The Narcotic Drugs Act (German: Betäubungsmittelgesetz, pronounced as /de/ or BtMG) is the controlled substances law of Germany. In common with the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971 of the United Kingdom and Controlled Substances Acts of the US and Canada, it is a consolidation of prior regulation and an implementation of treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances and other treaties.[1]
The BtMG updated the German Opium Law 1929 and mirrors the Swiss BtMG and Austrian Suchtmittelgesetz.
The German Narcotics Act was re-announced on March 1, 1994.[2] The last change to the law was the legalization of Cannabis in Germany on April 1, 2024. Since then, the handling of this drug has been subject to the German cannabis control bill.[3]