Criminal Prosecution for Drug Violations in Germany In principle in Germany, the possession of even the smallest amount of illegal drugs is a criminal offence and will be prosecuted. In practice, however, German police and prosecutors use a pragmatic approach: for Cannabis (Marijuana) there is an unofficial threshold of (depending on where you were caught) anywhere between 5 grams (in very strict and conservative German states like Bavaria) and 10 grams (in more permissive states…
Bernhard SchmeilzlFebruary 4, 2015