Drug Investigator Criticizes Cannabis Law

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Two years ago, the possession of grass was partially decriminalized. Here, drug trafficker Ingo Hörmann talks about the consequences of legalization and why he himself has to let big dealers run again.

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The cannabis law "cannot work as it is currently implemented," says the head of the drug investigation unit in Hanover. He says there are significant problems with prosecution.

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The head of the drug squad in Hanover, Ingo Hörmann, criticizes the federal government's cannabis law. He is not fundamentally opposed to legalization, "but the way it's been implemented, in my opinion, it can't work," Hörmann told Der Spiegel. Hörmann heads the Central Narcotics Investigation Unit at the Hanover Police Inspectorate. He reports significant problems with prosecution: "We've caught and arrested some people dealing drugs ten times …