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Germany plans to legalize cannabis as of April after lengthy wrangling between the governing parties over the final details and health protections. “The law can thus come into force on April 1,” deputy parliamentary group leaders Dagmar Schmidt of the Social Democrats, Maria Klein-Schmeink of the Green Party and Konstantin Kuhle of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) said on Thursday evening after a last round of talks. “The regulations are a real milestone for a modern drug policy that strengthens prevention and improves the protection of health, children and young people,” they said. In fu…