German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended the legalization of cannabis in Germany during his visit to China. Nobody needs to smoke weed in Berlin and Co. Scholz himself has “never smoked cannabis in almost 66 years”.
The goal of the regulation, which has been in effect since April 1, is to reduce cannabis use rather than increase it by taking it out of a gray area.
This was his answer on Monday at Tongji University in Shanghai to a question from a student who wants to study in Berlin from September and was concerned about cannabis consumption there.
Students are very concerned
The student wanted to know from the Chancellor what he had to take into account as a student in Berlin, “if I don’t want to try cannabis at all and don’t want to endanger my own health.”
He read that students in Germany were now growing cannabis in apartments. This is not legal in China. “That’s why I’m very concerned.”
Scholz has “never smoked cannabis”
Scholz said the answer was very simple: “Don’t smoke.” He is now almost 66 and has “never smoked cannabis.” He refuted the impression that everyone in Berlin was now walking around with joints: “If you study in Berlin, you can run around all the time and not meet anyone doing something like that.”
After Chongqing, Shanghai is the second stop on the Chancellor’s three-day visit to China. On Tuesday we continue to Beijing for political talks with President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang.
Source: Krone
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