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[–] 56 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Two pounds of weed btw. A man's life because he wanted to get high with friends at a party or something. It's illegal to import so it's not unlikely that he wanted to get a bunch and use it over the course of a year. Fucking insane. Also fuck this articles's loaded language and framing.

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  • [–] 38 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Also very likely he was going to sell it.

    I'm for legalising weed, but trying to import it to a country that is notorious for executing people for even small amounts is fucking moronic.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    144 people for about a week, per the article.

    That's like 1500 dollars of weed. Hardly worth attempting to smuggle it unless it's for personal use for a good long while.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Are you sure it's that cheap in Singapore if it's illegal there? A kilo is about 20 grand here in Estonia, has been for ages. When buying by the gram anyway, I don't know anyone who buys it by the kilo. Assume it would be a bit cheaper them. And we don't execute smugglers, it's just illegal.

    I'd assume if they kill smugglers it'll be way more expensive in Singapore

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    When buying by the gram anyway

    If it's 20 per G retail, it's probably about a third of that price per kilo. Risk premium and distributor profit.

    And yeah, I've never smelled it anywhere I've visited in Estonia (or any of the other Baltic states). I like a simple life not involving fines or police shakedowns, so I never buy it unless it's legal, or (as in the Netherlands and Spain) if not strictly legal, effectively so.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Then why wouldn't he import 499g to not risk his life

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