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Re:Germany will legalize marijuana and promote drug harm red... by skrause on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:34PM (#29334157)
It's not really decriminalized. While you don't have to fear criminal prosecution in most cases (unless you're in Bavaria) they will punish you by taking away your driving license, even if you never actually drove under influence.
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Re:Germany will legalize marijuana and promote drug harm red... by ushakov on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:49PM (#29334300)
not just that: employers, insurances and banks could use this information against you (police record = bad business)

"decriminalised", but given "right circumstances" will screw you for years

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Re:Germany will legalize marijuana and promote drug harm red... by Teever on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @08:17PM (#29337218)
If you don't have a driver's license what else can they do to you?
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Re:Germany will legalize marijuana and promote drug harm red... by piva00 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @03:41AM (#29339444)
Leave a mark in your police record, something that might impact your odds of getting a job in a lot of industries.

It's similar here in Sweden, even though Swedish policies are much more draconian against drug users (supposedly the most draconian from all of OECD countries), weed consumption as a regular user will probably not lead to prosecution and/or prison time but it will be registered in your police record for 5 years and impact your life in multiple ways.

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