Luxembourg
Luxembourg allows adults to grow limited plants at home and treats possession of very small amounts in public differently from larger amounts, but that does not create a tourist retail market. Visitors frequently get the law wrong by assuming a reform headline means they can buy cannabis locally. They cannot. The Police Grand-Ducale's drugs legislation page is the practical reference point for what remains prohibited: Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg.
The point travellers often miss is that home-cultivation reform and reduced penalties for low-level public possession are not the same thing as permitted sale, gifting, or cross-border transport. pot.lu's working assumption is that visitors should treat Luxembourg as a no-retail market unless and until legislation changes in published law.
Germany
Germany's April 1, 2024 reform created adult possession and home-cultivation rights, and later allowed non-profit Cannabis Social Clubs, but it did not open general commercial retail. Travellers often confuse club legality with walk-in access. Clubs are resident-focused associations, not tourist storefronts, and the framework remains structured around membership and domestic compliance. The strategy source pack summarized the law using this reference: Goodwin on Germany's Cannabisgesetz.
The practical mistake tourists make is thinking Germany now operates like a standard consumer retail market. It does not. Public limits, home limits, club rules, and local enforcement posture still matter, and visitors should assume no lawful tourist sales channel exists unless a specific pilot or law says otherwise.
Netherlands
The Netherlands remains the most familiar destination in public imagination, but even there the legal position is often simplified badly. Coffeeshop toleration policy is not the same as a fully open national commercial regime, and the government's controlled supply chain experiment is being run through specific municipalities with regulated sourcing rules. The official background pages are here: Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment background and experiment launch notice.
The frequent tourist error is assuming tolerated possession means all sourcing and transport are legally straightforward. They are not. The Dutch framework remains a managed exception system with active policy testing, so travellers should stick to clear, local rules and avoid carrying cannabis across borders.