===== 09.04.2024 – Germany: initial findings ===== {{:verein_li:aktuell_150210_zoom.jpg?nolink }} As mentioned last week, Germany is making some changes to the **way it deals with cannabis**. However, the **cultivation clubs** planned from July will only be available to members with a German residence (stores are not provided for in the current law).\\ **We advise against** simply taking your own «material» across the border in order to consume it «legally» in Germany – **import and transit is and remains illegal** ([[https://www.freiburger-nachrichten.ch/was-bedeutet-deutschlands-cannabis-legalisierung-fuer-die-schweiz/|freiburger-nachrichten.ch]]). **German customs** already clearly stated this on its [[https://www.zoll.de/SharedDocs/Fachmeldungen/Aktuelle-Einzelmeldungen/2024/vub_einfuhr_canabis_1.html|website]] on April 1: //«In contrast, the import, export and transit of cannabis remains prohibited and is punishable by law.»// Or also: //«Customs therefore expressly warns consumers against importing cannabis purchased abroad into Germany in order to avoid criminal consequences.»// **So, for the time being, (almost) everything remains as it was for users from Switzerland with regard to Germany – namely illegal!** ⇒ Addendum from April 10: [[https://www.nau.ch/news/europa/cannabis-hanf-freunde-warnen-vor-kiffer-reisli-nach-deutschland-66741134|Cannabis: Hemp friends warn against stoner trips to Germany]] (nau.ch) ----