For two months, cannabis laws led to the release of four inmates.

Lawful resolution or judgment is imparted. - For two months, cannabis laws led to the release of four inmates.

The foundation lies in the pardon law for old cases mentioned in the Cannabis Act. This legislation states that future penalties deemed no longer punishable will be lifted. If a penalty comprises solely of an abolished punishment, the court must establish the overall penalty again, according to the ministry spokesperson. The new legislation demands that in Brandenburg, approximately 3600 cases in adult criminal law featuring drug offenses with cannabis must undergo manual review. Most of these cases involve monetary penalties.

Thus far, approximately 1000 cases have been reviewed, with around 100 mixed cases discovered where both no longer punishable actions and additional punishable offenses were involved. In these unique situations, a fresh legal judgment concerning the penalty's height is now necessary. This implies that potential fines still due or the original sentence might be reassessed.

These reviews are putting a tremendous strain on probation authorities, the ministry spokesperson noted. In particular, they are diverting "a sizable chunk of resources from the sphere of mass crime," thus limiting the available personnel to battle crime during this period. The completion of the reviews remains uncertain.

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1. The Ministry of Justice in Berlin is actively working on the legalization of old cannabis-related crimes, aiming for justice and the release of prisoners serving sentences.
2. The cannabis legalization in Germany has led to a review of around 3600 cases in adult criminal law, specifically in Brandenburg, where drug offenses involving cannabis were involved.
3. The legalization of cannabis-related crimes in Germany has also resulted in the identification of over 100 mixed cases, where both no longer punishable actions and additional punishable offenses were present, requiring a fresh legal judgment for the penalty's height.
4. The review process of these cannabis-related cases is putting a significant strain on probation authorities, diverting resources from fighting mass crime and limiting the available personnel to combat crimes during this period.
5. The controversy over cannabis legalization in Germany is not just about addiction and crime, but also raises questions about the justice system and the balance between criminal punishment and leniency.

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