises home cultivation, In a large grey facility just outside the East German city of Dresden, security is tight.
The large metal door which bars the bright white corridors is the same type used to protect Germany’s gold reserves.
Behind it, Demecan grows cannabis for medical use, something that became legal in 2017.
The strict security is due to the fact the drug is classed as a narcotic under German law.
But today that will change, with a new law decriminalising possession and home cultivation, a change managing director Dr Philipp Goebel hopes to capitalise on.
“Now we are allowed to grow more cannabis, which we can then also sell directly to the pharmacies.
“And the second part, which is very important to the patients, is that cannabis now is declassified.
“It’s not a narcotic product anymore, which means that any doctor can now prescribe it.”
Under the new law, adults will be allowed to possess up to 25g of the drug in public, hold 50g at home and grow a maximum of three plants.
From July, private “cannabis clubs” can supply 500 members on a limited basis.