So much for German efficiency
Thanks to Alfredo for the translation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfrep/
It is fascinating to see how the German Federal Government navigates the complex economics of cannabis policy. One would assume that before regulating a market or assessing the cost of tightening regulations, one would establish a baseline.
Apparently, that assumption would be wrong.
Look at the insightful answers of the government to a selection of questions from a parliamentary inquiry, answered in December and translated to English, below:
13. How high does the Federal Government estimate the annual revenue of the cannabis black market in Germany in the last ten years?
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15. How many employees does the cannabis industry in Germany currently count, according to the Federal Government (including medical cannabis and industrial hemp)?
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16. How has the revenue volume of the legal cannabis industry in Germany developed in the last five years?
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21. How many personnel hours of the police and public prosecutor’s offices were spent on the prosecution of cannabis-related crimes in 2023, 2024, and until mid-2025?
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22. How high were the personnel costs for these operational times in the mentioned years?
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