I’m obviously joking in the title, but I’m serious with the question. Besides the fact that I as an adult should be able to consume as much as I want at any given time (I’m only hurting myself, if at all), I was wondering what you guys think about that amount.

Personally, I feel that for me it would be more than enough, but then again I don’t see how they came to that number. What are your thoughts?

  • Chais@sh.itjust.works
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    That’s more than I’ve consumed since it became legal in Canada in 2018. If you go through 50g in a month I’d consider it heavy substance abuse and you should probably seek professional help.
    I assume the threshold exists to prevent people from reselling.

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      I’m a medical patient and smoke more than 50g in a month, that’s not even two ounces.

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        To be fair, medical users wouldn’t be affected by the 50g limit. I guess becoming a patient will get easier after the decriminalisation/legalization.

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          That’s true but I was replying to a guy saying I was an unrepentant addict for smoking so much

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        And I assume you have to contend with unpleasant side-effects, like trouble concentrating or sleeping?

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          Much to the contrary, it helps me concentrate and it REALLY helps me sleep! The only unpleasant side effect is all the money I have to spend on weed 😂

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      Increasing tolerance is a thing. 50g isn’t that much, if you make your own concentrates or host some get togethers at your house and smoke your friends out. I personally don’t consume anywhere that much, but I don’t think that we should patronize adults like that. There isn’t a limit for buying alcohol or tobacco either. It only pushes heavy users towards the grey/black market in the end.

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        I’m well aware that increasing tolerance is an issue. Managing that is part of responsible consumption. And mature adults likely won’t need this kind of hand-holding. But not everyone is.
        And I’d argue that introducing limits to tobacco and alcohol consumption would do well for reducing their casualties.
        Basically anyone regularly reaching those threshold should be incentivised to accept professional help, where they’re helped to get a hold of their consumption.

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          I understand where you are coming from but I don’t think monthly limitations for e.g. alcohol will reduce casualties. It could even achieve the opposite. 50 bottles of beer/month would suffice for most of the population, but would also push heavier drinkers towards an unregulated black market with all of the negative side effects. Just think of methanol poisoning via homemade moonshine.

          Back to cannabis: Black market dealers won’t offer you help to reduce your consumption or make you reflect about your usage. Dispensaries or CSCs on the other hand could fulfill this role. And lastly, there are peope who function just fine and live a “normal” life while smoking >2g of weed a day. It feels unjust to me to still criminalize these people, as they potentially will only harm themselves.

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            I strongly doubt that capping distribution would feed the black market if paired with appropriate measures. I’m thinking of something like the Netherlands’ addiction care program.
            Of course there are people who go through a bottle of Wodka in a day or two and are still somewhat functional. That doesn’t mean it’s healthy or that it should be encouraged or facilitated by the state. But those people know how their addiction impacts their lives. And if they were offered free, non-judgemental help to kick the habit, I think most would accept.

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              There already is free, non-judgemental help available for alcoholics here in Germany. Yet, we still have a lot of alcoholics in our society. If you have an issue with substance abuse, it won’t help you, if you will be prosecuted for it. Addicts will allways find (potentially dangerous) ways to get their drug of choice.

              I agree though, that there should be a lot more of these addiction care programs. There also should be a lot more (truthful) awareness campaigns and the glorification of alcohol (or any other substance) through advertising shouldn’t exist.

              On the other hand, I don’t think there should be any law about what I, as an adult, can do to my own body, as long as it doesn’t affect anyone else.

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    I think the 50g/month limit only applies to purchases from cannabis social clubs. Growing your own or “buying” from a friend would still be legal ways to get over the 50g limit. I agree that there shouldn’t be a limit though. Hopefully it will be increased in the future

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    Honestly 50g sound waaaaay to much for me personally. 5g for a month is plenty and i almost use it every evening.

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    I think it’s kind of odd to place a limit on consumption, I agree that as an adult it should be up to you.

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    It’s the nanny state gone mad!

    In all seriousness tho if you can grown your own bud and trade with friends, 50g/month of medical grade shatter should really be enough for percy.

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    If you burn yours 50g would be one or two 1g joints a day. That might meet your needs, but there’s an incentive to consume it smoke-free.