As of yesterday, adults are allowed to carry up to 25g of dried cannabis on them and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home.
At midnight on Sunday, people gathered at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate for a "smoke-in" to welcome the new rules, which were introduced after a heated debate about the pros and cons of allowing easier access to the drug.
The government says decriminalisation will have an impact on the hidden market and reduce the spread of contaminated cannabis, thereby protecting young people.
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