Germany should consider setting up a heroin maintenance program, said Erwin Vetter in his final press conference as Minister for Social Affairs. Current drug policy doesn't reach the homeless junkies, but here you have a complete network of help. Germany's new leader, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, has signaled a change in drug policy, including legislation to make the Frankfurt model legally possible. German health minister Andrea Fischer said that programs providing for state-controlled distribution of pharmaceutical heroin to addicts will begin in Frankfurt and Hamburg.
Addicts are sick people.
Nickels has also asked for a debate on medical marijuana. Germany's new government said it will look into legalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. We're certainly going to look at it. 90 Greens, Bundeshaus, Goerre Str. German Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - Rochus Str.