• Successful_Try543@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    At least it is a step forward from the current state: “Cannabis is not broccoli and it is not allowed because it is forbidden”.

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      9 months ago

      BTW for the uninitiated: That’s the actual quote from the former federal drug officer. No joke - we wished it was.

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        9 months ago

        To be precise, that’s two quotes by two different, consecutive federal drug officers. Mortler justified a cannabis ban with its status as an illegal drug, her successor Ludwig pointed out that cannabis isn’t broccoli.