England and Scotland fans could be able to smoke cannabis at Euro 2024 as announcement made
England and Scotland fans could be able to smoke cannabis at Euro 2024 after a significant change to the law was approved.
Germany are hosting the 17th edition of the showpiece between 14 June and 14 July, with games taking place in Berlin, Munich, Dortmund, Stuttgart, Gelsenkirchen, Frankfurt and Hamburg to name just a few cities.
But just months before the opening fixture between Germany and Scotland in Group A at the Allianz Arena, cannabis has been legalised.
As reported by the BBC, MPs in Germany have approved the law, which now means smoking marijuana in public places will be legal on April 1.
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The legislation introduced allows the possession of 25g of cannabis in public for those over 18.
In private, however, the limit is 50g and the growing of up to three plants.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has been pushing the change in a bid to cut down on contaminated cannabis and take money out of the pockets of organised crime gangs.
And on Friday, the country's parliament had their say and an outcome of 407 votes to 226 was reached, with four abstaining.
Fans travelling to Germany for the upcoming Euros tournament may well be able to smoke weed freely, though doing so near schools and sports stadiums will still be prohibited.
The law must be signed off by the president and the government will step forward with a campaign highlighting the risk of cannabis.
There was initially plans for pharmacies and licensed shops to sell cannabis but that has since been nixed.
Instead cannabis social clubs will be the go-to venues, though each one must have a limit of 500 members and consuming on site is banned.
If all goes well the selling of cannabis could be legalised but opposition conservatives will eradicate the law entirely if they are elected into power next year.
Josh Lawless