Nearly 60% of German citizens support broad cannabis legalization in the nation, according to a German Hemp Association poll Updated last week. The poll found 59% of respondents backed the reforms, the highest level recorded by the organization in the 10 years it has polled German citizens on the legalization question.
The German government had initially put forth legislation to enact adult-use cannabis possession and sales reforms; however, the law that took effect April 1 allows only personal cannabis use.
The German Hemp Association poll, conducted by market research and polling company Infratest Dimap, asked: “In Canada and many US states, adults can legally purchase cannabis in specialty stores. Do you tend to agree or disagree with the following statement? ‘Cannabis should be available to adults in Germany legally and in a regulated manner, for example in specialty stores like in Canada or the USA.’”
Support was highest among Green Party (78%) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) voters (63%) – the left-wing political parties in Germany – while only 46% of supporters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) backed the reforms.
Thirty-eight percent of respondents rejected the proposal, with 37% favoring making personal possession illegal again and 41% opposing home cultivation of cannabis, with 56% backing home cultivation reforms. The German reforms allow individuals to cultivate up to three plants for personal use.
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