It’s Sunday morning. An old VW bus rolls leisurely down the street of a cozy residential area. Gentle reggae is playing inside, and the driver is smiling blissfully behind the wheel. He’s sure he’s safe. From the police and the threat of consequences, even though he happily smoked two joints last night. It’s been long enough, right? New rules allow a certain amount of leeway. In June, the Bundestag passed laws on cannabis in road traffic, and they came into force last week. Driving under the influence of weed is prohibited for novice drivers and those who have already had a sip of alcohol, otherwise an official THC limit of 3.5 nanograms per milliliter of blood now applies in traffic. According to experts, this is comparable to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.2 per mille. So far, so high. But it is difficult to judge how much and when you can smoke weed before you start your journey. It depends on the physical condition of the consumer, how often they consume and, logically, what they smoke. Cannabis can be processed into a number of different products, and it is estimated that there are around 800 different types of weed, sometimes more intoxicating, sometimes less so. It should be noted that most stoners probably don’t even know what’s burning in the bag. Because the material often comes from the street, despite the possibility of growing it yourself. The only way to find out whether you are still allowed to drive is to do self-tests. These can be obtained from pharmacies and react with urine, saliva or sweat. Nevertheless, the THC limit, which is difficult to estimate, is hardly a guide and rather trivializes the drug. It would have made more sense to continue banning cannabis on the roads; it has no place there anyway. It is more important than ever: “Don’t get high and drive”. Or you take the bus.
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