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(FILES) A mock up of a giant joint is inscribed with the word "Legalisation" in Berlin's Hemp Museum as the Bundestag (German lower house of parliament) is scheduled to vote on the decriminalisation of cannabis, on February 23, 2024. Flagship - and controversial - project of Olaf Scholz's coalition, the partial legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes comes into force on April 1, 2024 in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)