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German police association calls for complete legalization of cannabis
TheLocal.de ^
| 5 February 2018 09:53 CET+01:00
| AFP/DPA/The Local
Posted on 02/05/2018 7:25:38 AM PST by Olog-hai
The Association of German Criminal Officers (BDK) has spoken out in favor of ending the ban on cannabis, and has called for the decriminalization of all use of the drug.
“The prohibition of cannabis has historically been seen as arbitrary and has not yet been implemented in an intelligent and effective manner,” the head of BDK, André Schulz, told Bild newspaper on Monday.
“In the history of mankind, there has never been a society without the use of drugs; this is something that has to be accepted,” he added. “My prediction is cannabis will not be banned for long in Germany.”
The BDK, therefore, advocates a “complete decriminalization of cannabis use,” Schulz said, adding that the current legal system is stigmatizing people and promoting criminal careers. …
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: cannabis; eussr; germany; marijuana; medicine; pot; wod
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To: jmacusa
drugs are a commodity.Agreed.
That means money. When you have problem that involves money you get control of the money and you get control of the problem.
Not sure I follow you here; what would "getting control of the money" look like?
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posted on
02/05/2018 1:43:18 PM PST
by
NobleFree
("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
To: NobleFree
Currently the great majority of the money is controlled by criminals. It’s laundered, it’s untaxed and it corrupts. It corrupts everything it comes in contact with. The justice system, the police, politicians and the masses.
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posted on
02/05/2018 1:53:45 PM PST
by
jmacusa
("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
To: NobleFree
What I mean is legitimize the commodity and therefore you legitimize the money. Anheuser Busch doen’t need to bribe the courts and the police to do business.
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02/05/2018 1:57:31 PM PST
by
jmacusa
("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
To: jmacusa
What I mean is legitimize the commodity and therefore you legitimize the money. Anheuser Busch doen’t need to bribe the courts and the police to do business. Got you. I agree 110%.
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02/05/2018 2:07:30 PM PST
by
NobleFree
("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
To: Ken H
You mean roll one for the Muzzies ?
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posted on
02/05/2018 2:37:24 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: jmacusa
Slaves were a commodity at one time also. And they still are in much of the world, mostly thanks to leftism (which includes Islam).
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posted on
02/05/2018 4:37:13 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
True. But you can’t roll them up and smoke them.
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posted on
02/05/2018 4:40:00 PM PST
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jmacusa
("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
To: Olog-hai
Slaves were a commodity at one time also.So we should ban marijuana to defend the rights of marijuana?
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posted on
02/05/2018 5:19:38 PM PST
by
NobleFree
("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
To: jmacusa
Sounds like something some sultan somewhere might have tried, although as a punishment to the slave.
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posted on
02/05/2018 6:36:13 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: NobleFree
More like anything can be commoditized, if that’s a word.
Either way, the prophecy of the US Constitution being wholly inadequate to the government of the immoral and irreligious is certainly come true. Character matters, especially in a government that is designed to maximize freedom.
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posted on
02/05/2018 6:38:59 PM PST
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Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: NobleFree
Mind you, Germany’s Basic Law is more similar to the USSR constitution than the US. Either way, the moral character of a nation is the key to its success.
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posted on
02/05/2018 6:40:47 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
the prophecy of the US Constitution being wholly inadequate to the government of the immoral and irreligiousI'm not sure it was a "prophecy" - but it's certainly true. I find no record of any Founding Father saying government could make people moral and religious, whether by banning immoral and irreligious actions or by any other means.
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posted on
02/05/2018 6:48:25 PM PST
by
NobleFree
("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
To: NobleFree
You’re exactly right, and that was John Adams’ point about the US Constitution.
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02/05/2018 7:24:09 PM PST
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Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
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02/06/2018 11:05:27 AM PST
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jmacusa
("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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