Overview

• An interim evaluation finds authorized cannabis clubs supply less than 0.1% of demand, with social sharing and home cultivation central and medical or online pharmacy routes covering a notable share.
• Police recorded roughly 100,000 fewer cannabis cases in 2024, a decline of about 60–80%, which researchers call a major entrenchment of decriminalization.
• Youth consumption continues a pre‑existing decline with no post‑legalization surge detected, while adult use trends show no abrupt change and evidence on health impacts remains preliminary.
• Union politicians, including Alexander Hoffmann and Mario Voigt, demand stricter rules or repeal, and federal drugs commissioner Hendrik Streeck calls for clearer, tougher provisions focused on youth protection.
• Health Minister Nina Warken is weighing curbs on online prescribing and shipping of medical cannabis, and the research consortium will issue further interim reports through 2028.