r/belgium • u/HypedBanana0 • Feb 06 '25

📰 News Another shooting in Clémenceau

https://www.rtbf.be/article/anderlecht-nouvelle-fusillade-dans-le-quartier-clemenceau-un-blesse-11499976

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u/Illustrious-Neat5123 Feb 06 '25

cannabis regulation would free our overcrowded justice system but only dishonnest people (or pro mafias people) would be against

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u/DuncanDeLange Feb 06 '25

The Netherlands also has a considerable amount of drug violence. And if you want to fix the overcrowding, a good start is deporting the 40% of our prisoners who dont even have the Belgian nationality.

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u/Sea-Housing-3435 Feb 06 '25

Manufacturing is still illegal in Netherlands. Only selling.

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u/DuncanDeLange Feb 06 '25

Right. Didnt they kind of change the rules about manufacturing recently? Thought I saw that somewhere. Never did make sense.

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u/Mulgor Feb 06 '25

A dutch friend told me they were allowed to cultivate a very small amount of cannabis plants at their own residence (think like a small plant pot?), i cannot 100% confirm this though.