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Cannabiskonsum nach Teillegalisierung stabil, Kokain nimmt seit Jahren zu

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  • Anna Bindler
  • Andreea-Maria Stoica

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Zwei Jahre nach Inkrafttreten der Cannabis-Teillegalisierung untersucht dieser Wochenbericht aktuelle Entwicklungen auf Cannabis- und anderen Drogenmärkten in Deutschland. Grundlage sind Daten der Polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik, bevölkerungsrepräsentative Befragungen, Abwassermessungen sowie Preisinformationen. Die Zahl registrierter Cannabis- und Rauschgiftdelikte ist 2024 deutlich zurückgegangen, was primär einen statistischen Effekt widerspiegelt. Beim Cannabiskonsum zeigen Befragungs- und Abwasserdaten kurzfristig keine systematischen Veränderungen. Cannabispreise bleiben ebenfalls weitgehend stabil. Verschiedene Indikatoren zeigen eine zunehmende Dynamik bei anderen illegalen Substanzen, insbesondere Kokain und Methamphetamin, die regional unterschiedlich ausgeprägt ist. Veränderungen in Gewalt- oder Beschaffungskriminalität lassen sich bislang nicht zeitlich mit der Reform in Verbindung bringen. Insgesamt deuten die verfügbaren Daten darauf hin, dass die Teillegalisierung kurzfristig vor allem strafrechtliche Effekte hatte, während Entwicklungen auf anderen Drogenmärkten eigenständigen Trends folgen. Prävention und Beobachtung dieser Märkte bleiben daher zentrale politische Herausforderungen.

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  • Anna Bindler & Andreea-Maria Stoica, 2026. "Cannabiskonsum nach Teillegalisierung stabil, Kokain nimmt seit Jahren zu," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 93(13), pages 211-219.
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    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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