I agree with everything you've said. In Spain I could legally have 3 plants on my terrace and nobody cared. You can smoke in your own home or any private venue legally and even on the street (in smaller towns) nobody really cares. It's part of the daily life same as cerveza and tapas.

Also, there is no stores yet and most of the weed here comes from tiny growers or from Holland. Good pollen doesn't exist despite people here thinking differently and overall I'm not very impressed with what I've seen (and paid for) in the last three months I've been here. Though I should add that I don't have any old contacts here so I'm probably being ripped off and paying a little too much anyway.