Germany on the brink of legalizing cannabis | DW News

One topic in the coalition talks to form a new government in Germany is the legalization of cannabis products. All three parties are in favour of a regulated system for cultivation, trade, and sale. German pharmaceutical companies are also hoping for a boost from this.
When cannabis was legalized in Canada three years ago, many customers were eager to make the first legal purchase of marijuana. Today, the legal cannabis industry in Canada posts more than two billion euros in sales annually. The government there closely monitors cultivation and sales.
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00:00 Introduction to legalization of cannabis in Germany
00:17 DW Report by Joachim Eggers
01:58 How will business profit from the legalization?
03:38 What are German authorities waiting for?
04:25 Are there any downsides?

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49 Comments

  1. Osiris on November 20, 2021 at 1:42 pm

    Wie illegal er damals noch war….



  2. Gurpreet Digpal on November 20, 2021 at 1:43 pm

    Come on uk 🇬🇧



  3. Viola on November 20, 2021 at 1:43 pm

    Finally



  4. Danny Phantom on November 20, 2021 at 1:43 pm

    TLRY LETS GOOOO



  5. SadClown on November 20, 2021 at 1:47 pm

    Finally! As a german I cant wait for this. Fought for this for years. We welcome everyone who wants to visit Germany for smoking Weed 😉 If we do something serious here you can expect the best products.



  6. Sad Shiro on November 20, 2021 at 1:49 pm

    2:24 is she laughing at his german accent? bruh



  7. BOGDAN ANTONESCU on November 20, 2021 at 1:49 pm

    I still think that i would go to the netherlands just because of the awesome people, culture, everyone speaks good english and the architecture of whole netherlands. Its just much better than Germany. I think the weed will may be a little bit better in germany but Netherlands has also good weed and the other plus points.



  8. freezeland on November 20, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    in germany sprout seeds are illegal.



  9. Werner Goos on November 20, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    "classified as class 4 drug, like heroine and cocaine" erm… right lol 🙂



  10. Just some chill Alien on November 20, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    Imagine if cannabis had been legal before the world wars. Things woulda been alot more peaceful.



  11. Gabriel A on November 20, 2021 at 1:55 pm

    Goddamn, the whole world will look to legalize cannabis when you have world class players as examples like Canada which is big in the field of electronic patents and Germany feels like one complete nation with everything. When Germany legalize it, it’s a short matter of time until Denmark will follow the same path.



  12. cAnDllE wAxx on November 20, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    The narrator sound like she blazed it before the video



  13. Snazzy Shelley’s Life adventure on November 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    That Doogie was sagging



  14. 8alakai8 on November 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    thta guy they interwiev was high



  15. JN WS on November 20, 2021 at 2:03 pm

    WE’VE MADE IT



  16. Triceraptus 96 on November 20, 2021 at 2:03 pm

    Imagine everyone walking with a smile on their faces ☺️😮💨💨



  17. guilty on November 20, 2021 at 2:04 pm

    POV: You are waiting for the UK to finally legalize cannabis



  18. Defaults on November 20, 2021 at 2:05 pm

    Fantastic news for the whole of Germany. Netherlands are shaking right now, I can almost guarentee the Netherlands will go full on legalisation (instead of their weird look the other way status), right after Germany to keep their tourists coming.
    UK to follow, and after a few years of watching the success of other countries, then the scandinavian countries will pursue and hop on board.



  19. PaulPrivat on November 20, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    They legalized it today



  20. Something SmellzFunny on November 20, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    I’m glad more countries are deciding to send the world a message that the war on cannabis was one of the worst decisions made by authoritarians/tyrants.



  21. derPurchePrian on November 20, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    It Just got confirmed 😤😤🙏🏼🙏🏼



  22. P Step on November 20, 2021 at 2:10 pm

    Lung 🫁 cancer here we come lol



  23. Probot2000X on November 20, 2021 at 2:13 pm

    lol, Germans and weed



  24. Skaven on November 20, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    I’m not sure cannabis, but sharia law for sure



  25. tobi T on November 20, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    Pray for us



  26. Charlie on November 20, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    When I found out that one lady in the uk (with a mysterious hard to diagnose ilness) is being supplied through the UK government already, I decided I would cultivate whatever I needed personally. I’m still waiting for police to come through the door. You can jail me for the rest of my life. If she gets medicine, I get medicine.



  27. Recep Ayran on November 20, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    Ist der Felix da aufgeregt?



  28. Wendelin Weissbach on November 20, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    They just announced to legalized it. The decision has been made.



  29. Pug106Quiksliver 16V on November 20, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    The UK MP’S needs to wake up & see the benefits of medical cannabis…



  30. Wendelin Weissbach on November 20, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    The decision has been made, weed is going to be legal here, in Germany! 🥳



  31. Alexi Tselentis on November 20, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Its pathetic thst grown adults cannot choose what they want to consume, its funny how out leader and Governments only legalize what kills us, there has never been a recorded death due to Cannabis, hundreds of thousands die every year from alchohol and tobacco, the healing properties of Cannabis shld be enough to legalize it, German elites will legalize it only when they have guaranteed THEY will make billions of revenue of it, a plant that belongs to this planet and all of us alike.



  32. Odi te on November 20, 2021 at 2:21 pm

    02:25 , am I just high or is someone laughing in the background? xd



  33. Jonah-ke on November 20, 2021 at 2:21 pm

    It will be legalized! 💚😍✨



  34. Ian Christensen on November 20, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    Yes baby… legalize



  35. Van Niyo on November 20, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    Finally some good gas



  36. Ali on November 20, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    2:20 definitely hit one before the interview😂



  37. slavelucy on November 20, 2021 at 2:23 pm

    Do it Germany!💚



  38. leichi1988 on November 20, 2021 at 2:24 pm

    The most important fact here is that there are about 250000 criminal proceedings because of possesion of small amounts of weed per year in germany(costs money,time and personal),the police is very strict, espcially with enforcing laws around driving entoxicated,in a routine car-control in the middle of the week anny traces of substances from a nice weekend can cost you your drivinglicens,you have to attend drugscreenings over a couple of months and pass a mental-health-test to get it back,this can even happen when you for example got caught smoking weed in the park,if you own a car (registered on your name)you may get a courtletter for the weed and another one from the registration-office(screening,mental-health-test). The criminalisation of weedconsumers feels out-of-date in these days,there was one prohibition in the past that failed and I don´t feel the second has been working good either,after almost 40 years it´s time for a change.



  39. Setromper TERRIENs on November 20, 2021 at 2:27 pm

    인구감축을 위해서 뭔짓을 못하겠느냐 !



  40. William Matson on November 20, 2021 at 2:28 pm

    Hope they legalize it in Germany and here in Minnesota so I can listen to heldmaschine ein traum. Got to smoke up with some good German metal:)



  41. mash made on November 20, 2021 at 2:28 pm

    legalization is a trap
    Decriminalize it



  42. Torge Leddin on November 20, 2021 at 2:28 pm

    I’m from germany and I don’t believe anything, before I see it with my own eyes. Parties and politicians keep telling us for years they want to legalize. But only thing they want is our vote. I think you guys have a wrong picture about us and you would be shocked if you’d know how slow and conservative germany is.



  43. Phill on November 20, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    it sounds so surreal to me, if i think DEUTSCHLAND & Cannabis… wuuuuuut? hahahaha well then soon i can say goodbye forever to the paranoia and being literally forced to be scared from the police



  44. Okello Raymond on November 20, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    YES jah bless



  45. Roberto Nájera on November 20, 2021 at 2:34 pm

    Legalization should always include self-grow. Otherwise it’ll be just for profit control



  46. Charlie on November 20, 2021 at 2:35 pm

    If germany legalised weed, make no doubt about it, this man would become richer than anything you could dream up.



  47. Win Tutorials on November 20, 2021 at 2:35 pm

    finally! I’m dutch and this makes me so happy



  48. Raul Rostas on November 20, 2021 at 2:36 pm

    Thank God. I don’t know why but first I read "Cannibalism".



  49. Christian Anders on November 20, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    ENDLICCHHHHHHHHH WURD AUCH MAL ZEIT