After the implosion of the government this week the German Cannabis Biz Assoc is decidedly nervous that a more conservative set of legislators will take the reins and stop cannabis at the next jump which is why they are asking..
The federal government and the parties represented in the Bundestag to put the Cannabis Liberalization Act (NLG) on the priority list.
2024-11-08 | Following the upheaval in the federal government, important legislative proposals are to be passed through the parliamentary process by the end of the year so that they can come into force before the early elections. The German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) is calling on the federal government and the parties represented in the Bundestag to put the Cannabis Liberalization Act (NLG) on the priority list.
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) announced on Wednesday in his statement on the dismissal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner that he would like to achieve “immediate measures for our industry” in this legislature to “quickly strengthen our economy” […]. The corresponding draft bill for our industry, the Commercial Hemp Liberalization Act, is already in the legislative process.
“Germany is lagging massively behind Europe and the world in cultivation, research and use of industrial hemp. We cannot wait any longer. The Industrial Hemp Liberalization Act must therefore be passed by the Bundestag as soon as possible in order to finally give farmers and the industry legal certainty and make Germany competitive again,” urges Dirk Heitepriem, President of the Cannabis Industry Association.
“We ask the legislator to make this law a priority. For many farms, processing companies and traders, it is essential that the removal of the intoxication clause is finally finalized and the considerable economic damage – some of which threatens their existence – is ended. This will quickly strengthen the industrial hemp industry and at the same time reduce bureaucracy, costs and risks,” says Michael Greif, Interim Managing Director of the BvCW.
“Industrial hemp has enormous potential for the German economy. From renewable, climate-friendly building materials, in vehicle construction or as a regional alternative source of protein for humans and animals. At the same time, it offers great potential for agriculture, for example in the regeneration of weak and contaminated soils. We therefore need the law now in order to simplify the cultivation of industrial hemp, clarify the law and thus stimulate growth in our economy,” explains Marijn Roersch van der Hoogte, Vice President and Coordinator of the Industrial Hemp Division.
