»Der große Rausch« und Drogenpolitik

In the organizer's words:

Yes, yes - there was that quiet spirit of optimism that the "traffic light" initially spread. Progress was indeed being made: abortion rights, sexual self-determination, immigration law. And then there was drug policy: the ban on cannabis was dropped - legalize it! Helena Barop published Der große Rausch, this "must-read for politicians and drug commissioners" (FAZ), at the end of 2023. As is well known, there was no longer a new dawn. So Barop's book ends on a suitably clairvoyant note: "It would not be surprising if the current phase of relative openness in drug policy were to be followed by another backlash." That is what it looks like, and it is probably symptomatic that a culture war revival is also imminent in this field. As Friedrich Merz once asked: "Bubatz? If you mean cannabis, then I say: No, we want to correct that again." Salon host Jens Meyer-Kovać wants to know what that means from Helena Barop, including an answer to the subtitle of her book: Why drugs are being criminalized.

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