A 91-year-old made a strange police operation in a senior citizens’ home in Bavaria: She is said to have planted marijuana on her balcony.
A 91-year-old woman took care of a strange police operation in a senior citizens’ home in Krumbach (Günzburg district, Bavaria). The elderly woman allegedly unknowingly grew a hash plant on her balcony in a retirement home in Bavarian Swabia. An employee of the home in Krumbach had noticed the plant with a suspicious appearance and alerted the police, as reported by * echo24.de.
91-year-old grows cannabis in a retirement home – home worker alerts the police
The police then moved to an operation on Sunday lunchtime. “The resident was completely surprised because she did not know the name of the plant and knew nothing about a ban on cultivation,” reported the police on Monday (September 27). “Since she liked the plant, however, and she had been cherishing and caring for it for a long time, she did not agree to the officials’ seizing it.” The Augsburger Allgemeine reported the incident.
Marijuana in Germany
The possession, trade and consumption of marijuana and other cannabis products such as hashish is prohibited in Germany. However, in Germany criminal proceedings are usually discontinued because of the acquisition of small quantities that are for obvious personal use. The quantities that count as personal consumption vary from state to state.
It was only through good persuasion and after repeated explanations that the elderly woman was still ready to voluntarily surrender the marijuana plant. How the 91-year-old got the seed could not be determined at first. She will not get her beloved plant back. The plant must be destroyed in the foreseeable future, as it is a narcotic, said an official on Monday, according to the German press agency (dpa) .
In general, growing grass is not to be trifled with. The rearing of cannabis plants is regulated according to anwaltauskunft.de under §29 BtMG. The penalty is the same as for possession of marijuana: a fine or a prison sentence of up to five years. Theoretically, the self-consumption limit of the respective federal state also applies here. In Bavaria, this limit is only six grams, while Berlin is much more tolerant – there the limit is 15 grams.
Bavaria: Senior woman grows marijuana in an old people’s home
A recent police operation at Lidl was curious in a different way – also because of cannabis. Lidl had to recall several hemp products from the promotional range because there was a suspicion that the products * contained CBD and THC. Now the public prosecutor’s office in Heilbronn is investigating.
In general, when it comes to the topic of marijuana, things should be a little more relaxed in Baden-Württemberg, at least, because the amount of cannabis, which is considered personal use, should be increased *. However, it is not allowed to grow. * echo24.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
