GERMAN police officers who have heavily banned Three Lions fans from drinking beer say they should be smoking marijuana.
Fears of drink problems at Sunday’s game against Serbia have led to stadium bosses being told to only serve weak beer or shandy.
But cannabis was legalized in Germany on April 1, and a Gelsenkirchen police spokesman told The Sun yesterday that fans who consume marijuana with “Harry Kaned” will be able to smoke in peace.
Stephan Knipp said: “It’s no problem for fans to smoke cannabis in the street.
“If we see a group of people drinking alcohol and looking a little aggressive, and another group smoke cannabis, we will of course look at the group that drinks alcohol.
“Drinking alcohol can make someone more aggressive, and smoking marijuana puts people in a good mood.
“We want to prevent violence and keep people safe.
“Our focus will be on fans who are drinking and potentially becoming violent – that’s why we have safety precautions in place around alcohol.”
Although fans can smoke marijuana in many public areas, it will not be permitted inside the 62,000-seat Veltins Arena, nor in fan zones, bars or city squares.
And bars in “sensitive areas” of the city will stop serving alcohol immediately before and after the game.
Fears of violence were heightened by intelligence reports that suggested 500 Putin-supporting Serbian ultras would appear.
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