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Germany legalises cannabis, but makes it hard to buy (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Germany legalises cannabis, but makes it hard to buy

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The legalisation is not 100% through yet, though hopes sure are high. I'm gonna paste my comment from another thread:

The suspense is incredible. Some news sources say legalisation is basically certain (and it's about time!) since the health committee has passed the bill on wednesday. It still has to go through the Bundesrat (federal assembly) and that seems to be where expectations don't quite line up. It will be exciting to see where all of this is going.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

hopes sure are high

heh

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm curious, the article states that the EU was against public sales as it would likely cause greater influx into other EU countries. Is the market in the Netherlands so much smaller that this doesn't exist with them? Or is my US ignorance showing?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

First the Netherlands are a much smaller country compared to Germany in both size and inhabitants.
Second the Netherlands only decriminalized possession of weed for personal use, which is different from legalisation. Afaik you can buy weed at the coffee shop without arrest but the shops have to literally buy it from the black market.