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Cannabis legalization could bring the state more than a billion euros a year
Berlin No sale of joints in specialist shops, no commercial cultivation: the legalization of cannabis that Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is aiming for is significantly less extensive…
Companies hope for the German market
Toronto There are now cannabis shops on almost every street corner in the Canadian city of Toronto. And in some villages in the area there is no baker, but there…
Data leak exposes dubious lobbying by Uber
new York Since taking office, Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi has certainly been trying to improve the image of the driving service. However, a massive data leak is now causing the…
Who really benefits from the tank discount
Berlin, Dusseldorf In the debate about the tank discount, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has spoken out with a new proposal in view of the ever-rising fuel prices.…
Gas suppliers are allowed to raise prices – criticism from consumer advocates
Berlin Consumer advocates criticize the amendment to the Energy Security Act (EnSiG) passed by the Bundestag. They are calling for the so-called price adjustment clause to be adjusted and are…
CDU Economic Council calls for expert advice on digitization
digitalization Germany has gotten used to “an expensive bureaucratic sluggishness” and has not made any progress in reducing bureaucracy for years. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Berlin Before the Ukraine…
Ampel creates hundreds of new jobs in ministries
Berlin Katrin Göring-Eckardt was enthusiastic. The idea of a parliamentary poet is a “great suggestion”, cheered the Bundestag Vice-President. Poetry could help “open a new discursive space between parliament and…
These are Robert Habeck’s tasks as the new Minister for Economic Affairs
Berlin On Tuesday, Robert Habeck used the signing of the coalition agreement to briefly outline the priorities he wants to set as Federal Minister of Economics. He will drive the…
Traffic light coalition wants to legalize cannabis – the most important questions and answers
Frankfurt The traffic light coalition plans to legalize cannabis. This is what it says in the paper of the Health and Care Working Group, which is available to the Handelsblatt.…
Cannabis legalization: additional income for the German state
Cannabis plants Legalization would result in billions in revenue for the state. (Photo: AP) Berlin Legalizing cannabis could bring the state more than 4.7 billion euros in additional funding. This…
Why the low demand is a good sign
Berlin The bazooka was ready to fire, but nobody really wanted to trigger it. The federal government launched an unprecedented rescue program with commitments totaling more than one trillion euros…