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Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by Wytwwww »

dns_snek wrote: post #3

Nice one, Germany! Is there anything blocking the rest of EU from legalizing cannabis in this manner, aside from internal (national) politics? Whenever this topic comes up in our country, it's always met with opposition claiming that it would be against the EU regulations, or international treaties, or some other external blocker that we can't control. These reasons sound like a stall tactic given that a few EU count…

Didn't Germany have a way, way more ambitious plan at the beginning, basically the Canadian model with fully legalized sales, dispensaries etc. only for it to get shot down by the EU? So they backed down and ended up with this halfbaked compromise..

Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by simonswords82 »

bingbingbing777 wrote: post #144
simonswords82 wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don’t knock it until you try it. You might like it!

Why not say this about something like self-harm, they might like that too. Both seem to cause damage to the self

I was mostly being provocative. Reality is that OP seems to be quite narrow minded and has made some enormous assumptions about people who smoke cannabis.

In very general terms, the world would be infinitely better off if people did not cast such wide nets on their assumptions.

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summarity wrote: post #5

> cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home I give it 3 microseconds until every single new rental contract / landlord prohibits this (and consumption). Also, here’s an article with slightly more info on limits and prohibited places: https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-celebrates-legal-cannabis-posse...

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Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by tgsovlerkhgsel »

summarity wrote: post #25
Longhanks wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't think of a law that would allow landlords to enforce that in a rental contract. Renting is heavily regulated in Germany. Consumption is different, but the new law is very specific in what is allowed and what isn't, and an unconditional ban is unlawful, as is already the case with cigarettes.

Landlords successfully get people to adhere to all kinds of technically illegal rules. If you need a space, you sign whatever they give you. Waiting times for a consultation with renters associations in Berlin are 3-4 weeks right now. For example, they often prohibit plants of certain sizes on balconies, and entirely elsewhere. Legal? Maybe not - but here in reality you have little recourse.

> If you need a space, you sign whatever they give you.

Exactly. And then you ignore the bullshit.

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Post by brainzap »

tdudhhu wrote: post #72

While I think freedom is good, I also think there are more people destroying their lives with drugs than people who can regulate their use. I've seen so many people waste their life on weed and alcohol that I can't be very happy about this news.

Yeah, cannabis is addicting, changes the body and relationships. Its not as visible as other drugs so the word "addiction" is not used.

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Post by ddorian43 »

jll29 wrote: post #103

I watched other people smoke cannabis, and after producing some foul fumes, they were just passively lying on the floor with a stare of apathy. I decided to NEVER try this, and to this day I have no regrets; I enjoy being in full control of my senses (I also do not drink alcohol and do not smoke). The only thing hallucinating in my place is neural language models that I do research on. However, I do support the legal…

Canabis doesn't cause hallucionations. It is often a misconception. They were doing something else most probably.

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Post by seabass-labrax »

nicbou wrote: post #101
odood wrote: post #65

I believe that overall the decision is a good one, there are no real good reasons why cannabis should be prohibited. At the same time, I strongly hope that the cannabis smokers will be considerate of the people around them. It is quite a foul smell if you are not partaking yourself.

Berlin has a lot of smoking bars, and people frequently smoke on train platforms. Cannabis won't significantly worsen things.

Personal preference does come into it. I rather like the smell of certain kinds of smoke, but cannabis has this very strange sweetness which I find unpleasant. Smells certainly don't correlate with safety though; I like the scent of white spirit!

When outdoors, wind comes into it. They really ought to have two smoking areas on each railway platform, one on either end, and make it compulsory for smokers to use whichever one would carry the smoke away from other users on a given day. Or, have a smoking shelter with a tall chimney to take it away more effectively vertically.

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Post by selfselfgot »

jll29 wrote: post #103

I watched other people smoke cannabis, and after producing some foul fumes, they were just passively lying on the floor with a stare of apathy. I decided to NEVER try this, and to this day I have no regrets; I enjoy being in full control of my senses (I also do not drink alcohol and do not smoke). The only thing hallucinating in my place is neural language models that I do research on. However, I do support the legal…

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Post by refurb »

blueflow wrote: post #4
spqrr wrote: post #2

Consumption of all drugs is legal in Germany. The problem is buying/selling/production, as well as simple possession. I think this is the case in most countries.

This tiny detail makes the difference why employer-mandated drug tests are not a thing in Germany like it is in the US.

> This tiny detail makes the difference why employer-mandated drug tests are not a thing in Germany like it is in the US.

I assume that Germany does drug testing for safety-related roles? Crane operators, pilots, nuclear plant operators?

It would be wild if they don't.

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Post by Vaslo »

selfselfgot wrote: post #158
jll29 wrote: post #103

I watched other people smoke cannabis, and after producing some foul fumes, they were just passively lying on the floor with a stare of apathy. I decided to NEVER try this, and to this day I have no regrets; I enjoy being in full control of my senses (I also do not drink alcohol and do not smoke). The only thing hallucinating in my place is neural language models that I do research on. However, I do support the legal…

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