The legalization in Europe

Im from Denmark

and it have been a on going topic for as long as I can remember.. nahh forget it, for as long as I have lived, cant remember what I had for breakfast, but seriously, since the 60ish

we have a place here in Denmark/Copenhagen call Christina a small city in the city (old army barracks the hippies took over in the 60ish)

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its like a mini Amsterdam right in the middle of Copenhagen maybe 1x2 miles

but its only "semi" legal

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one Government leave em alone the next try to fight em and close the Hash/skunk market down ..

wile local politicans try to make it legal to to open and Run coffee shop`s, fist one have just been closed by the police after a few months of running, neighbors could smell hash

same time government have made the fines and punishment even more harsh, got them new machines that can test you on the spot for all kinds of drugs (7 kinds) and you loose your driver license and get a fine on 5% of your yearly income !!!!! if positive, witch it can measure 2-3 weeks after your last smoke (traffic safety my ass)

also fine for keep under 10g of hash is now on 400$ insted of 100$ as before

its like half the population wants it free and the other half don't (seems like they have there Red vine and don't care)

Originally Posted by Dreadfush

Just wanted to hear if anybody knows how the situation is in europe with the cannabis legalization, i know that portugal have decriminalized it and Amsterdam has legalized a long time ago.

What about other countries in Europe? (Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Prauqe?)

Belgium-Illegal(possession decriminalized/cultivation decriminalized only for one female plant)

Czech Rep.-Illegal

Denmark-Illegal

Finland-Illegal (decriminalized for medical)

France-Illegal

Germany-Illegal

Greece-Illegal

Iceland-Illegal

Italy-Illegal(decriminalized for personal, very limited amounts)

Luxembourg-Illegal

Netherlands-Decriminalized. Cultivation Illegal except for personal use. Note-future of marijuana is in threat with right-wing politicians taking more power.

Norway-Illegal

Poland-Illegal

Portugal-Decriminalized. Cultivation Illegal.

Romania-Illegal

Serbia/Slov-Illegal

Spain-Decriminalized possession, legal cultivation but sales is illegal.

Switzerland-Decriminalized. Legal cultivation very restrictive.

UK-VERY ILLEGAL. (Ironic being I get most my seeds from here)

So much like the US, Europe is looking mostly anti-marijuana.

Do you know if there are any ways to change that. I´ve seen on 420chan that alot of people are collecting signatures. Could we do the same here in Europe in any way? Dane here BTW

Originally Posted by Dreadfush

Do you know if there are any ways to change that. I´ve seen on 420chan that alot of people are collecting signatures. Could we do the same here in Europe in any way? Dane here BTW

Hey Dane, my name is************* but my nickname is Easy E, not kidding. Got this nickname in high school because my first and last names are so long, and my middle name is short and starts with an E so some friend started calling me Easy E.
Anyway, I have no idea which country you are in and what steps can be taken to get enough signatures on a petition to your government. It's very difficult and even when you get thousands of signatures many times the petition is ignored.
In the US here on the whitehouse website you can actually start a online petition and if enough online signatures are made it goes to the president and he reviews it. But in most European nations I imagine petitions to government are not even allowed. Defininitely find your nation's government website and see if online petitions are available there. Other than that the only power individuals here have is the right to vote, and the ability to bring up motions at the local level government. But as for pushing a legalization agenda it's tough and not quick. Even with the two legal states we have here now there is no indication that many other states will follow or that the federal government will change it's position. The powers against marijuana legalization are very strong worldwide.

It's largely tolerated in some parts of Switzerland. Here's a recent article I've got : http://www.ghi.ch/le-journal/la-une/...en-appartement. The headlines go like this : Most of the marijuana grows indoor, indoor cultivation is becoming more and more common, the police only shows up if neighboors complain about the smell, production is usually for personal use. The article tells how cultivators barely hide their activities and store plants on their balcony. Cultivation is legally "restricted" as you don't have the permission to grow more than four plants without a special authorization, that's pretty much it. I must say the police in Switzerland is pretty cool compared to the US cops, I've never had a problem with them and they're usually not out to frame you with bs like they're the best friend of the jail industry or something.

Originally Posted by gonzoman

It's largely tolerated in some parts of Switzerland. Here's a recent article I've got : http://www.ghi.ch/le-journal/la-une/...en-appartement. The headlines go like this : Most of the marijuana grows indoor, indoor cultivation is becoming more and more common, the police only shows up if neighboors complain about the smell, production is usually for personal use. The article tells how cultivators barely hide their activities and store plants on their balcony. Cultivation is legally "restricted" as you don't have the permission to grow more than four plants without a special authorization, that's pretty much it. I must say the police in Switzerland is pretty cool compared to the US cops, I've never had a problem with them and they're usually not out to frame you with bs like they're the best friend of the jail industry or something.

Switzerland compared to USA is day and night on most issues, probably the last and only nation with some type of national unity and identity. Switzerland would be a great place to live, most stable economy and is the wealthiest per-capita nation in the world, mountains, good temps and the right to gun ownership is guaranteed by law.

Originally Posted by Rancho Cucamonga

Belgium-Illegal(possession decriminalized/cultivation decriminalized only for one female plant)

Czech Rep.-Illegal

Denmark-Illegal

Finland-Illegal (decriminalized for medical)

France-Illegal

Germany-Illegal

Greece-Illegal

Iceland-Illegal

Italy-Illegal(decriminalized for personal, very limited amounts)

Luxembourg-Illegal

Netherlands-Decriminalized. Cultivation Illegal except for personal use. Note-future of marijuana is in threat with right-wing politicians taking more power.

Norway-Illegal

Poland-Illegal

Portugal-Decriminalized. Cultivation Illegal.

Romania-Illegal

Serbia/Slov-Illegal

Spain-Decriminalized possession, legal cultivation but sales is illegal.

Switzerland-Decriminalized. Legal cultivation very restrictive.

UK-VERY ILLEGAL. (Ironic being I get most my seeds from here)

So much like the US, Europe is looking mostly anti-marijuana.

how do you quantify the bolded part?

unless your talking about large scale manufacturing or dealer levels of possession your normally looking at a caution or at worst some community service if caught

Originally Posted by ginjawarrior

how do you quantify the bolded part?

unless your talking about large scale manufacturing or dealer levels of possession your normally looking at a caution or at worst some community service if caught

I was just about to say something along these things. My friend got arrested for four 7ft plants(Wappa) in a greenhouse in his backyard in September and half an ounce of dried cannabis in his house. He got a 6 month probation order and has to submit to random drug tests during this 6 month period. His friend who lives there(who owned the half ounce of dried cannabis) got fined £500 and told "not to do it again".

It's fairly tolerated here by the Police, my friend and I were stopped for smelling of cannabis and the stuff I had on me was confiscated(a single joint) and we were told by the officer "I don't mind you doing it in your own home, just not on the streets"...

Needless to say we didn't argue but we were far from "on the streets" we were in a forest walking our dogs... Lol. The ironic thing is, 3 weeks later was when my friend got raided.

A little more about the raid from what my friend said is that there was no forced entry, they knocked, they were polite and they explained what a massive waste of time and money it was to raid someone for four plants which about 2 weeks into flowering. However, the local paper made a massive, massive meal of it claiming there to be "hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of drugs" confiscated which was very funny.