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You can go to jail for alcohol too. Just depends where you are.

by tdy721 7y ago

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TomMarius 7y ago
Which western country is that? AFAIK even most islamist states allow alcohol for non-muslims.
- ejolto 7y ago
  In Norway you can get up to 6 months in prison for selling alcohol that is over 60% ethanol by volume. Up to 2 years if the offense is "particularly serious".
  - TomMarius 7y ago
    Oh yeah, I forgot about Norway. I have a (Czech) friend there, they have to pull down the sunblinds when they want to drink a beer. Seems insane to me, also a Czech guy.
    - ccsalvesen 7y ago
      As a Norwegian I can tell you that your friend is pulling your leg. You are free to drink on private property. I have never heard about anyone being arrested for responsible drinking in public parks, beaches and places like that. It's not allowed to serve people that is "visibly intoxicated" but almost no one cares. At a normal Friday and Saturday night, Oslo is a battlefield of shitfaced people.
      - ejolto 7y ago
        Oslo is very liberal when it comes to public drinking. It's not uncommon to get fined for drinking in parks in other cities in Norway. I've only heard of someone getting arrested for it once though, and that was because he refused to pour out the beer when requested by a police officer and chugged it instead.
      - M2Ys4U 7y ago
        >It's not allowed to serve people that is "visibly intoxicated" but almost no one cares. At a normal Friday and Saturday night, Oslo is a battlefield of shitfaced people. Strictly speaking the same is true in the UK, but lol. Section 141 of the Licensing Act 2003: "(1) A person [...] commits an offence if, on relevant premises, he knowingly— (a) sells or attempts to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk, or (b) allows alcohol to be sold to such a person. [...] (4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale." Where "level 3 on the standard scale" is £1,000.
    - ejolto 7y ago
      That doesn't sound right. You are allowed to drink beer on your own property, or in bars. You are not allowed to drink beer in public spaces, but the police will enforce that differently depending on the region.
      - TomMarius 7y ago
        I think it has something to do with them having children.
        ejolto 7y ago
        Drinking with children present is taboo but not illegal. So that kind of makes sense if they have nosy neighbors.
  - collyw 7y ago
    Selling is a different story from possession. I think most countries require a license to sell alcohol.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
  Australia: To use a still of any capacity to distil alcohol such as spirits, you must have an excise manufacturer licence. Severe penalties apply for manufacturing spirits without an excise manufacturer licence.[1] Although, in practice, I can’t say I’ve ever heard of a case of someone being fined for making spirits at home, and you’d probably have to repeatedly offend that particular law in order to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment. 1. https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Excise-and-excise-equivalent-goods/Alcohol-excise/Spirits-and-other-excisable-beverages/Stills-and-distillation/ https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Excise-and-excise-equivalent...
  - himlion 7y ago
    For personal use, sure, you'll probably get away with it. Try selling it and see what happens.
    - TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
      Yeah nah.
  - TomMarius 7y ago
    Isn't that because of taxation? It is that way in Czechia as well, purely because of that; it is OK to make spirits at home though (up to some - albeit pretty large - amount).
    - TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
      I’m honestly not sure I know what the original motivations for that law is, but I always assumed it’s due to taxation and licensing reasons.
    - dejv 7y ago
      Sorry but it is not allowed to make spirits at home in Czech Republic. You can use certified distillery to make spirit from home grown fruit and pay taxes (although not as much as for commercial alcohol). This spirit is used for personal use only and could not be sold.

You can go to jail for alcohol too. Just depends where you are.

by tdy721 7y ago

You can go to jail for alcohol too. Just depends where you are.

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TomMarius 7y ago

Which western country is that? AFAIK even most islamist states allow alcohol for non-muslims.

ejolto 7y ago
In Norway you can get up to 6 months in prison for selling alcohol that is over 60% ethanol by volume. Up to 2 years if the offense is "particularly serious".
- TomMarius 7y ago
  Oh yeah, I forgot about Norway. I have a (Czech) friend there, they have to pull down the sunblinds when they want to drink a beer. Seems insane to me, also a Czech guy.
  - ccsalvesen 7y ago
    As a Norwegian I can tell you that your friend is pulling your leg. You are free to drink on private property. I have never heard about anyone being arrested for responsible drinking in public parks, beaches and places like that. It's not allowed to serve people that is "visibly intoxicated" but almost no one cares. At a normal Friday and Saturday night, Oslo is a battlefield of shitfaced people.
    - ejolto 7y ago
      Oslo is very liberal when it comes to public drinking. It's not uncommon to get fined for drinking in parks in other cities in Norway. I've only heard of someone getting arrested for it once though, and that was because he refused to pour out the beer when requested by a police officer and chugged it instead.
    - M2Ys4U 7y ago
      >It's not allowed to serve people that is "visibly intoxicated" but almost no one cares. At a normal Friday and Saturday night, Oslo is a battlefield of shitfaced people. Strictly speaking the same is true in the UK, but lol. Section 141 of the Licensing Act 2003: "(1) A person [...] commits an offence if, on relevant premises, he knowingly— (a) sells or attempts to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk, or (b) allows alcohol to be sold to such a person. [...] (4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale." Where "level 3 on the standard scale" is £1,000.
  - ejolto 7y ago
    That doesn't sound right. You are allowed to drink beer on your own property, or in bars. You are not allowed to drink beer in public spaces, but the police will enforce that differently depending on the region.
    - TomMarius 7y ago
      I think it has something to do with them having children.
      - ejolto 7y ago
        Drinking with children present is taboo but not illegal. So that kind of makes sense if they have nosy neighbors.
- collyw 7y ago
  Selling is a different story from possession. I think most countries require a license to sell alcohol.
TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
Australia: To use a still of any capacity to distil alcohol such as spirits, you must have an excise manufacturer licence. Severe penalties apply for manufacturing spirits without an excise manufacturer licence.[1] Although, in practice, I can’t say I’ve ever heard of a case of someone being fined for making spirits at home, and you’d probably have to repeatedly offend that particular law in order to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment. 1. https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Excise-and-excise-equivalent-goods/Alcohol-excise/Spirits-and-other-excisable-beverages/Stills-and-distillation/ https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Excise-and-excise-equivalent...
- himlion 7y ago
  For personal use, sure, you'll probably get away with it. Try selling it and see what happens.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
    Yeah nah.
- TomMarius 7y ago
  Isn't that because of taxation? It is that way in Czechia as well, purely because of that; it is OK to make spirits at home though (up to some - albeit pretty large - amount).
  - TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
    I’m honestly not sure I know what the original motivations for that law is, but I always assumed it’s due to taxation and licensing reasons.
  - dejv 7y ago
    Sorry but it is not allowed to make spirits at home in Czech Republic. You can use certified distillery to make spirit from home grown fruit and pay taxes (although not as much as for commercial alcohol). This spirit is used for personal use only and could not be sold.