Horrible plan. Just open up the law for home grown stuff with some clear boundaries
Home-grown was already possible. What do you see as the problem with this plan?
Possible in practical terms, but not legal
It is against the law to grow marijuana and cannabis plants. In cases where no more than 5 plants are grown for personal consumption, the police will generally only seize the plants. If more than 5 plants are found, the Public Prosecution Service will prosecute.
https://www.government.nl/topics/drugs/toleration-policy-regarding-soft-drugs-and-coffee-shops
Basically if you have 5 or less plants the cops will probably ignore you unless you’re a dickhead or are annoying neighbors or something like that.
Yeah I mean, that’s the thing with marijuana legislation in the Netherlands in general - it’s not legal in the first place. It would, of course, be preferable if it was actually legal (and this might very well be a step on the road to get there), but yes, in practical terms, there’s not too much impact - whereas this plan addresses an actual problem, i.e. criminality involved with the drug supply of coffee shops.
The reason they put this kind of limits is to protect the income (of coming?) companies. Nobody wants pesky people growing their own stuff, but spending taxable money. Even nicer “for everybody” if the initial money comes from lobbying companies paying for the law to be favorable to them.
Same reason Germany is failing to do so right now. EU laws and even some UN treaties that need to be circumvented in creative way as they don’t actually allow legalisation.
The un treaties should not be a Problem. Germany could Just ignore them Like canada or leave the treaties and rejoin with a excemption for cannabis. Bolivia did this for Coca leaves.
