Gemini summary:

Germany has become the ninth country in the world to legalize cannabis. The new law allows individuals to grow up to three cannabis plants for personal consumption and to possess up to 25 grams of the drug. Cannabis clubs will also be allowed to grow and sell cannabis to their members. The law is expected to come into effect in April 2024.

  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    I had to look it up: Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Uruguay, South Africa, Georgia, Luxembourg, Malta, and now Germany. It’s legal in a little over half of the US including territories.

    Did Germany change their plan though? Originally they were just going to open up 3 cannabis shops in Berlin as a test, now it seems they’re just going with full legalization across the country as of April. Anyone have more insight into the rollout?

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      9 months ago

      Thailand is in the middle of banning it as they elected a conservative government not long after legalising it.

      Also for recreational use it’s legal in one of eight states/territories in Australia. Medicinal in every state but that’s not really the same even if it’s dead easy to get.

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      How long is it by train from Berlin or Frankfurt to Luxembourg City and does Luxembourg’s bill allow for sales to German residents? I know the Netherlands had been trying to restrict their weed sales to Dutch residents (and I’m not sure if they were successful), but is this a situation where people were already just making day trips to buy it so might as well make it legal?

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    9 months ago

    I fail to understand how you can only possess up to 50 g of weed at home. You’re allowed to have three plants and one plant produces normally over 100 g. What.

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      9 months ago

      Makes no sense at all! I just pulled 10 oz from a single plant in a 60x120cm cabinet. Guess you’ll have to smoke & eat the entire plant immediately!

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              9 months ago

              Yes, the law is still very restrictive, in some ways more restrictive than before even. Calling it a legalization is pretty dishonest, it’s a partial decriminalization at best

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                9 months ago

                no it is very much legalization because now there is actually a legal pathway to acquiring, processing, and handling the stuff

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      It doesn’t make much sense, but conservatives are already losing their minds over the 25g we’re allowed to carry “nooo, we’re enabling drug dealers with those massive quantities”. If they went for 500g at home, there would’ve been a lot more negative press I imagine and it might not have gone through. Maybe it will be adjusted a few years down the line.

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        9 months ago

        Yes, but he is right, a single plant can easily produce over 100g of dried buds

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    9 months ago

    Dear Germans,

    You won’t regret this as a whole but keep an eye on the old waistline.

    -a guy from a place where it has been legal for a while

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      9 months ago

      Dear whereever you are from,

      We know. Some of us live next to the Netherlands, so we already had a steady access.

      Sincerely,

      Your Germans

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