Germany has taken an important step toward cannabis legalization, with the release by the Health Ministry of the draft Cannabis Act (Cannabisgesetz or CanG). According to the Ministry, the bill seeks "to legalize private cultivation by adults for personal consumption as well as communal, non-commercial cultivation of cannabis in cultivation associations." For more information on the context in which legalization is taking place, check out our earlier post, Germany Unveils Sweeping Cannabis Legalization Plan.
The CanG will serve as the first of two "pillars" upon which Germany is building its Cannabis-Projekt. "Regional pilot programs with commercial supply chains" are the next phase. According to the Health Ministry, these programs will impose "spatial restrictions to delivery points and adult residents of certain districts/cities in several federal states (opt-in approach)." This incremental 2-Säulen-Modell responds to the "tight EU and international legal framework" and follows consultations with the EU Commission. Germany has expressed its desire to see a "more flexible" EU framework.
《德国大麻法》（CanG）允许18岁以上的个人为个人使用目的持有最多25克大麻。该法还允许德国居民进行家庭种植，规定每个家庭中每位成年人最多可种植三株大麻。种子可从欧盟内部进口。 新法还规定可成立种植协会（Anbauvereinigungen）。这些协会将被允许向其成员每天提供最多25克大麻，或每月提供最多50克。此外，成员每月还可获得七粒种子或五株插条。各州政府可将特定地区内的协会数量限制为每6,000名居民一个。
德国迈出的这一第一步意义重大，很可能为欧盟内部进一步的合法化铺平道路。展望未来，区域试点项目的具体架构以及它们可能为大麻企业带来的机遇，都值得关注。虽然这些项目的“魔鬼”在于细节，但现在正是为成功进入德国市场奠定基础的恰当时机。
虽然大麻创业者还未到必须开始面试柏林大麻店员的地步，但大麻企业可以着手分析市场、熟悉德国相关法律法规、筛选潜在商业伙伴、注册商标，并决定将自家标志印在德甲哪支球队的球衣上。放开手脚，大胆梦想吧！
