I sat this morning watching a 90-second news piece, and it presents an interesting question.
As I've detailed in the past two months...the new German gov't is pursuing legalizing cannabis (weed). It's supposed to happen in 2022....enough regulations to allow 'head' shops to exist.
So this one obstacle has popped up.....the government wants sales people of the shops to be able to recognize cannabis addicts, and refuse to sell to them.
I sat there....trying to imagine how this would work.
Basically, it can only be done via two methods....either you only allow sales at licensed pharmacies (with a database system to input your purchase data), or you mandate the 'head' shops to have some kind of gov't-run database where they input your purchase data.
But then the question comes.....just how much will get you 'addict-status'? If you smoke the weak-THC stuff once a day....most people wouldn't consider you an addict.
If you smoked the ultra-strong-THC twice a day? That might get you addict-status.
What if you don't smoke it.....but you chew on the THC chocolate or gummi-treats?
Will the pharmacy operations accept this type of situation? I have my doubts. I might even suggest that 90-percent of them would refuse to offer the product.
If this makes sense....why couldn't cigarettes' be sold the same way.....or sugar-sodas? Just opening up this discussion begs the question.....where do you stop on addict control?
My humble feeling? There's going to be a 180-page rule book on selling legal cannabis in Germany by the end of 2022.....making it near impossible for a 'head' shop owner to take the risk and run a legit operation. In the end....illegal dealers will still exist because of the rules established.
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