Germany may soon have some of the most lenient marijuana laws in the European Union as lawmakers in the Bundestag debate legislation on cannabis.
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00:00 From April, Germans will be able to legally possess cannabis and even grow it, after an historic vote in the Bundestag.
00:07 On Friday, 407 MPs voted in favour and 226 MPs voted against.
00:14 The far-reaching turning point in drug policy comes after much debate.
00:18 Those in favour say cannabis is less harmful than alcohol, but critics point to research by neuroscientists.
00:25 It suggests cannabis can alter the growth of young people's brains, which don't stop developing until they are in their mid-to-late twenties.
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