paffie

I started smoking weed when i was 14 or 15 years old, and stopped when my girlfriend moved in after collega (when i was about 22). During the last 10 year however, i smoke 1 or 2 joints a year, so i'm not really up-to-date with current legislation...

When i was a college student, it was an unwritten law that you only bought and smoked weed or hasj in Belgium or the Netherlands... The coffeeshops in maastricht were always filled with french, german and belgian people because the laws in their country were more severe than in the netherlands... I always went to Hoensbroek since it was a coffeeshop with mostly dutch and belgian visitors, so it was more relaxed...

I seached on wikipedia, and it still says about germany "The possession is illegal, while consumption itself is legal on the basis of it being considered self-harm, which is not considered a crime. The possession of small amounts is prosecuted, but charges are virtually always dropped. The definition of this small amount varies depending on the federal state, the state of Berlin being the most liberal, allowing 15 grams for personal use in most cases, while most states do not prosecute up to 6 grams.". Seems like they are not that harsh anymore...

The discussion is about france however... I did find this article, it looks like France still has a severe punishment on drug use, like it had 10 years ago...: "1. Consumption and possession In addition to penalising the debate on cannabis (presenting it in a "favorable" way is an offence), the French law prohibits the use of cannabis with more or less severe sanctions according to the act ; as example, the simple use can lead to up to one year of imprisonment which can be accompanied or substituted by a fine going up to 3.750 euros; Possession or use of drugs in a private or public place (in the street, in a bus, in your own car if it is in the street, in a bar, etc.) is totally forbidden. No distinction is made for use for therapeutic or religious purpose in continental France, but there are some special laws in overseas territories like Polynesia. This approximate application of the law, which is dependent on the interpretation of individuals (judge and police) as much as geographical localizations (larger tolerance downtown and big cities), has regularly put the problem of the revision of this law on table. "

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