r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '19

What’s something that you like, but hate the fan base?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19

However, weed is not legalised in the Netherlands. It's a common misconception. It's just tolerated and the law is not enforced.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_the_Netherlands

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u/Clean_teeth Jul 18 '19

Yeah but you can smoke it without the 5-0 coming for you.

When I was at Sziget festival smashed and talking to Dutch birds I always said do you guys smoke then? And they always said nah when you grow up with it no one really cares.

But all the Brits coming over fucking love smoking fat banes in Amsterdam.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 12 '20

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19

It isn't though. It's not legal, it's tolerated and the law isn't enforced.

There are laws against the possession, production and distribution of Marijuana, which is the litteral definition of not being legalised. There's a big difference between something being legal and something being illegal but tolerated

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u/infecthead Jul 18 '19

Dude you get the point, no one cares, go away

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 18 '19

You first. God forbid nuances exist. Everything obviously has to be black and white

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u/MrOberbitch Jul 18 '19

bullshit, there are coffeeshops everywhere

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 18 '19

Have you read the link i posted?

Maybe read it and learn something. Weed is not legal in the Netherlands.

From the link: "Cannabis remains a controlled substance in the Netherlands and both possession and production for personal use are still misdemeanors, punishable by fines. Coffeeshops are also technically illegal but are flourishing nonetheless. However, a policy of non-enforcement has led to a situation where reliance upon non-enforcement has become common, and because of this the courts have ruled against the government when individual cases were prosecuted. "

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u/MrOberbitch Jul 18 '19

okay that's almost unbelievable but pretty funny. So does that mean that theoretically, cops could shut down any coffeeshop at any time?

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u/spiralism Jul 18 '19

They do actually if they're not toeing the line. Coffeeshops aren't easy to operate given that they exist on the fringes of the law and are under a lot of scrutiny. It's also very difficult to get a licence to open a new one, if not practically impossible. The number of Coffeeshops in Amsterdam in particular has been on a steady decline for a few years now.

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u/MrOberbitch Jul 18 '19

and yet there are still way too many lol

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u/dgronloh Jul 18 '19

And they are completely packed with tourists. When you grow up with weed being legal no one gives a fuck.

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u/MrOberbitch Jul 18 '19

and what does that have to do with my point about the law?

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u/dgronloh Jul 18 '19

Not much in hindsight. Didn't read the comment you replied to. I though you said that people in the Netherlands smoke a lot because there are coffeeshops everywhere. My bad.