German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketplace'

Re:German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketpl... by brazzy on Thursday January 14, 2021 @07:52AM (#25775750)

Portugal has not, in fact, fully decriminalized any previously illegal drug. Not even cannabis.

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Re:German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketpl... by spacemanmatt on Thursday January 14, 2021 @09:08AM (#25776379)

Quoth wikipedia:

In 2001, Portugal became the first European country to abolish all criminal penalties for personal drug possession

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Re:German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketpl... by krageon on Thursday January 14, 2021 @09:27AM (#25776626)

Some people like to argue that "nobody punishes you for it" isn't the same as "it's okay", even though it's not clear what the difference between those is for an actual human being.

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Re:German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketpl... by spacemanmatt on Thursday January 14, 2021 @11:22AM (#25778208)

That nuance is appreciated. Removing government penalties seems like a "bright line" thing to prioritize, to me.

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Re:German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketpl... by brazzy on Thursday January 14, 2021 @02:54PM (#25781565)

Also quoth wikipedia: "criminal penalties are still applied to drug growers, dealers and traffickers."

Which is what I meant with "not fully decriminalized".

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