how laws change in different places

Question 1

how do laws change?

Answer 1

The same criminal offences are not necessarily in place throughout the world or even policed in the same way within England and Wales. Place differs from ‘culture’ as places like the U.K. and the US have similar cultures but different laws.

Question 2

how does smoking weed change?

Answer 2

It is illegal in England and Wales but there have been calls to decriminalise it and allow its use particularly for medical reasons. It is legal in some states in America.

Question 3

what are the cannabis rules in portugal and Netherlands?

Answer 3

Portugal and the Netherlands have a far more relaxed view of cannabis, making it legal for recreation and medicinal purposes.

Question 4

why does the approach to cannabis differ in UK?

Answer 4

Police forces are entitled to prioritise the issues that are relevant to their district. So in Cumbria, the issue of cannabis use is clearly more of an issue than in Durham.

Question 5

how does jaywalking change in the UK and USA?

Answer 5

Jaywalking is an offence in most urban areas in the USA, Canada, Singapore and Poland. However, in the UK there is no such offence as it is considered a personal responsibility to cross the road safely

Question 6

why is it illegal in parts of us

Answer 6

Another reason for the difference is that the streets in the major cities in the USA can be much wider than in the UK.