MARIJUANA campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints today as the country liberalised rules on cannabis to allow possession of small amounts.

The German Cannabis Association, which campaigned for the new law, staged a “smoke-in” at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate when the law took effect at midnight. 

Other public smoking events were scheduled throughout the country, including one in front of Cologne Cathedral and others in Hamburg, Regensburg and Dortmund.