Park Life 70 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Legislators in the ruling coalition said putting the government at the centre of a legal marijuana industry is worth trying because the global war on drugs had been a costly and bloody failure, and displacing illegal dealers through licensed marijuana sales could save money and lives. They also hope to eliminate a legal contradiction in Uruguay, where it has been legal to use marijuana but against the law to sell it, buy it, produce it or possess even one plant. "Uruguay appears poised, in the weeks ahead, to become the first nation in modern times to create a legal, regulated framework for marijuana," said John Walsh, a drug policy expert at the Washington Office on Latin America. "In doing so, Uruguay will be bravely taking a leading role in establishing and testing a compelling alternative to the prohibitionist paradigm." http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/aug/01/uruguay-first-legal-marijuana-market Sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP 0 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) Aye I just saw that on BBC, interesting. Think it'll take a while to dissipate into the calm they perceive though, if it ever does. What is the legislation in place currently in Netherlands? I am going to Amsterdam in a couple of weeks and know that they were considering a 'Dutch nationals only' law last year. Did that go through? Edited August 1, 2013 by ADP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Aye I just saw that on BBC, interesting. Think it'll take a while to dissipate into the calm they perceive though, if it ever does. What is the legislation in place currently in Netherlands? I am going to Amsterdam in a couple of weeks and know that they were considering a 'Dutch nationals only' law last year. Did that go through? Yeah you have to have a grass pass (for locals only). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP 0 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Also, *insert munchies/Suarez joke here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26541 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yeah you have to have a grass pass (for locals only). I thought they'd decided to simply ignore the law? AFAIA it's still freely available to all in coffee shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34762 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Aye I'm pretty sure Amsterdam is just operating as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) I thought they'd decided to simply ignore the law? AFAIA it's still freely available to all in coffee shops. Was talking to some German students who are studying in Amsterdam and they say they were refused. I know what you mean as there is a delivery service anyway for anything. I was thinking probs cause you're Germans. Edited August 1, 2013 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Was talking to some German students who are studying in Amsterdam and they say they were refused. I know what you mean as there is a delivery service anyway for anything. I was thinking probs cause you're Germans. Quite possible... Dutch people hate the ze Germans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Be interesting to see if society falls to bits in Uruguay through a descent into drug fuelled anarchy. Be good if there was a viable alternative to the "war on drugs", which the authorities aren't winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Be interesting to see if society falls to bits in Uruguay through a descent into drug fuelled anarchy. Be good if there was a viable alternative to the "war on drugs", which the authorities aren't winning Is there anything left that there isn't 'a war' on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Be interesting to see if society falls to bits in Uruguay through a descent into drug fuelled anarchy. Be good if there was a viable alternative to the "war on drugs", which the authorities aren't winning. I know from speaking to my Dutch inlaws and sister in law etc etc that in Holland you get some stoners like anywhere else but most people don't really bother with it. They actually get educated on drugs, what happens, the good and the bad so it's not all taboo and cool to do like over here. We as a country are completely backwards about education of 'taboo' subjects... for instance about 10 years ago I watched a program with Davina McCall who tried to introduce the Dutch sex education system in to a school over here as they have the lowest teen preganancy rate in europe and us the highest. After a few weeks I think they had to shut it down as the parents went ape shit about their precious 4 year old daughters being told about sex... a decade on most of them are probably pregant or fucking around without any idea of contraception or safe sex as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12774 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Would quite like that on the NHS like. "I'm afraid the only prescription I can give you is a creamy bucket and a copy of Jimmy Cliff's greatest hits" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You can still smoke de 'erbal in Amsterdam but you do have to buy a coffee as well though in most places. Go to Popeye's - they do a full english breakfast with weed sprinkled over the top for 10 euros. I was practically limboing down the high street after eating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Whoever it was who noticed thread titles working together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Whoever it was who noticed thread titles working together Haha that was me... glad to see other people have started noticing it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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