German Federal Cabinet passes Cannabis Act

Recommendation

5/6 October 2023

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On 16 August 2023, the German Federal Cabinet adopted the draft of an "Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis and on the Amendment of Further Regulations" (Cannabis Law - CanG).

In the submitted draft bill of the BMG, these two new acts were still planned:

• The Cannabis Cultivation Act - CanAnbauG in Article 1 and the
• Act on the Supply of Cannabis for Medical and Medical-Scientific Purposes (Medizinal-Cannabisgesetz - MedCanG) in Article 2.

Compared to the BMG draft bill, the following articles are included in the draft Act that has now been passed:

• Article 1: Act on the Handling of Cannabis for Consumption (Consumption Cannabis Act - KCanG).
• Article 2: Act on the supply of cannabis for medical and medical-scientific purposes (Medizinal-Cannabisgesetz - MedCanG).

The MedCanG is essentially to be based on the regulations of the German Narcotics Act (Betäubungsmittelgesetz - BtMG), which have proven themselves in practice. Medical cannabis will continue to be subject to prescription.

The essential regulations can be found in the press release of the BMG.