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Strasbourg looks to launch legal cannabis experiment, as German laws change on 1 April

The French city of Strasbourg is hoping to launch an experiment in legalising cannabis, as German laws decriminalising the drug takes effect on 1 April. © AP / Markus Schreiber

As Germany authorises the consumption and cultivation of cannabis from 1 April, the mayor of Strasbourg is calling for the introduction of a local 'experiment' to move away from France's repressive approach to marijuana.

According to Mayor Jeanne Barseghian: "In a shared catchment area, we are going to have two different sets of regulations, almost diametrically opposed, between Germany, which authorises the recreational use of cannabis, and France, which has one of the most repressive sets of laws in Europe".

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