German ‘Cannabis Clubs’ On High As Legalization Looms

Hanover’s cannabis club started as a fringe outfit of nine members campaigning for the right to legally light up joints. Now the group, and others like it, are flourishing and mainstream as Germany gears up to legalise marijuana. This month the government approved a draft law legalising the purchase and possession of cannabis for recreational use, despite fierce criticism. At the heart of the plans, which must still go through parliament, are so-called “cannabis social…