{"id":640459,"date":"2025-11-19T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomhemps.com\/?p=640459"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:17:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:17:37","slug":"cannabis-in-germany-one-year-of-legalisation-and-a-law-thats-walks-in-baby-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomhemps.com\/en\/blog\/cannabis-in-germany-one-year-of-legalisation-and-a-law-thats-walks-in-baby-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"CANNABIS IN GERMANY: ONE YEAR OF LEGALISATION AND A LAW THAT WALKS IN BABY SHOES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"1220\"><strong>When Germany partially legalised cannabis in April 2024, it marked a historic shift: stigma eased, outdated narratives fell away, and the country finally stepped into a more modern conversation about cannabis. However, one year later, the picture is far more nuanced. New data, ongoing political adjustments, and a patchwork of real-world experiences reveal a system that is functional, hopeful \u2014 and still undeniably chaotic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1521\">The newest consumption data confirms something essential: <strong data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1332\">there was no explosion in use after legalisation<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1336\" \/>According to the latest Epidemiological Survey on Substance Abuse (ESA), cannabis use has simply continued its long-term, gradual rise \u2014 <strong data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1520\">a trend that predates the law by many years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"2083\">In 2024, <strong data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1540\">9.8%<\/strong> of respondents reported using cannabis within the past 12 months (2021: 8.8%, 2012: 4.5%). <strong data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1654\">Experts agree that<\/strong> this slight increase follows the existing curve rather than reacting to the new legislation. <strong data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1766\">In other words<\/strong>, people consume for the same reasons they always have: fun, stress relief, relaxation. A significant share also uses cannabis medically, although this was not separated in the data. <strong data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1962\">Meanwhile<\/strong>, consumption methods remain unchanged: Germany still prefers joints mixed with tobacco \u2014 one of the least healthy forms. <strong data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2097\">In short<\/strong>, behaviour hasn\u2019t shifted dramatically \u2014 <strong data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2187\">but the structures around it certainly have.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2234\"><strong data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2234\">A LAW UNDER CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2571\">What has changed far more than consumption itself is the Cannabis Act (CanG). <strong data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2325\">In fact<\/strong>, no recent reform has been adjusted, debated, defended, or criticised as frequently as this one. In many ways, the law is still the <strong data-start=\"2458\" data-end=\"2473\">chaos child<\/strong> of German legislation \u2014 ambitious, emotional, heavily scrutinised, and still figuring itself out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2925\">The biggest current debate centres around medical cannabis. <strong data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2646\">Over time<\/strong>, telemedicine platforms created grey areas no one anticipated: fast-track online prescriptions, e-commerce-style delivery services, and rising import volumes. <strong data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2821\">As a result<\/strong>, a system intended for patients gradually became an alternative supply path for recreational consumers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2927\" data-end=\"3360\">The government is therefore tightening regulations \u2014 introducing mandatory in-person doctor contact, restricting telemedicine to follow-up prescriptions, and planning a ban on shipping medical cannabis flower. <strong data-start=\"3137\" data-end=\"3172\">These adjustments are necessary<\/strong>, but they also illustrate that the law was opened before all structural screws were tightened.<br data-start=\"3267\" data-end=\"3270\" \/>(A full breakdown of these changes is available in our separate medical cannabis article.)<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3424\"><strong data-start=\"3370\" data-end=\"3424\">MODEL PROJECTS: BIG VISION. MINIMAL REALITY CHECK.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3426\" data-end=\"3684\">If you want to understand why Germany\u2019s cannabis regulation sometimes feels like an unfinished puzzle, simply look at the model projects \u2014 the second pillar intended to test, under scientific supervision, how regulated cannabis retail might work in practice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3686\" data-end=\"3744\"><strong data-start=\"3686\" data-end=\"3697\">However<\/strong>, these projects have now come to a standstill.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3746\" data-end=\"4119\">For weeks, the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) has been systematically rejecting applications. Even the planned projects in three Berlin districts appear to be close to collapse. The BLE has since released a preliminary statement, and it makes one thing unmistakably clear: <strong data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4118\">the authority does not see itself in a position to approve these projects at all<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4121\" data-end=\"4374\">Why?<br data-start=\"4125\" data-end=\"4128\" \/>Because while the former government created a \u201cresearch clause,\u201d it never passed the actual law required for Pillar 2. <strong data-start=\"4247\" data-end=\"4263\">Consequently<\/strong>, the BLE is working with a legal framework that was never intended to support real-world retail model regions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4376\" data-end=\"4707\">In its statement, the agency explains that the research clause <strong data-start=\"4439\" data-end=\"4457\">cannot be used<\/strong> to test commercial supply chains or cannabis retail stores. <strong data-start=\"4518\" data-end=\"4537\">This means that<\/strong> the very purpose of the model projects \u2014 generating evidence for consumption behaviour, prevention, and youth protection in a regulated setting \u2014 is essentially blocked.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4709\" data-end=\"4994\">Ironically, the BLE openly states in some rejection letters that certain applications are \u201cin essence model projects of Pillar 2,\u201d therefore making them ineligible under the research clause. <strong data-start=\"4900\" data-end=\"4994\">A scientific pilot project that is too scientific for approval \u2014 a perfect German paradox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4996\" data-end=\"5289\">At the same time, the BLE emphasises that it lacks key competencies: it cannot determine how many stores a region should have, cannot define participant groups, and cannot authorise supply chains. <strong data-start=\"5193\" data-end=\"5208\">All of this<\/strong>, the agency argues, would require a separate law \u2014 one that was never finalised.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5291\" data-end=\"5648\"><strong data-start=\"5291\" data-end=\"5304\">Therefore<\/strong>, what remains are only small-scale studies: cultivation trials, consumption-pattern research, AI-assisted cultivation optimisation, and storage experiments. All useful \u2014 <strong data-start=\"5475\" data-end=\"5548\">but still far removed from the real question Germany hoped to answer:<\/strong><br data-start=\"5548\" data-end=\"5551\" \/>What would a safe, regulated, scientifically evaluated cannabis retail system actually look like?<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5655\" data-end=\"5719\"><strong data-start=\"5658\" data-end=\"5719\">THE DEVIL IN THE DETAIL: MARKET SHIFTS NO ONE PLANNED FOR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5721\" data-end=\"6013\">While model projects stall, another development moves much faster: rising medical cannabis imports and low-price telemedicine models. <strong data-start=\"5855\" data-end=\"5875\">As a consequence<\/strong>, recreational consumers can obtain medical cannabis \u2014 often at lower prices \u2014 through digital pathways that were never intended for them.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6015\" data-end=\"6197\">Cannabis Social Clubs and community-based associations, which are non-commercial and strictly regulated, <strong data-start=\"6120\" data-end=\"6138\">cannot compete<\/strong> with these prices.<br data-start=\"6157\" data-end=\"6160\" \/>This creates an unintended imbalance:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6199\" data-end=\"6402\">\n<li data-start=\"6199\" data-end=\"6273\">\n<p data-start=\"6201\" data-end=\"6273\">Fair, transparent, locally regulated associations risk being outpriced<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6274\" data-end=\"6335\">\n<p data-start=\"6276\" data-end=\"6335\">The medical system becomes strained by non-medical demand<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6336\" data-end=\"6402\">\n<p data-start=\"6338\" data-end=\"6402\">The intended structure of the law becomes increasingly blurred<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"6404\" data-end=\"6544\"><strong data-start=\"6404\" data-end=\"6544\">If Germany wants a sustainable cannabis framework, it needs stable associations \u2014 not an import-driven, algorithm-fed substitute market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"6551\" data-end=\"6616\"><strong data-start=\"6554\" data-end=\"6616\">CONCLUSION: GERMANY LEGALISED. NOW IT\u2019S TIME TO STRUCTURE.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6618\" data-end=\"6821\">The new study shows: <strong data-start=\"6639\" data-end=\"6664\">consumption is stable<\/strong> \u2014 no crisis, no surge.<br data-start=\"6687\" data-end=\"6690\" \/>Politics shows: <strong data-start=\"6706\" data-end=\"6746\">the law is constantly being adjusted<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"6747\" data-end=\"6750\" \/>The market shows: <strong data-start=\"6768\" data-end=\"6820\">it is evolving faster than regulation can follow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6823\" data-end=\"6871\">To move forward, Germany needs clear priorities:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6873\" data-end=\"7135\">\n<li data-start=\"6873\" data-end=\"6909\">\n<p data-start=\"6875\" data-end=\"6909\">Strengthen cannabis associations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6910\" data-end=\"6986\">\n<p data-start=\"6912\" data-end=\"6986\">Maintain medical access without creating a parallel recreational channel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6987\" data-end=\"7028\">\n<p data-start=\"6989\" data-end=\"7028\">Restart and prioritise model projects<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7029\" data-end=\"7135\">\n<p data-start=\"7031\" data-end=\"7135\">And above all: allow the Cannabis Act to grow into a law with clarity, structure, and long-term vision<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"7137\" data-end=\"7221\">Until then, our commitment remains the same:<br data-start=\"7181\" data-end=\"7184\" \/><strong data-start=\"7184\" data-end=\"7221\">TOGETHER TOWARDS DREAMS OF GREEN.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12438,"featured_media":640449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[2649],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v22.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cannabis Legalisation Germany: Why Model Projects Are Failing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New BLE decisions show: Germany\u2019s cannabis model projects face major legal barriers. 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