Friday October 15, 2021
“Shortly before legalization”
Juvenile judge expects cannabis clearance
A Bernauer youth judge trending on Twitter using the hashtag # RichterMüller. Because his fight for the legalization of cannabis seems to pay off soon: In the possible traffic light coalition he sees good chances for the implementation of a project of the Greens.
One of the strongest voices for the legalization of cannabis, the Bernau juvenile judge Andreas Müller, sees great chances that a possible coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP will allow a controlled sale. The Greens and the FDP were in favor of legalization even before the election. The SPD is also going in this direction and the Junge Union has now also sent a corresponding signal, said Müller. “We are on the verge of legalization.” According to the lawyer, he worked on the cannabis control law of the Greens.
The youth judge at the Bernau District Court, who has been fighting for a controlled release of cannabis for years, became a Twitter star this week. The hashtag # RichterMüller was trending with thousands of tweets.
The debate about legalizing cannabis in Germany is gaining momentum. The chairman of the Junge Union, Tilman Kuban, thinks a positive vote by the youth organization is conceivable. The Junge Union meets on its Germany Day from Friday to Sunday. SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach had spoken out in favor of legalizing cannabis in a possible coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP.
From the age of 18, according to Müller, a regulated release of cannabis should be allowed, accompanied by preventive measures, especially in school. The sale to under 18-year-olds, however, should continue to be a punishable offense. However, the entire problem of cannabis and hemp is not a matter of criminal law, but of health politicians. Excessive consumption is harmful, so you have to act preventively and give those affected honest help, but not with criminal law, the judge emphasized. That is only a hindrance.
Müller called for the issue to be dealt with honestly instead of “scaremongering”. “They should see to it that the young people are not criminalized, but protected.” Müller sees several advantages in a controlled release of cannabis. This would, for example, relieve the police and courts; about six percent of all cases are drug offenses. In addition, the police are “morally” relieved. “The climate between the police and young people would change enormously if the police left the users alone. In addition, people who had to take cannabis for their pain would no longer be criminalized.”