Approval of the plan would be the first step to legalising possession of limited amounts of the drug and allow 'cannabis club' members to buy it for recreational purposes.
    • Papercrane@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      It’s not even legalization, more decriminalization which even tho is a step in the right direction isn’t a whole lot. It can’t even be sold like in Amsterdam, it’s just social clubs and homegrowing.

      Don’t get me wrong I love the plans, but there were promises to legalize completely and not just decriminalization.

      • NuPNuA@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I actually found the clubs in Barcelona much nicer than the Coffee Shops in Dam on a visit, so I have no issue with this model.

          • NuPNuA@lemm.ee
            1·
            1 year ago

            I thought it was great, had to request an invite online then once they know you’re coming you sign up on the day and are let in. Thought the products they had on offer were much better than Dam in terms of quality and variety. The club was nicer than a coffee shop too, most of Dams coffee shops seems to be stuck in an eternal 90s smoker culture and never moved on.

      • ProcurementCat@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Total disagree. This legislation would be the biggest step towards legalization since…ever. Owning and consuming 30 grams completely legally? That’s fucking huge!

        It can’t even be sold like in Amsterdam

        This is supposed to be addressed in the intended second law, which however needs approval from another government body, the Bundesrat, formed by the government of the states and in which the anti legalization conservatives have a majority. And I don’t see you debating and convincing them, so why should they suddenly change their position? Additionally, in stark contrast to dutch implementation, it allows for public consumption, while in the Netherlands, consumption is only allowed in coffee shops.

        Sorry, but your complaints are like criticizing someone for wanting to take the stairs to the first floor, and demand they just magically fly straight to the third one.

        • Papercrane@feddit.de
          1·
          1 year ago

          First of all, 25 grams is the maximum you are allowed to carry/own. I said it’s a step in the right direction, which it is and the politicians promised legalization not decriminalization. I also think it’s very good that they did anything at all since it’s a problem around the globe, decriminalization just isn’t going to make all the problems go away since u can still get into problems.

          I also know about the EU Laws and or Bundesrat and why they can’t legalize completely yet, but still they promised us.

          • ProcurementCat@feddit.de
            1·
            1 year ago

            but still they promised us.

            Yeah and the Boxer in that fight last night promised me an exiting fight, but then dropped K.O. in the first round.

            You can make the campaign promise to try to legalize Marihuana. You can actually mean it with all your might and will. But all your plans will still annihilate on first contact with reality, and what you do then is what counts. When you then try every possible idea to get closer to your goal, you are doing exactly what you promised to do: try your best to achieve your goal.

            That’s what this government is doing, and I respect them for that. I count that as a promise kept because they really put in the work to get us as close to legalization as possible.

            • Papercrane@feddit.de
              1·
              1 year ago

              Yeah I know politicians lie to get votes, it was just such a big talking point for young people who only voted for them because the were going to do that, but now they don’t.

              I’m still happy at least something is happening and they don’t just pretend that they never promised something like that.

    • cnnrduncan@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s hardly late tbh - only 8ish countries (and the ACT and a few US states) have actually got legal recreational cannabis!