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Hey, person living in Czechia here. Weed is illegal here. For carrying a joint or up to 10g of weed, you can get fined up to 600USD. More than that and you migh

by lupajz 8y ago

Hey, person living in Czechia here. Weed is illegal here. For carrying a joint or up to 10g of weed, you can get fined up to 600USD. More than that and you might have some serious problems with police. Of course you can't smoke it in public only at home. I think it's quite a misconception about Czechia being super weed friendly. As a tourist you are most probably going to get scammed on streets of Prague. If you want to feel more free about weed consumption Netherlands is the place to go to.

chrisweekly 8y ago
Tangent: when did "Czechia" become a recognized short form of "Czech Republic"? (I lived and worked in Prague in the late 90's and before today had never come across "Czechia".)
- hprotagonist 8y ago
  1925; but more seriously, 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_the_Czech_Republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_the_Czech_Republic
- qwerty456127 8y ago
  Some years ago but I'm really surprised there are people who care about whether the words they use are officially "recognized".
  - lmm 8y ago
    I don't particularly care about what's official so much as what people use in conversation, but seeing the name of a country change within my own lifetime is an unusual and interesting experience.
    - qwerty456127 8y ago
      Then you may probably be interested in knowing it's just a change in the official code (and I believe quite a number of such changes took place all over the world during your lifetime) and that it even isn't a change but an addition - the "old" name remains ("Czechia" to "The Czech Republic" is what "Mexico" is to "The United Mexican States" or what "Russia" is to "The Russian Federation"). Every Czech or other eastern-European would perfectly understand you if you'd have been using the word "Czechia" in in the past although it wasn't used much in English speech actually. I had even been using it in some semi-official texts in 2008, it wasn't invented in 2013 and wasn't any kind of unacceptable or widely-unknown before.
      - lmm 8y ago
        I don't think it's "just" an official change; whether a cause or consequence of the official change, I've encountered Czech people saying "Czechia" in English a lot more often in recent years than earlier. (E.g. the place I bought my bike from redesigned their website and the new one says "Proudly made in Czechia" where the old one said "Made in Czech Republic"). Of course these things are gradual but I do think it's a real change.
  - michaelt 8y ago
    Northern Ireland has unionist-associated and nationalist-associated names [1] - using one of them without knowing you're doing so might make people think you've got strong opinions on something you actually don't know much about. So if you hear someone using a country name you've never heard before, I can understand being cautious about adopting it :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_names_for_Northern_Ireland#Political_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_names_for_Northern...
- david-gpu 8y ago
  <<The country will retain its full name but Czechia will become the official short geographic name, as "France" is to "The French Republic">> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36048186 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36048186
- amatecha 8y ago
  As far as I've noticed, most ppl including residents seem to just call it "Czech".
- biztos 8y ago
  Anecdata: in 2005 I dated a Czech who called the country "Czech" when speaking English (her third language). Further tangent: at least part of it has been "die Tschechei" in German since 1918 per the Wiktionary[0] and that's certainly the word people used in West Germany in the 80's, and I believe it's used widely today despite "Tschechien" being official[1]. The Wikipedia article (in German) suggests Tschechei is from Čechy which seems to be Czech for Bohemia. But I am not Czech nor Cseh nor tschechisch nor Čech so I may soon stand corrected. :-) [0]: https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschechei https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschechei [1]: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tschechien https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tschechien
ryanlol 8y ago
Maybe illegal, but there are still bars in Prague very openly selling pot.
- qwerty456127 8y ago
  Openly? Hardly. You are to know a place and how to ask for it.
  - TomMarius 8y ago
    While true, it's trivial to find this info on Google Maps.
    - qwerty456127 8y ago
      I've only found some shops claiming they only sell CBD products and not THC. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong, I have little experience with Google Maps, I've just opened Google Maps and searched for weed and cannabis.
      - TomMarius 8y ago
        Weed (THC) is illegal in the Czech Republic, thus it is not openly advertised. Search for a "weed bar prague" in ordinary google search; various forums and reviews will show up. Then put some bar name into google maps and there will probably be a "user guide" in reviews. If not, then move to the next one - there are dozens, if not hundreds. If there is no guide and you're certain the bar sells weed, simply ask for it directly, usually the only requirement is to buy a drink first.
        ryanlol 8y ago
        >usually the only requirement is to buy a drink first. And if you obviously have no clue what you're doing and don't even try to buy a drink, they'll definitely know you aren't a cop and offer you the weed.
qwerty456127 8y ago
I know its illegal and would prefer to avoid the risk of doing so myself but I've seen people smoking smelly weed outdoors and the cops walking along and without paying attention many times in Prague and I adore this.

by lupajz 8y ago

chrisweekly 8y ago

Tangent: when did "Czechia" become a recognized short form of "Czech Republic"? (I lived and worked in Prague in the late 90's and before today had never come across "Czechia".)

hprotagonist 8y ago
1925; but more seriously, 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_the_Czech_Republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_the_Czech_Republic
qwerty456127 8y ago
Some years ago but I'm really surprised there are people who care about whether the words they use are officially "recognized".
- lmm 8y ago
  I don't particularly care about what's official so much as what people use in conversation, but seeing the name of a country change within my own lifetime is an unusual and interesting experience.
  - qwerty456127 8y ago
    Then you may probably be interested in knowing it's just a change in the official code (and I believe quite a number of such changes took place all over the world during your lifetime) and that it even isn't a change but an addition - the "old" name remains ("Czechia" to "The Czech Republic" is what "Mexico" is to "The United Mexican States" or what "Russia" is to "The Russian Federation"). Every Czech or other eastern-European would perfectly understand you if you'd have been using the word "Czechia" in in the past although it wasn't used much in English speech actually. I had even been using it in some semi-official texts in 2008, it wasn't invented in 2013 and wasn't any kind of unacceptable or widely-unknown before.
    - lmm 8y ago
      I don't think it's "just" an official change; whether a cause or consequence of the official change, I've encountered Czech people saying "Czechia" in English a lot more often in recent years than earlier. (E.g. the place I bought my bike from redesigned their website and the new one says "Proudly made in Czechia" where the old one said "Made in Czech Republic"). Of course these things are gradual but I do think it's a real change.
- michaelt 8y ago
  Northern Ireland has unionist-associated and nationalist-associated names [1] - using one of them without knowing you're doing so might make people think you've got strong opinions on something you actually don't know much about. So if you hear someone using a country name you've never heard before, I can understand being cautious about adopting it :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_names_for_Northern_Ireland#Political_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_names_for_Northern...
david-gpu 8y ago
<<The country will retain its full name but Czechia will become the official short geographic name, as "France" is to "The French Republic">> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36048186 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36048186
amatecha 8y ago
As far as I've noticed, most ppl including residents seem to just call it "Czech".
biztos 8y ago
Anecdata: in 2005 I dated a Czech who called the country "Czech" when speaking English (her third language). Further tangent: at least part of it has been "die Tschechei" in German since 1918 per the Wiktionary[0] and that's certainly the word people used in West Germany in the 80's, and I believe it's used widely today despite "Tschechien" being official[1]. The Wikipedia article (in German) suggests Tschechei is from Čechy which seems to be Czech for Bohemia. But I am not Czech nor Cseh nor tschechisch nor Čech so I may soon stand corrected. :-) [0]: https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschechei https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tschechei [1]: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tschechien https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tschechien

ryanlol 8y ago

Maybe illegal, but there are still bars in Prague very openly selling pot.

qwerty456127 8y ago
Openly? Hardly. You are to know a place and how to ask for it.
- TomMarius 8y ago
  While true, it's trivial to find this info on Google Maps.
  - qwerty456127 8y ago
    I've only found some shops claiming they only sell CBD products and not THC. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong, I have little experience with Google Maps, I've just opened Google Maps and searched for weed and cannabis.
    - TomMarius 8y ago
      Weed (THC) is illegal in the Czech Republic, thus it is not openly advertised. Search for a "weed bar prague" in ordinary google search; various forums and reviews will show up. Then put some bar name into google maps and there will probably be a "user guide" in reviews. If not, then move to the next one - there are dozens, if not hundreds. If there is no guide and you're certain the bar sells weed, simply ask for it directly, usually the only requirement is to buy a drink first.
      - ryanlol 8y ago
        >usually the only requirement is to buy a drink first. And if you obviously have no clue what you're doing and don't even try to buy a drink, they'll definitely know you aren't a cop and offer you the weed.

qwerty456127 8y ago

I know its illegal and would prefer to avoid the risk of doing so myself but I've seen people smoking smelly weed outdoors and the cops walking along and without paying attention many times in Prague and I adore this.