18.01.2024 – 15:43
CDU/CSU – Bundestag faction
Berlin (ots)
The traffic light bill leaves many questions unanswered – protection of minors is weakened
The health policy spokespeople of the Union parliamentary groups at the federal and state levels are unanimously against the government’s planned cannabis legalization. The health policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Tino Sorge, helped to develop the joint statement. Your wording:
“We firmly reject the federal government’s planned legalization of cannabis. The present draft law is deficient in content and design and leaves many important questions unanswered with regard to the implementation of legalization and the control in dealing with cannabis. The latest relaxations in the planned draft law show this how unrealistic the traffic light coalition is and that it pursues a completely irresponsible policy in favor of a single target group, but at the expense of society as a whole. For example, in the new draft law, the consumption ban zones were reduced in size and minimum distances were deleted. Furthermore, the upper limit for home cultivation was permitted The amount of cannabis doubled from 25 to 50 grams. The fact that in the future every person in public spaces will be allowed to possess 25 grams of cannabis also makes it almost impossible for law enforcement authorities to distinguish consumers from dealers.
Contrary to the opinion of the Federal Minister of Health, the protection of minors will not be strengthened through legalization. Rather, the black market will increasingly focus on underage consumers and specifically target children and young people.
Many medical associations warned at the beginning of the debate about the negative effects of legalization, especially with regard to the protection of children and young people. The damage to health caused by the consumption of cannabis should not be underestimated and poses enormous health risks, especially in the psychological area. The effects on road traffic are still completely unclear. We see an increased risk for society as a whole.”
Background: The CDU/CSU parliamentary group represents the middle parties in parliament and is committed to freedom, cohesion and personal responsibility. On the basis of the Christian view of humanity, the Union faction advocates a strong, liberal, democratic constitutional state, the social and ecological market economy, integration into the Western community of values and the unification of Europe. The chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag is Friedrich Merz.
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