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Canada shares a border with the USA (where persecution of cannabis use is a billion-dollar profitable industry) and has made no effort to dissuide cannabis tour

by bregma 7y ago

Canada shares a border with the USA (where persecution of cannabis use is a billion-dollar profitable industry) and has made no effort to dissuide cannabis tourism. On the contrary: we welcome it it open doors.

swebs 7y ago
>where persecution of cannabis use is a billion-dollar profitable industry Source?
- whatshisface 7y ago
  Billions of dollars are spent prosecuting and jailing cannabis users, growers and merchants. The money comes from the taxpayers and goes to the companies and government agencies that do it. If you draw a surface that envelops the prison and policing industry but excludes taxpayers, it will look like billions are flowing in from weed enforcement.
- petraeus 7y ago
  google "war on drugs" and "prison industrial complex"
- thecleaner 7y ago
  Private prison industry. Incentive wise they have every incentive to fight cannabis reform. Easy convictions -> more convictions -> more demand for prisons.
lawlorino 7y ago
> On the contrary: we welcome it it open doors. Well good for you, but as someone who lives in the centre of Amsterdam I can understand the motivation to discourage drug tourism. Edit: to clarify it's not the reams of tourists getting high in coffee shops that I have a problem with, but the knock-on effects of it. Tourists treat the city like an adult themepark and recently the city council have been taking steps to address these problems.
- bartvanH 7y ago
  I am personally more annoyed by the drunk people than i am by the high/stoned people.
  - ed_balls 7y ago
    If people were just smoking weed that wouldn't be a problem.
- EForEndeavour 7y ago
  In other words, heavy tourism is a problem, no matter what drives it.
- emsy 7y ago
  Amsterdam is still clean and quiet compared to other major cities. To be honest, I suspect the main factor to be the red light district. Just visit the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. I'd argue it's much worse and they don't offer legal weed. To be clear, I'm not arguing for or against prostitution, but against prostitution as a tourist attraction.
  - BurningFrog 7y ago
    It's hard to see how you can have prostitution and it not be a tourist attraction.
    - davvolun 7y ago
      If prostitution was legal, or decriminalized (I believe sex workers and advocates prefer decriminalization over legalization), everywhere, it wouldn't be much of a tourist attraction.
    - Ididntdothis 7y ago
      In Germany prostitution is legal and with the exception of st Pauli the red light districts are the opposite of tourist attractions.
- 7y ago
monksy 7y ago
> we welcome it it open doors. In general, they're not really a completely open border. They're pretty strict about who they let in. They'll check into your US 'criminal record' and make judgements based on that. (A bit of an overeach.. but a bit weird if you have a DUI and they reject you [that's their policy]) I'm not sure why they get a complete pass to claim that they're the good guys when the US isn't as picky. (Yes, the US is a PITA to travel to)

by bregma 7y ago

swebs 7y ago

>where persecution of cannabis use is a billion-dollar profitable industry Source?

whatshisface 7y ago
Billions of dollars are spent prosecuting and jailing cannabis users, growers and merchants. The money comes from the taxpayers and goes to the companies and government agencies that do it. If you draw a surface that envelops the prison and policing industry but excludes taxpayers, it will look like billions are flowing in from weed enforcement.
petraeus 7y ago
google "war on drugs" and "prison industrial complex"
thecleaner 7y ago
Private prison industry. Incentive wise they have every incentive to fight cannabis reform. Easy convictions -> more convictions -> more demand for prisons.

lawlorino 7y ago

> On the contrary: we welcome it it open doors. Well good for you, but as someone who lives in the centre of Amsterdam I can understand the motivation to discourage drug tourism. Edit: to clarify it's not the reams of tourists getting high in coffee shops that I have a problem with, but the knock-on effects of it. Tourists treat the city like an adult themepark and recently the city council have been taking steps to address these problems.

bartvanH 7y ago
I am personally more annoyed by the drunk people than i am by the high/stoned people.
- ed_balls 7y ago
  If people were just smoking weed that wouldn't be a problem.
EForEndeavour 7y ago
In other words, heavy tourism is a problem, no matter what drives it.
emsy 7y ago
Amsterdam is still clean and quiet compared to other major cities. To be honest, I suspect the main factor to be the red light district. Just visit the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. I'd argue it's much worse and they don't offer legal weed. To be clear, I'm not arguing for or against prostitution, but against prostitution as a tourist attraction.
- BurningFrog 7y ago
  It's hard to see how you can have prostitution and it not be a tourist attraction.
  - davvolun 7y ago
    If prostitution was legal, or decriminalized (I believe sex workers and advocates prefer decriminalization over legalization), everywhere, it wouldn't be much of a tourist attraction.
  - Ididntdothis 7y ago
    In Germany prostitution is legal and with the exception of st Pauli the red light districts are the opposite of tourist attractions.
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monksy 7y ago

> we welcome it it open doors. In general, they're not really a completely open border. They're pretty strict about who they let in. They'll check into your US 'criminal record' and make judgements based on that. (A bit of an overeach.. but a bit weird if you have a DUI and they reject you [that's their policy]) I'm not sure why they get a complete pass to claim that they're the good guys when the US isn't as picky. (Yes, the US is a PITA to travel to)