Despite the restrictive legal framework, cannabis culture has quietly thrived in Vienna. The city’s alternative and artistic subcultures often embrace cannabis as part of a broader lifestyle that includes holistic health, mindfulness, and countercultural values.

A key element of this debate will be the distinction between recreational use and medical use. The question of whether players can use CBD or THC products for recovery or pain relief is becoming increasingly significant.

Additionally, pressure on football governing bodies, including FIFA, will likely grow to create clear guidelines that reflect the changing reality of societal cannabis use without compromising the integrity of the sport.

Police in Germany have denied claims that they recommended that football fans smoke cannabis instead of drinking alcohol while visiting the country to watch the Euro 2024 football championship.

New limits for cannabis in road traffic in Germany. One nanogram of THC corresponds to one billionth of a gram. It’s hard to imagine, but until now it was the limit for people who consume cannabis and drive a car or motorcycle. This is to ensure that no one under the influence of cannabis takes part in road traffic and endangers themselves or others.

Germany’s first day of legal adult-use cannabis was on April 1, which allows adults over 18 to possess up to 25 grams of cannabis in public, or 50 grams at home. Although cannabis clubs can dispense cannabis to members, cannabis sales have not yet been implemented.

What became clear: More and more young people were regularly using e-cigarettes. While 4 percent of participants stated that they regularly smoked e-cigarettes at the start of the study, six years later this figure had risen to more than 9 percent.

The proposal requires cannabis to be grown by licensed cultivators, and sold only through licensed storefronts in order to deter black market sales. Residents can grow up to three plants at home and may purchase and possess up to 20 – 30 grams of cannabis.

What a shame that alcohol has influenced this decision and has had an affect on the cannabis users who are totally the opposite of alcohol users. We are very disappointed that the government has confused cannabis users behaviour with alcohol users behaviour, we have been studying cannabis and its effects for a long time ….

Swiss authorities have greenlit a trial of legal cannabis sales for recreational use. The pilot, beginning in late summer, involves the local government, Basel University and the city’s University Psychiatric Clinics.