Berlin’s public transport operator BVG has introduced an edible “hemp ticket” which it jokes can help alleviate the stress of travel at Christmas and take the edge off Berliners’ infamous crabbiness.
The transport company has developed a reputation for cheeky promotional campaigns and this one taps into news coming from the new German coalition that Germany could become the first European country to legalise cannabis and authorise its sale for recreational purposes.
“Of course this is all to be taken with a twinkle in your eye,” said BVG spokesman Jannes Schwentu, adding their message with the ticket was “during the stressful Christmas period take the bus or the underground”.
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