German police group calls for decriminalizing cannabis

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The national police association in Germany has called for cannabis use to be decriminalized.

The head of the Association of German Criminal Officers (BDK) said banning cannabis had historically never been implemented in an 'intelligent and effective manner'.

As of last March, marijuana has been available as a prescription medication to a limited number of patients.

The tide is high: The head of national police association in Germany said the law against cannabis use had never been implemented effectively or intelligently

Officials have stressed that the legalization of medical marijuana did not mean the drug would be made available for non-medical purposes.

BDK's Andre Schulz told newspaper Bild that the group favors a 'complete decriminalization of cannabis consumers.'

Legalize it: German police wants to decriminalize marijuana

Mr Schulz argued that the current system stigmatizes people and 'allows criminal careers to start.'

He added that banning cannabis use 'has historically been seen as arbitrary and has not yet been implemented in an intelligent or productive manner.

'In the history of mankind there has never been a society without the use of drugs; this is something that has to be accepted.

'My prediction is cannabis will not be banned for long in Germany.‎'

However, he told the newspaper that marijuana must remain off-limits for drivers.

midterm360 on February 6th, 2018 at 21:10 UTC »

Either or,

Neither nor,

But never ever,

Neither or,

...

Or failing that,

Either nor.

*edit: added 2 lines after a little inspiration

DetectiveFinch on February 6th, 2018 at 20:11 UTC »

The headline is a bit misleading. Only the Association of German Criminal Officers (BDK), the smallest of three police unions, is calling for the decriminalisation. But it is an important step and it's especially significant because these "criminal officers" have a lot of expertise in dealing with crimes related to substance abuse.

damnimadeanaccount on February 6th, 2018 at 17:17 UTC »

It's long overdue... basically police is forced to do lots of paper work everytime they "catch" someone with a few grams. Then the courts have lots of work throwing these papers away, because they have more important things to do.