Consumption of all drugs is legal in Germany. The problem is buying/selling/production, as well as simple possession. I think this is the case in most countries.
It doesn't explain the difference, no, since the same is true about the US. In most states, consumption of most drugs is not a crime - possession, production, distribution, sale, and trafficking are the actual crimes prosecuted.
So sure, the act of consuming might be legal, but having consumed isn’t.
Isn't that limited to public spaces? If you're getting high in private you should be fine?
This is a weak argument. Almost nobody is getting prosecuted for "disorderly conduct" when under the influence of marijuana as a proxy for marijuana consumption. And even if they were, the connection between that and employer drug tests is extremely tenuous.
The likelihood of getting charged with a drug-related crime for testing positive for drugs on an employer-mandated drug test, which is the context being discussed, is absolutely minuscule.
You may get fired, but your employer isn't going to refer you to local prosecution, and the prosecution wouldn't take it if they did.
The title of this post is " Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany".
Not really. The business of employer-mandated drug testing in the EU is generally tricky, and employees enjoy wide ranging protections. Most countries only allow drug testing where there is a certain aspect of risk, and in most of those case, only a physician can perform the test, and cannot share findings, only declare the subject as fit for duties or not.
In Germany, specifically, a pre-employment test but a physician is allowed, and when employed only rarely and for very specific circumstances.
I assume that Germany does drug testing for safety-related roles? Crane operators, pilots, nuclear plant operators?
It would be wild if they don't.
A drug test may be legal, or suggested, when there is reasonable suspicion someone was high during work hours. Maybe air traffic controllers and similar professions need to be evidently clean. Otherwise I don't think drug tests are legal in Germany. Even asking about consumption is illegal in most cases.
kinda obscure example. i expect most operators of heavy machinery, human transportation devices and some security professions to require some verification of abstinence. i was tested once in order to get the required permit to drive a van with elderly and disabled ppl for the red cross.
And for good reason. That would be an entirely unproportional encroachment on privacy and personal rights, irrespective of whether the test turns out positive or negative.
I hope that legalization in Germany will lead to more sane laws in Sweden, but honestly, I'm not holding my breath for it
I'm sure selective enforcement is at play, but at least in my experience they didn't care.
However, there was suppressed to be a further push to end it. I haven't walked by Pusher Street since then.
News yesterday (Danish) https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/den-her-gang-er-det-anderl...
They will always be under time pressure as the train needs to depart promptly.
(This is Swedish customs, nothing to do with identity checks. I don't use cannabis or socialise with people that do.)
So you have Singaporeans testing positive for cannabis upon arrival at the airport after a trip to Thailand, who are not in possession of cannabis, have not consumed it in Singapore (or another country where it is illegal) and they are charged with a crime.
[1] https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cannabis-drug-laws...
Production and trade under very strict restriction in so-called cannabis clubs.
Trade as a non-narcotic medication in pharmacies, restricted to prescriptions.
Production at home, with very strict limits towards quantity of plants and size of harvest.
Possession of limited amounts of cannabis and thus public consumption with restrictions regarding proximity to institutions for children.
You are not allowed to share cannabis.
The amount of THC in your blood that would make it illegal to drive is 1 ng/mL blood serum. This is essentially nothing and can, anecdotally, be triggered by losing weight after consuming.
I've had the opportunity to see one of the infamous German drug tests in practice (wasn't driving). The result is that if you used any canabis 4 days earlier it will show up on the pee test. It was waved off as no issue, but four young Dutch people in car got their attention a bit too much apparently. If they thought we were the type they were looking for they had cause to do whatever. We were not the ones they were after though as we were not going to the nearby festival and were just driving by.