The current legislation about the consumption, cultivation and its therapeutical use depend on each member of the European Community.
As we said in our anterior article Marijuana, is it legal?, is important to know the legislation and the penalization of your country or where you want to travel.
In general, there exist 4 categories where jurisprudence can be classified in each country about the cannabis use.
In most cases, the law that regulates cannabis is the same as the law that controls other strong drugs.
“Nevertheless, the given studies that fight for the medical use of the plants, some countries have not penalized its consumption possession and transportation.”
Have a look in the legacy classification:
Germany, Italy and Netherlands have liberal laws about marijuana() use.
The government has decriminalized or legislated its possession with therapeutical aim.
The police and judges don’t arrest marijuana consumers.
“The crimes related with cannabis can punish people with until 5 years of prison or a fine.”
Nevertheless, if the person has a little portion, the punishment can be diminished.
“Since 1994, the constitutional tribunal declared that the federated states should refuse to lawsuit in cases of the possession of cannabis for a personal use.”
In this way, each Land() considers what the minimum quantity of punishment is.
In Berlin, for example, the possession of marijuana in a legal way is 15g for person.
North Europe is the less permissive with the use and the consumption of marijuana().
In these countries, all cases relevant with marijuana are brought into judgement. The sentences for the marijuana possession or consumption involve prison or a fine.
These charges can be avoided with a detoxification therapy.
The most permissive country is Denmark.
In Denmark cannabis is treated with the same strength as the other drugs. (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechtliche_Aspekte_von_Cannabis)
In these kinds of crimes, there is a fine or a prison sentence up 2 years.
From 2004, the infractions because of cannabis possession until 10 g of hashish or 50 g of marijuana is considered a warning, and if it’s a bigger dose then the people receive a fine.
Norway regulates the possession of cannabis under Narcotic Medicine law. The possession is 5g maximum of cannabis is normally fined.
After this quantity, the judge incriminates the judged that are normally processed.
“The last revolutionary case of cannabis in Norway was responsible of the famous rapper Snoop Dogg. He was arrested in the airport because he was importing marijuana to Norway and he had also non declared money.”
Sweden is the worst place for those who love marijuana of the North of Europe.
A police can force one citizen to do a blood analysis in one station, in order to see if he has consumed marijuana or not.
Cannabis is regulated by the drugs and narcotic legislation, and this kind of crime is punished with imprisonment up 3 years.
If the crime is considered minor, because the quantity is minimum, the consumer will have to pay a fine.
“Another famous case fined, is what happened during a tour of Justin Bieber. The Swiss police announced that found drugs in one bus during a youthful idol tour.”