A person smokes a joint, as Germany's "Friends of Cannabis" meet for a "smoke in" by the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, April 20, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's cabinet passed plans on Wednesday to restrict the online sale of cannabis to tackle a surge in imports of the drug since the legalisation of its recreational use last year, the government said.
The amendment to the existing law will require direct, in-person contact with a doctor for a cannabis prescription and ban mail-order delivery of the drug, with distribution restricted to physical pharmacies to ensure proper counselling.
