Luxembourg becomes the first country in Europe to legalize cannabis
According to new laws, consumption is exempt from punishment from the age of 18

Luxembourg wants to be the first European country to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis, as the government announced in a statement on Friday.
Under the new legislation, adults over the age of 18 will be allowed in Luxembourg to use cannabis and grow up to four plants per household. It would be the first country in Europe to fully legalize the production and consumption of the drug. Decriminalization will also drastically reduce current fines for possession of the drug, from $ 291 to $ 581 for possession of three grams or less, compared to the current range of $ 291 to $ 2,910. However, using cannabis in public will continue to be illegal. The trade in seeds would also be allowed under the new legislation, with no limit on the amount or content of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of cannabis. With this change in policy, the government is trying to tackle drug crime and black market drug trafficking. Ministers will now be able to regulate the currently illegal cannabis market.
The new legislation is supported by the ruling coalition, but a vote in parliament is still required to endorse the new proposals. Luxembourg, a small landlocked country with just over 600,000 inhabitants, is at the forefront of a growing movement across the continent to relax cannabis laws. Italy is likely to vote on the decriminalization of cannabis in a referendum next year after campaign groups managed to collect the 500,000 signatures required to force a vote. The use of cannabis is not a criminal offense under Italian law, and marijuana for medicinal purposes is allowed. However, buying, selling, and mass growing the herb is illegal, and dealers can be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison if convicted. If the public votes to decriminalize cannabis, buying, selling, and growing the drug will become legal there.





