Luxembourg to become first country in Europe to legalize cannabis

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Luxembourg to become first country in Europe to legalize cannabis

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from https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/europe/l ... index.html
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Luxembourg is set to become the first European nation to legalize the growing and use of cannabis, the government announced in a statement on Friday.
Under the new legislation, adults over 18 in Luxembourg will be allowed to use cannabis, and to grow up to four plants per household, which would make it the first country in Europe to fully legalize the production and consumption of the drug.
Decriminalization will also dramatically lower the current fines for possession of the drug to between $29 and $581 for possession of three grams or less, down from the current fines of $291 to $2,910.
Consuming cannabis in public, however, will remain illegal.
Trading seeds would also be permitted under the new legislation, with no limit on the quantity or levels of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of cannabis.
The change of policy is an attempt by the government to crack down on drug-related crime and the black market drugs trade. Ministers will now be able to regulate the currently illegal cannabis market.
The new legislation has the backing of the government coalition, but a vote in parliament is still required to confirm the new proposals.
It puts Luxembourg, a small landlocked with a population of just over 600,000 people, at the forefront of a growing movement across the continent to relax cannabis legislation.
Italy will likely decide whether or not to decriminalize cannabis in a referendum next year, after campaign groups managed to gather the required 500,000 signatures required to force a vote.
The consumption of cannabis is not criminalized under Italian law and marijuana for medical purposes is permitted. However, buying, selling and mass cultivating the herb is illegal and dealers could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
If the public votes to decriminalize cannabis, the purchase, sale and cultivation of the drug there will all become legal.

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Wasn't Netherland the first? I went to the Netherlands a few years ago and was shocked at how easy going people are about cannabis and cannabis products. It was the first time in my life that I tried weed and products made from it. Most of all, I enjoyed the 7 Best USDA Organic CBD Oil Products. I was putting this oil in my food, which gave it a better taste, and also gave a relaxing effect. Unfortunately, I am from the United States of America, and here weed is illegal, and I couldn't take home some of the products I liked.
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Cannabis is not legal in The Netherlands, only tolerated.

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I thought the opposite to be honest. At least my friend said that cannabis is a normal thing in Netherlands, haha
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Malta beat everyone to it, been legal since December 2021. Can grow 4 plants at home, sales via clubs, which are not yet open, they still working out the rules and regs for them.
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