Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
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Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
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Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#2Finally some sanity coming to good old Europe. Instead of making (rather big) part of the population automatically criminals, state 1) gets revenue (directly taxing plus new jobs); 2) can monitor usage, set maximum potency, strains, etc (good enough for most users); 3) takes significant revenue from proper criminals, local and worldwide; 4) makes various medical products more available.
Everybody, apart from organized and local crime, wins.
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#3Finally some sanity coming to good old Europe. Instead of making (rather big) part of the population automatically criminals, state 1) gets revenue (directly taxing plus new jobs); 2) can monitor usage, set maximum potency, strains, etc (good enough for most users); 3) takes significant revenue from proper criminals, local and worldwide; 4) makes various medical products more available. Everybody, apart from organize…
The alcohol industry might also lose.
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#4> Schneider said the legislation was likely to include a ban on non-residents buying cannabis in order to dissuade drug-tourism.
Given the fact they're sharing a border with France: probably a good idea.
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#5The dominoes fall, one by one.
The upside is that the wealth from legal cannabis sales will now flow through to the rich white men where it belongs rather than to the minority folk who dominate the black market.
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#6What about Portugal, or is that decriminalisation?
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#7> Schneider said the legislation was likely to include a ban on non-residents buying cannabis in order to dissuade drug-tourism. Given the fact they're sharing a border with France: probably a good idea.
A genuine question, Aren't all EU citizens supposed to be treated equally across the EU?
How would such a ban work?
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#8Wait, what about Portugal? Didn't they also legalise it?
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#9> Schneider said the legislation was likely to include a ban on non-residents buying cannabis in order to dissuade drug-tourism. Given the fact they're sharing a border with France: probably a good idea.
Canada shares a border with the USA (where persecution of cannabis use is a billion-dollar profitable industry) and has made no effort to dissuide cannabis tourism. On the contrary: we welcome it it open doors.
Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis
#10Finally some sanity coming to good old Europe. Instead of making (rather big) part of the population automatically criminals, state 1) gets revenue (directly taxing plus new jobs); 2) can monitor usage, set maximum potency, strains, etc (good enough for most users); 3) takes significant revenue from proper criminals, local and worldwide; 4) makes various medical products more available. Everybody, apart from organize…
The alcohol industry might also lose.
In Canada the alcohol industry has bought into the cannabis industry big-time.