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Medical Cannabis Act

German federal law on the handling of cannabis for medical and medical-scientific purposes
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Summary

Medical Cannabis Act is a Federal Act[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Medical Cannabis Act is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's instance of is recorded as Federal Act (Germany)[4].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's place of publication is recorded as Federal Law Gazette[5].
  • Medical Cannabis Act is part of Cannabis Act[6].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's legislated by is recorded as German Bundestag[7].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's legislated by is recorded as Bundesrat[8].
  • Medical Cannabis Act was released on March 27, 2024[9].
  • Medical Cannabis Act began on April 1, 2024[10].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's main subject is medical cannabis[11].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.buzer.de/MedCanG.htm[12].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Germany[13].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's official name is recorded as Gesetz zur Versorgung mit Cannabis zu medizinischen und medizinisch-wissenschaftlichen Zwecken[14].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's title is recorded as Gesetz zur Versorgung mit Cannabis zu medizinischen und medizinisch-wissenschaftlichen Zwecken[15].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's short name is recorded as Medizinal-Cannabisgesetz[16].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's short name is recorded as MedCanG[17].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's signatory is recorded as Manuela Schwesig[18].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's signatory is recorded as Olaf Scholz[19].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's signatory is recorded as Karl Lauterbach[20].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's has goal is recorded as health care[21].
  • Medical Cannabis Act's effective date is recorded as April 1, 2024[22].

Why It Matters

Medical Cannabis Act is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . recht.bund.de. recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . dip.bundestag.de. Retrieved . dip.bundestag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . dip.bundestag.de. Retrieved . dip.bundestag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . recht.bund.de. Retrieved . recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . recht.bund.de. Retrieved . recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . recht.bund.de. Retrieved . recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . recht.bund.de. recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . recht.bund.de. recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . recht.bund.de. recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . recht.bund.de. Retrieved . recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . recht.bund.de. Retrieved . recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . recht.bund.de. Retrieved . recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . recht.bund.de. Retrieved . recht.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · WikiHelper232 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11vyvd80t8
    Place of publication → Federal Law Gazette
    Published in → Q131625701
    Viaf cluster id → 2235172126409903340009
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Federal legal information id: gesetze/eli/bund/bgbl-1/2024/109-27"
  2. 21w ago · WikiHelper232 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → +2024-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → +2024-03-27T00:00:00Z
    Work available at url → https://www.buzer.de/MedCanG.htm
    Wikidata description → German federal law on the handling of cannabis for medical and medical-scientifi
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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