German lower house backs partially legalising cannabis

Updated February 24 2024 - 4:45am, first published 4:43am
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach says cannabis legalisation will "fight the black market". (AP PHOTO)
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach says cannabis legalisation will "fight the black market". (AP PHOTO)

Germany's lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a law to partially legalise the possession and cultivation of cannabis.

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