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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

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Post by qekbg »

reallydontask wrote: post #7
dep_b wrote: post #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.

A genuine question, Aren't all EU citizens supposed to be treated equally across the EU? How would such a ban work?

>A genuine question, Aren't all EU citizens supposed to be treated equally across the EU?

Nope. At least by now, but little by little they are taking the sovereignty of members.

Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis

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Post by qekbg »

saiya-jin wrote: post #2

Finally 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…

A rather big part of the population smokes weed? What?

Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis

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Post by unilynx »

reallydontask wrote: post #7
dep_b wrote: post #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.

A genuine question, Aren't all EU citizens supposed to be treated equally across the EU? How would such a ban work?

We'll see soon enough.. we just need someone to get arrested first.

It's a good thing they picked Luxembourg for this experiment, it will cut back on the travel time for everyone involved getting to the ECJ

Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis

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Post by guan »

reallydontask wrote: post #7
dep_b wrote: post #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.

A genuine question, Aren't all EU citizens supposed to be treated equally across the EU? How would such a ban work?

Presumably all residents, including those from other EU/EEA countries, would be allowed to buy. I believe discrimination against nonresidents is allowed under EU law in many contexts, for example for social benefits. (But not allowed in other contexts, for example discrimination against nonresidents can restrict the free movement of capital.)

Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis

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Post by n1ght »

bregma wrote: post #5

The 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.

Their weed is terrible though, luckily it became gentrified for the current strains instead of their ditch weed.

Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis

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Post by phaemon »

reallydontask wrote: post #7
dep_b wrote: post #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.

A genuine question, Aren't all EU citizens supposed to be treated equally across the EU? How would such a ban work?

They are being treated equally. A citizen of France who is resident in Luxembourg would be able to purchase. A citizen of Luxembourg who is resident in France, wouldn't.

You can have rules that apply only to residents, but they have to be applied to any resident.

Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis

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Post by alien1993 »

mcv wrote: post #8

Wait, what about Portugal? Didn't they also legalise it?

Portugal decriminalized it, you can't buy it legally anyway.

> If someone is found in the possession of less than a 10-day supply of anything from marijuana to heroin, he or she is sent to a three-person Commission for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction, typically made up of a lawyer, a doctor and a social worker. The commission recommends treatment or a minor fine; otherwise, the person is sent off without any penalty. A vast majority of the time, there is no penalty.

Quote from: https://www.mic.com/articles/110344/14-years-after-portugal-...

Re: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise cannabis

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Post by Kiro »

qekbg wrote: post #12
saiya-jin wrote: post #2

Finally 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…

A rather big part of the population smokes weed? What?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/World_ma...
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