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Bavarian Police Flag Two Drivers for Suspected Cannabis Use at the Wheel

The cases show how officers use smell or visible use to order blood tests under Germany’s new cannabis rules.

Overview

  • Police in Schwabmünchen stopped a 72-year-old from driving after he admitted smoking a joint on the way to the station.
  • Officers ordered a blood test and opened proceedings for an administrative offence under the Road Traffic Act.
  • In Unterfranken, police say a 33-year-old hit a truck and then lit a joint in front of them at the crash scene.
  • Investigators are probing him for endangering road traffic and are waiting for lab results from a blood sample.
  • The incidents underline that cannabis can be legal to possess in Germany but driving while impaired remains an offence that triggers testing and sanctions.