https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 63 percent of German citizens are opposed to the legalization of marijuana, a new survey released by research institute Forsa has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20171113/63-percent-of-germans-are-against-cannabis-legalization-survey-shows Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:15:15 +0100 63-percent-of-germans-are-against-cannabis-legalization-survey-shows Germany is to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes early next year, the health minister said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160504/germany-to-legalise-medicinal-cannabis-minister Wed, 04 May 2016 09:30:19 +0200 germany-to-legalise-medicinal-cannabis-minister MPs from the Green party and Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have joined forces to say that cannabis should be regulated and legalized. https://www.thelocal.de/20150513/greens-and-conservatives-want-weed-legalized Wed, 13 May 2015 10:40:27 +0200 greens-and-conservatives-want-weed-legalized A New York Times editorial on Sunday called for the US to drop its ban on marijuana, calling the strongly-worded law a "laughing stock". Should Germany follow the US states of Colorado and Washington and legalize recreational use of the drug? https://www.thelocal.de/20140729/should-germany-legalize-cannabis Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:40:00 +0200 should-germany-legalize-cannabis