Just in time for the start of the introduction of cannabis in Germany on Monday, supporters want to welcome the new regulation at midnight with a so-called smoke-in at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
“A new era is dawning: Cannabis Normal,” according to the Hemp Association. From Sunday evening at 11:30 p.m., people want to gather at the Brandenburg Gate so that they can smoke weed, that is, marijuana, in public at midnight, when the law comes into effect on April 1.
“It is allowed to light at 12 noon,” the hemp association announced and asked all participants to “observe the night’s sleep and of course the cannabis ban that remains in effect until midnight.” The event is officially registered with the police as a demonstration.
Kiff Easter Monday in smaller towns
In other cities, smaller events are planned for Easter Monday, “through which the cannabis community will welcome and celebrate the entry into force of the Cannabis Act,” the association said. Leipzig, Hamburg, Nuremberg, Heidelberg, Regensburg, Dortmund, Cologne, Mönchengladbach and Suhl were mentioned.
In Cologne, a “Kiff-Inn” was announced near the cathedral. The association wrote about the demonstration in Hamburg: “Many of us have fought for this day for decades and have given everything again in the past two years.” They now also want to show ‘that we are part of this society.’ In consultation with the police, care will be taken to ensure “that no consumption takes place in the presence of children and young people”.
Don’t smoke weed around minors
From April 1, the consumption of cannabis for adults is allowed in Germany. However, a distance of 100 meters must be maintained in public from child and youth facilities and smoking weed is also not permitted in the immediate vicinity of minors. From Monday you can grow marijuana yourself in small quantities, and from July special clubs will be allowed to grow it for their members. However, the sale and purchase of marijuana is not permitted, which means that there will effectively be no legal marijuana available in the near future.
Source: Krone
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