Wake up, Canadian "Recreational"???Drug Users

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Weed, Cannabis, Around the World: What Legal Marijuana Looks Like in Other Countries.

Canada is “on track” HAH HA, to become the second country in the world to legalize the consumption and sale of recreational marijuana, after Uruguay made the big leap in 2014.

On Thursday,April 13 2017, the Liberal Government of Canada??? introduced its Cannabis Act, which allows people aged 18 and over to purchase; and consume marijuana.

Much like alcohol, many of the nuts some bolts of legislation will be left,  right, to the provinces, those greedy dumb asses,who will be able to raise the minimum age if they so wish, and will be “required” to implement a retail system.

The Just-In and Out, pad my pocket, Trudeau government also plans to punish people… for driving under the influence of marijuana, selling it to minors and importing or exporting it; without a government Capitalist Fascist permit.

Here’s a look at some other countries that have legalised, decriminalised; or simply chosen to tolerate; recreational marijuana. In 2014, Uruguay became the first country to comprehensively legalise the production, sale and consumption of recreational marijuana, Reuters reported.

This American, South, country allows adults to buy up to 40 grams of cannabis/marijuana every month from approved pharmacies. Cannabis users must first register with authorities and have their purchases tracked.

Registered, pot users can even set up smoking clubs of anywhere from 15 to 45 people to grow marijuana with other enthusiasts. These cannabis cooperatives can plant up to 99 plants in the same space.

While Canada’s government is said to be eyeing the millions, and possible billions, in tax revenue to be obtained through marijuana, Uruguay exempts cannabis from taxes otherwise imposed on agricultural products, only mandating a value-added tax for sale. In Uruguay, Commercial growers are charged a fee, but this measure intends “to keep the price competitive with the black market, not to maximize state income,”

The Netherlands:

You could be forgiven for thinking that marijuana is legal in Amsterdam, one of the world’s most well-known tourism destinations for pot smokers.

But it’s not.

Rather, it’s tolerated. The possession and sale of small amounts of pot — up to 5 grams — has been decriminalised in the country for just over 40 years, according to the research publication Crime and Justice. However, cultivation of the plants is illegal. This means the country’s famous coffee shops can legally sell marijuana to customers, but Owners Have to Source Their Product from Criminal Elements.

It’s a legal grey zone that some Dutch lawmakers are trying to clear up. In February, the country’s lower house of parliament narrowly voted in favour of establishing a system of legalized, state-approved commercial growers, the BBC reported.

However, the results of the country’s recent election mean the lower house of parliament no longer has a pro-cannabis majority.

For that reason, it may be some time yet before proprietors of Amsterdam’s coffee shops can source their marijuana legally, rather than awkwardly procure weed from illegal growers while authorities look the other way.

Spain

The sale of marijuana is technically illegal in Spain, but the country is home to hundreds of cannabis clubs, according to a blog post by Nadja Vietz of the international law firm Harris Bricken.

Legally speaking, cannabis clubs operate as collectives where people can consume marijuana on the club’s property, and only a certain amount. Members technically pay to own a part of the club, rather than to buy marijuana, allowing them to evade punishment for selling marijuana.~~~Al (Alex-Alexander) D Girvan.