Is marijuana legal in other countries...

[coco77]

what are those and what if any are the restrictions?

[Ganja Ninja]

1. The Netherlands. n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

3. no

it's not legal there. It's just not prosecuted.

[tridim]

5. And you can buy it without going through a dealer.

That's a huge difference IMO.

[Ganja Ninja]

6. It's apparently legal to possess but not legal to grow.

According to the Wikipedia article linked below.

[MonkeyFunk]

14. it's confusing situation

small amounts for personal use are legal - you can buy that at the coffeeshops. But the people who supply the coffeeshops are technically in violation of the law.

[mikelgb]

2. google is faster

[SteppingRazor]

4. Your friend and mine, Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_of_cannabis

[Zodiak]

7. Czech Republic

you can grow your own plants for personal consumption legally and the drug has effectively been decriminalized.

[chaska]

8. Jesus, all the things we have to be concerned about here, and you're worried about pot...

This shit really offends me.

Don't they have other forums for this stuff?

[Beelzebud]

9. Jesus of all the things we have to be concerned about here, and you're worried about this post...

This shit really offends me.

Don't they have other forums for this stuff?

(Don't like the thread, don't read it, and then bump it)

BTW, if the OP was truly "offensive" to you, how do you function in the day to day world?

[dysfunctional press]

10. yes they have a forum for it- it's called "general discussion"...

:eyes:

[HeeBGBz]

13. I thought it was an interesting question

There's plenty of room for multiple discussions.

If it offends you, don't participate. There's plenty of threads on here that irritate me and I've found the "hide thread" button works wonders. You should try it.

[MonkeyFunk]

15. LOL

That's the most incongruous response I've seen all week. Don't read the thread if it bothers you!

[youngdem]

16. No one made you read it

And I am sure the tens of thousands of Americans whose lives have been destroyed by being prosecuted by a victimless crime don't think this is a needless topic for discussion.

Looks like someone could use a doobie!

[coco77]

19. I am not worried about it..

why do you get so upset about it , I don't give a damn about a lot of subjects here and when I don't I bypass them. Evidently, you are concerned about who or what we are discussing here or you wouldn't have taken the time to respond. How about I am doing a little research and I just wanted to know.

[ellisonz]

20. Dontchaknow it's illegal in this country...

gee golly gosh guys :sarcasm:

www.stopthedrugwar.org

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. You know what offends me?

All those people, mostly black people, that are sitting in prison and didn't do anything wrong.

[speakclearly]

11. Puishments for drug possession or sale....

In many Asian or ME nations is death. In Turkey, it can get you life imprisonment. It is illegal in over 90% of the world, and the penalties are generally harsher than in the US. People still abuse it there, just like here.

In a side note, don't buy drugs from a dealer in a foreign country where it is illegal. Especially Turkey or Indonesia. There is a bounty paid to informers for turning in drug users. Drug sellers who sell to tourists often turn around and turn them in to police for the reward (they know that a tourist is unlikely to be a regular customer, so they are not affecting their target market audience). The police often get a "kickback" on the reward from the seller/informer, and the arrest looks good on the cops resume'.

[ProudDad]

17. Also

don't take the pot/hash you bought in Amsterdam through Belgium...


As for the relevance of this thread, next to corporate control of every aspect of our society and government the phony "war on terror" and the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq the phony "war on drugs" is the most devastating, wasteful stupidity practiced by the U.S.

End the phony "war on drugs", decriminalize and use 1/4 of the BILLIONS of dollars wasted in it for treatment on demand and you'd also end most of the "crime" and be able to close down half the goddamn prisons for a starter.

This is a VERY important question.

[newyawker99]

25. Hi speakclearly!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[AngryAmish]

12. No - the rest of the world is not ruled by fucking nazis

[ProudDad]

18. Actually, the reality is worse

most of the world is ruled by amoral, trans-national, capitalist corporations...

That's where the real power lies.

Fascism is a Corporate State -- the trans-nationals have bypassed even the state -- they don't need Fascism anymore.

[ellisonz]

21. Sad, but true...

This is why we need a revolution.

:toast:

[ProudDad]

24. As the Zapatistas have said

We must learn to withhold our consent from our "leaders" and make our own way...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. It's illegal just about everywhere.

Usually, usually, they're far less draconian about it though.

And I've read that the major reason it's illegal just about every where is because of American laws.