Introduction
As the next step in the reform, from July 1 it will be possible to legally obtain weed through regulated “cannabis clubs” in the country.
The associations will be allowed to have up to 500 members each and will be able to distribute up to 50 grammes of cannabis per person per month.
Mariana Cannabis, an umbrella organization for around 180 future cannabis clubs across Germany, already has around 20,000 members.
But at the group’s production site in Leverkusen, just north of the western city of Cologne, there are no seeds or cuttings to be seen.
That is because before the clubs can begin operating, they must apply for a license that can take up to three months to obtain.
“We are impatient, but we still have to wait,” Keno Mennenga, a spokesman for Mariana Cannabis, told AFP.
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In Munich, members of the Cantura cannabis club have been paying 25 euros ($27) a month since March, before the first part of the law even came into force.
The club has invested thousands of euros in office space, security and cultivation equipment, according to its CEO, Fabian Baumann.
“We need around eight weeks from cutting to harvesting,” he said. “If everything goes well, we’ll be able to supply cannabis to our members this year. That would be wonderful.”
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