In most cases, deep web buyers are only punished when they involve weapons or other tools to do harm to others. Large drug purchases are also frowned upon, yet 17 orders of between 1.5 and 7.4 gram of cannabis are not that extraordinary. It does not appear as if the arrest has anything to do with this user further distributing the marijuana either, yet he was fined over 3,000 EUR for his involvement.
http://themerkle.com/original-silk-road-cannabis-buyer-arrested-by-german-police/As an european, I do know that the german softdrug laws are pretty lenient. I find it strange that they would arrest people for buying small quantities, especially after a longer time.
