Drug policy of Germany
The drug policy of Germany is considered to be more lenient than that of many other EU countries but still stricter than that of the Netherlands.
In 1994, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that drug addiction and the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use were not crimes. In 2000, the law on narcotics (Betäubungsmittelgesetz) was changed to allow supervised injection rooms.
In 2002, a pilot project was started in seven German cities to evaluate the effects of heroin-assisted treatment on addicts, compared to methadone-assisted treatment. In 2009, the positive results of the study led to heroin-assisted treatment becoming included in the mandatory health insurance.
See also
- Drug policy of the Third Reich
- Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany
- Drugs controlled by the German Betäubungsmittelgesetz
- Drug liberalization#Germany
- List of German drug laws
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