Demonstrations on the legalization of cannabis in 27 German cities

Demonstrations on the legalization of cannabis
As part of the global action days for the Global Marijuana March, many events will take place in Germany at the beginning of May. In 27 cities there will be demonstrations and rallies for the legalization of cannabis and the prohibition in Germany with all its harmful consequences. This represents a significant increase compared to previous years: While only four German cities participated in 2012, there were eleven in 2013, 17 already in 2014 and 27 this year. From Rostock to Munich and from Cologne to Berlin, there are the In most parts of Germany an event on the Global Marijuana March.

The number of participants is also increasing. In 2013, all events in Germany counted around 2,000 participants, over 4,000 in the last year and many organizers expect new visitor records this year: more than 6,000 people have already registered as participants in the Facebook event for Berlin alone.

Georg Wurth, Managing Director of the German Hemp Association, welcomes this development: "Many millions of people have been longing for the legalization of cannabis, but now this wish is coming across the country as a public demand. This can not and should not ignore German politics! There must finally be real improvements for hemp consumers in Germany. "

In many cities, the Global Marijuana March has local and sometimes national prominence. In Heidelberg, the well-known songwriter Götz Widmann comes and will give a concert on the marketplace. The drug political spokesman of the Left Party, Frank Tempel, gives a speech in Plauen, Saxony. Harald Terpe, spokesman for drug policy in the Greens, is in Rostock. In Vienna comes the famous Bavarian singer Hans Söllner.

In Cologne, the district mayor Andreas Hupke is even the official patron of the event and will give the opening speech.

All events are organized by local groups on site. The German Hanfverband has accompanied the organizers, networked with each other and supported them with various help offers.

Since the Global Marijuana March traditionally takes place on the first Saturday in May, but this year is very close to the first of May, many organizers in Germany have decided to stage their event on the 9th of May or even later. At the end of this press release, we will add a list of all dates sorted by date. (Pm)

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