<img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/04/01/844/0/3472/2314/1440/960/60/0/8500bee_2024-04-01t000158z-129384737-rc29x6anao07-rtrmadp-3-germany-health-cannabis-berlin.JPG" alt="Inline image" width="100%" height="auto"> On the morning of Monday, April 1, in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate, several hundred people celebrated the new law <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/germany/article/2024/04/01/germany-becomes-largest-eu-country-to-legalize-cannabis-for-recreational-use_6667013_146.html">allowing the recreational use of cannabis</a> in Germany. Following Malta in 2021 and Luxembourg in 2023, Germany is now the largest country in the European Union to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Adults over 18 are now allowed to carry up to 25 grams of dried cannabis and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home. <section class="author"> <a class="article__author-link" href="/en/signataires/romain-egea/"> Le Monde's video desk</a> Translation of an original article published in French on <a href="https://lemonde.fr">lemonde.fr</a>; the publisher may only be liable for the French version. </section>

Video - As of Monday, April 1, recreational cannabis consumption is now legal for adults in Germany.{ai:summary}Berlin, April 1: Germany legalizes recreational cannabis, joins Malta and Luxembourg in loosening restrictions. Adults over 18 allowed 25 grams and three plants at home. #society

Video. Germans celebrate legalization of recreational cannabis

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