Overview
- A new DIW study reports cannabis offences fell by about one third since partial legalization began in April 2024, while overall use has stayed roughly flat.
- BKA president Holger Münch says a large illegal market persists and is now supplied not only from Spain and Morocco but also from the United States and Canada.
- Police leaders warn the 25-gram public and 50-gram home possession limits make small dealers hard to spot, and Roman Poseck says probes into organized crime have grown harder.
- Hesse lists 18 cultivation associations but only 12 have effective approvals, and officials there say home growing still falls far short of demand.
- Poseck also warns road safety has worsened, citing more mixed drug use and unclear thresholds that make cannabis impairment harder to judge for drivers.