Bavaria has maintained state-wide bans on cannabis use in parks and other places since shortly after recreational use of the substance was legalised last year. Now a state court has ruled that a ban in the English Garden was unlawful.
Germany is suffering an "alarming" increase in hard drug use, authorities warned Friday, with narcotics more accessible as production in Europe is on the rise.
The German cabinet has approved plans to restrict the online sale of cannabis. In future, prescriptions for medical-grade products will likely require an in-person visit to the doctor.
Some of the harshest critics of legal cannabis come from Germany's southern state, where three cannabis clubs have just been approved. The state's conservative leadership says it doesn't change their goal of repealing the legalisation.
Germany legalised recreational cannabis use for adults one year ago, but it remains a contentious issue. What's changed since legalisation, and will the next government outlaw use again?
The German cities of Frankfurt am Main and Hanover are to be part of a pilot project which will see cannabis sold at sales outlets in a controlled manner.
So-called cannabis clubs will be allowed to sell the drug legally in Germany starting Monday, but in practice it will be some time before the associations get up and running.
The second part of Germany's cannabis legalisation law, which allows for the launch of cannabis clubs comes into effect on July 1st. But a number of questions may leave club founders stalled for months.
The British press reported that German police encouraged football fans to smoke cannabis rather than drink alcohol ahead of England's clash with Serbia. Is that really the case?
Germans love their Kleingärten - or allotment gardens. Now that cannabis has been partially legalised in Germany, some people are wondering if it is legal to grow weed there. Here's what you need to know.
The initial approval Germany’s long discussed cannabis legalisation law has sparked a wave of backlash and criticism, and some states are calling to stall the act indefinitely. Will they have any success?
After a long discussion, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and Agriculture Minister Cem Ă–zdemir laid out plans Wednesday for a partial legalisation of marijuana to take effect by the end of the year.
Germany's possible new government could well relax the country's strict cannabis laws. But FDP leader Christian Lindner says he doesn't want to go down the Netherlands route.
All three parties engaged in coalition talks in Germany plan to loosen the ban on cannabis possession. What exactly do they want and what do medical and legal experts think of the proposals?
The chief of the German bureau of investigation (BKA) said drug dealers had learned new ways to sell their wares, stating that “we haven't noticed a shortage on the market".
Germany's customs service said Friday it had seized a 4.5 tonne cocaine shipment, the country's largest ever, with an estimated street value of one billion euros.
German authorities said Friday they took down the country's largest internet marketplace for narcotics and arrested 11
suspects from Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.
