Is Marijuana Legal in Amsterdam?
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Marijuana is decriminalized in Amsterdam.  It is legal to sell it in designated coffee shops, and to carry 1 ounce on you.  So, it isn't exactly legal or illegal. You aren't supposed to smoke out in the open though, just inside coffee shops and your own home.
1107818
i hear that they dont let tourist smoke in amsterdam any more..you have to be a local resident...\n\nbut i would love to go if they do let you smoke still...
31004
Can't speak for virginia, but I live in colorado and the law you speak of is a local law that makes it legal in the city of denver to have some pot, but it's important to remember that federal law still overrides over the city of denver and it is still illegal to have pot in denver.
87364
Good question!\n\n****Lets just ignore those bible bashers, they dont know their stuff anyways because the bible actually says in Gennesis 1,29 that all the herbs are given to mankind, and YES we may also enjoy wine... just shuddup you hypocrites, go and beat up your children.***\n\nCali herbs can be as good as amsterdams, but if the growing conditions are the same (growing the plants indoor) the Amsterdams would be a little better.\nCali area outdoors 1st choice would be the "Bubbleberry" \nIt won the 1999 San Francisco Bay Area Growers Award, and in 2002 the First Prize at Nimbin Mardi Gras Festival in Australia, grown by Beanmeister Bros.\nThe plant produces larger and stronger buds and got more taste than the original Bubblegum or Blueberry. Bubbleberry is very hardy and spidermite-resistant, which matters when growing outdoors.\nThe plant gots sticky flowers with an unforgettable aroma and gives a bubbly high and a long lasting buzz....\n(but its illegal - so I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT!)\nFiltering the air system should be mandatory when cultivating this cannabis delicacy indoors!\nGood Luck!!
508694
No countries have fully legalized marijuana.\nHowever some countries have effectively decriminilized it.\nThe Netherlands and England fall into this category (The Netherlands much moreso than England)\nTolerance by the local police varies from place to place. In some parts of the United States (Santa Cruz, for instance) it is practically decriminilized whereas in others the penalties are steep.\n\nDont get caught with marijuana in Singapore. They're give you the death penalty.
263578
Actually none! It is a very common misconception and confusion that cannabis was in some way legalised in the UK. Posession of cannabis in any form is illegal in this country. However, the police will prosecute to differing levels depending on what they suspect your intention is. Basically if you had a tiny amount they may choose to confiscate it and caution you. A larger amount may get you time for posession. But there is no fixed level that decided when you move from posession to posession with intent. Safest bet is not to have any, and if you do dont have to much, and if you have too much, dont get caught!
621511
if marijuana was legal it would make uncle SAM tons of money. one they would be able to tax it. hello that right there is some cash.  all those people sitting in jail waisting a tax dollars for having a few ozs they would be out giving uncle SAM more cash.  they could regulate it better its easier for underage kids to by weed than alcohol so if they sold it in a store you could check id.  Violence in inner city's would go down soon.  other country's like Holland have realized that legal green can be and is a good thing.  /even Alaska legalized weed for a short tI'me, and im not talking about just medical i mean it was legal to have so much on you and grow so much in your home as long as you weren't selling it.  i wish that the government would make it legal i think it would benefit our county greatly
843608
NO.\n\nIt is NOT legal.\n\nBut it still seems to thrive - not just in Japan, but all over the world!
517171
Open a business there, then you'd have a legitimate reason to stay indefinitely. Amsterdam rocks all night long!
137204
No.  The gov't has no way of controlling it therefore being unable to tax it.  No money for the gov't = No legal weed for USA.  It is legal in some states for medicinal purposes, but you can still be tried federally for it.  (Which is so bizarre, I thought the state had supremecy in something like that).  It's just amazing that alcohol and cigarettes do SO much damage to your body and marijuana does virtually nothing & is sometimes helpful.  It helps with my anxiety.  Legalizing it would also put us in a different state from the rest of the world, there are countries in which you can lose your life for carrying a spliff.  Up until a couple years ago, England treated marijuana offenders the same way they treated cocaine/heroin offenders.
255195
I don't think it should be legal, we got enough potheads in America, although I think the punishment for possession should be less serious.
1116214
I have tried it and occasionally do it - like 4 times a year or so. It is not illegal to consume it in the country I live in (which is in Europe). However, it is illegal to possess it. If the police catches you with just a bit of cannabis in your pockets they will not prosecute you.\n\nIt depends on the intensity of the marijuana. My friend told me that the cannabis in the US is much weaker than the one that you can buy in Europe.\n\nI have tried it and it is a bit like being drunk but in a lighter way, and eventually after half an hour or so you will only be relaxed and tired. No hangover involved. Consuming cannabis makes you hungry. Most of the time you will feel the desire for something sweet.\n\nIt does not make you physically addicted if you occasionally smoke / consume it. But if you did it every other night and suddenly stop you will sweat more easily in the first days and feel a bit grumpy, but that's it. One can become mentally addicted though. If you do it every other night you can get used to being relaxed too much.\n\nBut we are talking about just doing it once or a couple of times, right? So I'd say: try it. It tastes really nice and I lke the feeling of relaxition or the stupid ideas you suddenly have. It is very inspiring and not frightening at all. Just make sure you do it at home or in a friendly surrounding. NEVER MIX IT WITH ALCOHOL! This will give you a hangover you won't forget to quickly. \n\nAnd please note: sometimes the consumption of cannabis has no effect at all if people take it for the first time.\n\nAnd never ever try that other hard stuff!!!\n\nHave fun!
194897
Why WOULDN'T pot be legal?  Lets talk about what is legal and what is not legal... Alcohol is legal - People can get drunk all they want.  The fact is when people get drunk, they often get violent, and alcohol is a leading cause of family violence.  With weed, the worst thing people do is get the giggles and crave fast food.  Pot is not like other drugs (IE coke or other chemical drugs).  Pot is not physically addictive.  Its a natural plant from the earth, not processed in any way.  How can a PLANT from God be illegal?
200967
In Amsterdam, Holland you will find the most liberal laws that can be found.  Do not listen to those who would like to send you to the places in the world where it is a Capital crime.  Be sure you know what you want before you spend a lot of money doing it as most things are still illegal everywhere.
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my general answer,\nI do not think that it will ever be legal in the USA,if a\nanything the politics are moving in the oposite direction and a fascist attitude against minority groups is growing\n\nATITUDES IN OTHER COUNTRIES\nmild in Canada.used to be legal in Alaska.in Autralia you can have a few plants in the garden,In South Africa an ounce in your pocket is accepted .In Holland it is sold openly in koffie Bars and the police will direct tourist to safe places to buy.}in England a few years ago it was decrimenalised.\nIn Marroco it is the culture and all the old men smoke it in the caffees..as in many Arab countries \nIn Asia in some countries it is a very old part of their culture.\netc. etc.\n\nMEDICINAL \nin many countries marijuana is used in rubbung alcohol mostly by old people to relieve body pains especially the limbs.\nit is also used for Asthma and nervous disorders\nAMERICA\nthe USA the attitude is dogmatic for other reasons than the narcotic effects of the drug.\nbefore 1920 marijuana was extensively grown by the USA and Mexico for the production of fibre.which made a durable material,cheap and it does not scorch,that was used for all the jeans,ropes,sails for the sailing ships and millions of jute bags that were used by millions of farmers,representing a multimillion dollars business.\n\nafter 1920 with the coming of synthetic materials,which were products of the petrolium business ,which were owned by the families or associates of most of the presidents,\n\nthis competitive comodity could not be allowed to continue to exist,\nand the war on Mariujana was on.\n\nthe drug factor although it has been proven beyond doubt by countless tests that it was a relative harmless substance compared to sigarettes,alcohol and others,was blatently ignored and relentlessly the war continued to this day.\nalthough it does worry the church, since people tended to stay up all night and question religious and philosohical beliefs.some times coming to uncomplementary conclusions of what was socially accepted.\n\nalcohol puts people to sleep and they dont question the given standards.\n\n\nMARIJUANA FIBRE\ntoday Mariujana fibre is making a come back in Europe and Africa and produce designer pantalons and shirts for very high prices because the quality is superior than linnen.\n\nthese fibre plants do not produce drugs to speak of and are worthless for the drug market .it is the fibre that is the value.\n\nand organically speaking it is an exelent plant to recuporate tired soils ,after cattle and corn field have practically destroyed the land,because the plant is deep rooted grows on most altitudes,and breaks open or loosens compacted soils as well as secreting nitrogen.\n\n.the stalks can also be converted in to building material such as blocks\n\nP.S the war against Marijuana ,has traditionally been used in Europe,Africa ,USA and Mexico,as an excuse for the Governments to invade peoples privacy,place soldiers and police strategically throughout the countries for control and observation,and to employ more security forces.\nAmerican Soldiers are in Mexico today suposedly for Marijuana but the real reasons are more sinister\nIt also creates the right climate for coruption and abuse of power(which was the norm rather than the exception in South Africa ,during the days of Aparheid ,when it was simple to place a bag of marijuana in some bodies house,who was unpopular with the authorities, in order to arrest or shoot them.) \nNote:\ni grew up in a drug culture and there was lots of weed around many of my friends still smoke and i am now 62.\nfor health reasons i dont smoke much any more .\nin the early days these transitional drugs were necesary,for great changes in the general mentality,\ntoday in many places,this mentality is here , and in reality the drugs have become obselete .\n\nwe wasted a lot of time messing around when we should have been thinking of our future,but at the time the cultural revolution was more important ,but not an
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i use to smoke aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalot\ni drop it several years ago because mmmm a cant remember\nbut yes Amsterdam has every type you can imagine \nstrong, light, flavored, transgenic, \nwhen a was a dope head i smoke, Mexican , Colombian, Indian, cronic, American, Hawaiian, Afghan every type you can imagine, and they are all different, they give you a different type of high and in Amsterdam you can find all of them in on place.\nbut after years of brain toasting is all the same, don't waist your time
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To really get at your question, there are 3 major reasons why Holland allows/tolerates the personal use of marijuana\n1) They believe in the general principle of self-determination (I should be able to do what I want to myself as long as I don't hurt others)\n\n2) They accept the distinction between hard drugs and soft...  hard drugs are both physically and psychologically addictive, while soft drugs are not physically addictive but "may" be psychologically addictive\n\n3) They accept (and proven) the political theory that says criminalizing certain "unacceptable actives" actually increases the negative effects of that activity (The US sort-of learned that lesson during prohibition)\n\nThose three basic principles combine to create a sympathetic political/legal system towards "soft drugs" such as marijuana.\n(A forth possible tenet/principle is the idea that prosecuting people for hurting themselves is just a waste of state resources.)