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Marijuana decriminalization amd legalization was billed in part based on the notion that it wasn’t going to change people’s behavior, just decriminalize existing activity. At least in DC, it’s led to a noticeable uptick in marijuana use. You can smell it in the streets in many parts of the city, including in office buildings. It’s sad to see Germany go down the same road.
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> dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group > you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways You have no idea how crazy that sounds for someone that isn't acclimatized to Berlin culture.
Yes, I was comfortable walking through it alone, but my parents weren't thrilled when we walked through it together > dealers don't even annoy you usually is not that strong an argument.
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Strange impressions you have and totally disagree. The park is vibrant and full of kids and families over the day.. dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group.. you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways (though I mean to feel safe, I'd say you are almost safe everywhere as safe as you can be in a big germ…
Yeah, I guess compared to the demimonde of 1920s Berlin one could say it's pretty tame. But by that, and the other indications you are providing - "some are intimidating, some not... you can even walk safely at night if you stick to the large paths" are what I mean by falling fall short of the standards of what one expects from nice, decent and inviting city park. As for the kids and families there during the day - i…
Good. Time to finally put those dealers in Görli (largely) out of business. For non-locals: that's Görlitzer Park, Berlin, which has largely been owned (and rendered nearly useless) by the dealers for several years now (along with the neighboring streets, and a good chunk of the recreational land on the canal zone nearby).
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Strange impressions you have and totally disagree. The park is vibrant and full of kids and families over the day.. dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group.. you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways (though I mean to feel safe, I'd say you are almost safe everywhere as safe as you can be in a big germ…
Yeah, I guess compared to the demimonde of 1920s Berlin one could say it's pretty tame. But by that, and the other indications you are providing - "some are intimidating, some not... you can even walk safely at night if you stick to the large paths" are what I mean by falling fall short of the standards of what one expects from nice, decent and inviting city park. As for the kids and families there during the day - i…
Good. Time to finally put those dealers in Görli (largely) out of business. For non-locals: that's Görlitzer Park, Berlin, which has largely been owned (and rendered nearly useless) by the dealers for several years now (along with the neighboring streets, and a good chunk of the recreational land on the canal zone nearby).
Legalising weed wont change the systemic social issues of Berlin
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> dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group > you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways You have no idea how crazy that sounds for someone that isn't acclimatized to Berlin culture.
Yes, I was comfortable walking through it alone, but my parents weren't thrilled when we walked through it together > dealers don't even annoy you usually is not that strong an argument.
I too have experienced this
Marijuana decriminalization amd legalization was billed in part based on the notion that it wasn’t going to change people’s behavior, just decriminalize existing activity. At least in DC, it’s led to a noticeable uptick in marijuana use. You can smell it in the streets in many parts of the city, including in office buildings. It’s sad to see Germany go down the same road.
It'd be interesting to know if that coincided with a reduction in use of other, more destructive drugs such as alcohol.
Good. My retirement plan is to have a "pick your weed" style plantation, similar to the "pick your strawberries" fields. probably have to think about pricing for product used on site.
There are weed shops everywhere, like fast food places, and the clientele is pretty similar to Burger King.
Is there room for high-end product? Sure. But by and large it feels like a commodity play. There might as well be a weed section next to the beer section in the gas station store.
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I just go by own impressions - which are that it feels skivvy as all get out to walk through, or in the general vicinity of that park. Hence, rendering it basically useless as a "park".
Strange impressions you have and totally disagree. The park is vibrant and full of kids and families over the day.. dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group.. you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways (though I mean to feel safe, I'd say you are almost safe everywhere as safe as you can be in a big germ…
Yeah, that's where I want to take my kids, where the "drug dealers don't annoy us if we're not interested"... you must have very high annoyance thresholds.