Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 30 days agoWhat are some illegal things that should be legal?message-squaremessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some illegal things that should be legal?Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 30 days agomessage-square189fedilink
minus-squaresasquash@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoSwitzerland: buying / smoking weed use recycling facilities on a sunday buying alcohol after 22:00 around train stations
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoMeanwhile here in north America, you can usually buy alcohol any time at gas stations…
minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·30 days agoSame in Switzerland. Most of Europe I’d assume.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoSo you can buy any time of day at the gas station but not a train station where it highly unlikely you are the one driving the train?
minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-230 days agoThat rule only applies to shops that are inside train stations owned by the offical rail company. Doesn’t apply to any other shops. Don’t ask me why.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoYeah, the train station thing must be some weird exception, I never heard of it. There also 24h beer delivery services.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoThis varies significantly by state, in the US
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoTimes are limited in Canada. For example, in Quebec you can’t buy alcohol between 11pm and 6am except in bars, and bars have to close at 3am.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoIs there really a watchdog though? Ontario just put alcohol in gas stations and several of my friends have been buying after the legal hours.
Switzerland:
Meanwhile here in north America, you can usually buy alcohol any time at gas stations…
Same in Switzerland. Most of Europe I’d assume.
So you can buy any time of day at the gas station but not a train station where it highly unlikely you are the one driving the train?
That rule only applies to shops that are inside train stations owned by the offical rail company. Doesn’t apply to any other shops.
Don’t ask me why.
Yeah, the train station thing must be some weird exception, I never heard of it. There also 24h beer delivery services.
This varies significantly by state, in the US
Times are limited in Canada. For example, in Quebec you can’t buy alcohol between 11pm and 6am except in bars, and bars have to close at 3am.
Is there really a watchdog though? Ontario just put alcohol in gas stations and several of my friends have been buying after the legal hours.