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I hope they eventually do this in the UK. Weed is basically not illegal if you’re relatively well off and white. I’ve seen a number of cops just take the weed a

I hope they eventually do this in the UK. Weed is basically not illegal if you’re relatively well off and white. I’ve seen a number of cops just take the weed away from a rich uni student or similar and bin it with no further action taken, but if you’re not, criminal charges await. Making it decriminalised would solve that disparity of treatment.

Tenoke 4y ago
Eh, I've smoked near cops in London as a poor immigrant student and they've at best given me a stare or a few words. It depends on the cop but generally they are pretty lenient with non-dealers.
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blackhaz 4y ago
I really hope so as well. Black market weed in UK sucks. I've moved here recently and all the stuff I was able to get was dry deodorized skunk grown on chemicals - really sad state. It stinks a mile away, it's not fresh, you literally can feel there's something added to it that shouldn't be there. I stopped using cannabis completely at this point.
BrianOnHN 4y ago
Not sure why your comment is down-voted, because this is true in the US, too.
- rovek 4y ago
  I would suggest because the sentiment is a trite misrepresentation of people's experiences across multiple facets. Throughout the summer you'll smell weed constantly if you're out and about and never see anyone so much as approached by any nearby police, regardless of who they are. Edit: UK, I can't speak for the US
frereubu 4y ago
This has been true for a while - in the 1990s when effective decriminalisation wasn't on the cards, I knew the son of a judge who was caught in the middle of Edinburgh with a shopping trolley full of cannabis plants. He got arrested, but didn't get anything worse than a slap on the wrist.
yieldcrv 4y ago
man all over the UK and continental Europe this decriminalized stuff is just like 4% THC, and the legal CBD shops can't go above 2% THC. And so we're stuck with all the "cool kids" trying to be endearing when they hear you're from the states, but its this super low quality crap with no way to tell quality. I want r e c r e a t i o n a l like California, in Europe I don't want like 3 novelty shops in Amsterdam, I want the commercial Apple-store-of-weed style seen in California, I also agree with more tiers on THC amount and studies instead of anecdotes. I want some actual consumer protection and options based on science and letting consumers make more informed choices. The US has no adequate studies yet like clinical trials and that's pretty pathetic as the states are unequipped to do this at the standard the FDA does. Other countries shouldn't have that dilemma.

Tenoke 4y ago

Eh, I've smoked near cops in London as a poor immigrant student and they've at best given me a stare or a few words. It depends on the cop but generally they are pretty lenient with non-dealers.

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blackhaz 4y ago

I really hope so as well. Black market weed in UK sucks. I've moved here recently and all the stuff I was able to get was dry deodorized skunk grown on chemicals - really sad state. It stinks a mile away, it's not fresh, you literally can feel there's something added to it that shouldn't be there. I stopped using cannabis completely at this point.

BrianOnHN 4y ago

Not sure why your comment is down-voted, because this is true in the US, too.

rovek 4y ago
I would suggest because the sentiment is a trite misrepresentation of people's experiences across multiple facets. Throughout the summer you'll smell weed constantly if you're out and about and never see anyone so much as approached by any nearby police, regardless of who they are. Edit: UK, I can't speak for the US

frereubu 4y ago

This has been true for a while - in the 1990s when effective decriminalisation wasn't on the cards, I knew the son of a judge who was caught in the middle of Edinburgh with a shopping trolley full of cannabis plants. He got arrested, but didn't get anything worse than a slap on the wrist.

yieldcrv 4y ago

man all over the UK and continental Europe this decriminalized stuff is just like 4% THC, and the legal CBD shops can't go above 2% THC. And so we're stuck with all the "cool kids" trying to be endearing when they hear you're from the states, but its this super low quality crap with no way to tell quality. I want r e c r e a t i o n a l like California, in Europe I don't want like 3 novelty shops in Amsterdam, I want the commercial Apple-store-of-weed style seen in California, I also agree with more tiers on THC amount and studies instead of anecdotes. I want some actual consumer protection and options based on science and letting consumers make more informed choices. The US has no adequate studies yet like clinical trials and that's pretty pathetic as the states are unequipped to do this at the standard the FDA does. Other countries shouldn't have that dilemma.