In a tweet sent out on Friday, Lindner wrote: “A question that people keep asking me: ‘When will Bubatz be legal? I would say: soon.”
“Bubatz” is German street slang for cannabis and is normally heard in hip-hop and rap music rather than statements from government ministers.
Lindner was referring to a policy formulated by Social Democrats (SDP), Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) in their coalition agreement last November, which vowed to legalise the use of recreational cannabis.
Back in January, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) told Spiegel that the changes to the Narcotics Act had to be carried out by the Ministry of Health.
“It is obvious to everyone at the moment that the ministry and the new minister, Karl Lauterbach, now have their hands full with the fight against the pandemic,” he said.
But with the threat of Covid-19 receding in the past few months, it appears that the Ministry of Health is now turning its attention to legalising the psychoactive drug.
https://www.thelocal.de/20220506/germany-set-to-legalise-cannabis-soon-says-minister/