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I'm not sure how it works in the EU, but in the US, most states have a "PMP" (prescription monitoring program) that tracks the sale of marijuana in many states

I'm not sure how it works in the EU, but in the US, most states have a "PMP" (prescription monitoring program) that tracks the sale of marijuana in many states (nevermind that its not an actual prescription, but it is a controlled substance) and viewable by your doctor back up to ~12 months or so. Most people don't know this however and think it works like alcohol sales where it's sold after ID verification and then everyone forgets about it. Some states treat marijuana sales like prescription drug dispensing, it has to be reported to a central database including the intimate details of the persons involved. I have no idea if this is the case in Spain, however.

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EU is not a country and the laws covering illicit substances vary wildly between member states.
- wil421 3mo ago
  How’s that any different than the US? States determine what they can do.
  - subscribed 3mo ago
    Still, EU is a loose federation with some common laws and mostly common border policy. It doesn't even have common currency.
    - sebastiennight 3mo ago
      > It doesn't even have common currency. This statement is about as accurate as saying the US doesn't have a common language, or Vatican City residents don't have a common religion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of_the_European_Union#Stage_Three:_1_January_1999_and_continuing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of...
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        Economic and monetary union is as a group of policies aimed at CONVERGING the economies. From your link. The European Union consists of 27 countries. 25% of them did not adopt Euro as the currency. "common" language is orthogonal here - it would be valid if you could legally use euro everywhere. You can't, it's not a currency in the quarter of the states. Sure, someone may accept it and offer you the exchange to the local currency. Vatican City example is also not very good (to put it mildly), because Catholicism is a state religion. You're not going to be deported for being Sikh, yes, but it's akin to the Romanian not being deported form Portugal for carrying lei in his pocket. Euro is NOT a common currency in the EU. It is by far the most popular. It is a common currency in the Eurozone countries. And these two are distinct from Europe as well. I'd suggest you discuss your ideas with someone before posting them again.
        bluebarbet 3mo ago
        The last line was unnecessary.
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        That was the measured response to the attempted ridicule (that's not nice too). Or, more politely, a suggestion to post arguments that are relevant.
        mothballed 3mo ago
        You were ridiculed because I never stated the EU was a country. I said I didn't know how things work in the EU, not that everywhere you go in the EU it would be the same (in fact, I explicitly stated, I did not know how the system worked in Spain specifically to denote national differences in law in the EU). Your malicious use of feigned lack of reading comprehension merits the response. No surprise you got back what you dished out.
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  - someonebaggy 3mo ago
    Cannabis is federally illegal in the US, and the federation has its own enforcement teams that can come and get you even if your state's enforcement teams won't.
    - mothballed 3mo ago
      This is half true. Medical cannabis is now schedule III, with state programs explicitly placed into sched III (even without FDA approval) making it fully federal legal in that case.
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edoceo 3mo ago
It's not like this in USA for cannabis. States with medical programs issue medical cards and the dispensary uses that as the only form of ID. For adult-recreational the dispensary can choose their ID verification system. Many use ID scanners connected to their online POS provider. The State run system doesn't track retail sales to an individual.
- mothballed 3mo ago
  Medical marijuana is linked to the PMP in my state. https://azcir.org/news/2025/04/10/are-az-medical-marijuana-cardholders-automatically-registered-with-prescription-monitoring-program-yes/ https://azcir.org/news/2025/04/10/are-az-medical-marijuana-c...
  - edoceo 3mo ago
    OMG, I forgot that AZ and VT have very unique programs. Basically everyone else is on BioTrack or Metrc which are dedicated cannabis "track and trace" - ex-pharmacy infrastructure

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EU is not a country and the laws covering illicit substances vary wildly between member states.

wil421 3mo ago
How’s that any different than the US? States determine what they can do.
- subscribed 3mo ago
  Still, EU is a loose federation with some common laws and mostly common border policy. It doesn't even have common currency.
  - sebastiennight 3mo ago
    > It doesn't even have common currency. This statement is about as accurate as saying the US doesn't have a common language, or Vatican City residents don't have a common religion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of_the_European_Union#Stage_Three:_1_January_1999_and_continuing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of...
    - subscribed 3mo ago
      Economic and monetary union is as a group of policies aimed at CONVERGING the economies. From your link. The European Union consists of 27 countries. 25% of them did not adopt Euro as the currency. "common" language is orthogonal here - it would be valid if you could legally use euro everywhere. You can't, it's not a currency in the quarter of the states. Sure, someone may accept it and offer you the exchange to the local currency. Vatican City example is also not very good (to put it mildly), because Catholicism is a state religion. You're not going to be deported for being Sikh, yes, but it's akin to the Romanian not being deported form Portugal for carrying lei in his pocket. Euro is NOT a common currency in the EU. It is by far the most popular. It is a common currency in the Eurozone countries. And these two are distinct from Europe as well. I'd suggest you discuss your ideas with someone before posting them again.
      - bluebarbet 3mo ago
        The last line was unnecessary.
        subscribed 3mo ago
        That was the measured response to the attempted ridicule (that's not nice too). Or, more politely, a suggestion to post arguments that are relevant.
        mothballed 3mo ago
        You were ridiculed because I never stated the EU was a country. I said I didn't know how things work in the EU, not that everywhere you go in the EU it would be the same (in fact, I explicitly stated, I did not know how the system worked in Spain specifically to denote national differences in law in the EU). Your malicious use of feigned lack of reading comprehension merits the response. No surprise you got back what you dished out.
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- someonebaggy 3mo ago
  Cannabis is federally illegal in the US, and the federation has its own enforcement teams that can come and get you even if your state's enforcement teams won't.
  - mothballed 3mo ago
    This is half true. Medical cannabis is now schedule III, with state programs explicitly placed into sched III (even without FDA approval) making it fully federal legal in that case.
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edoceo 3mo ago

It's not like this in USA for cannabis. States with medical programs issue medical cards and the dispensary uses that as the only form of ID. For adult-recreational the dispensary can choose their ID verification system. Many use ID scanners connected to their online POS provider. The State run system doesn't track retail sales to an individual.

mothballed 3mo ago
Medical marijuana is linked to the PMP in my state. https://azcir.org/news/2025/04/10/are-az-medical-marijuana-cardholders-automatically-registered-with-prescription-monitoring-program-yes/ https://azcir.org/news/2025/04/10/are-az-medical-marijuana-c...
- edoceo 3mo ago
  OMG, I forgot that AZ and VT have very unique programs. Basically everyone else is on BioTrack or Metrc which are dedicated cannabis "track and trace" - ex-pharmacy infrastructure