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Dutch drugs policy to get 30-year reviewThursday 06 March 2008 A majority of MPs have called for a wide-ranging review of Dutch drugs policy following concerns that an increasing number of youngsters are getting into trouble with soft drugs such as marijuana. The Netherlands has a policy of turning a blind eye to the possession of up to five grammes of marijuana for personal use. The call came during a day-long debate on the country’s drugs laws. Health minister Ab Klink agreed to carry out the research which will focus on developments over the past 30 years. The goal is to determine if the practise of ignoring soft-drug use has limited the risks involved with drug use as promised when it was first devised. However, Klink stressed the research will be 'extremely difficult', partly because there is no statistical information dating back to the time soft drugs laws were relaxed. The aim of the change was to take soft drugs out of the criminal sphere. During Thursday’s debate, justice minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin said he is planning to crack down on the production of marijuana in the Netherlands - particularly the number of shops selling supplies for growers, such as seeds, specialist lighting and fertilisers. Ministers are also looking at ways to reduce the role of the internet in the drugs trade and cut back on drugs tourism. Belgium and Germany have raised concerns about the location of marijuana-selling coffee shops close to their borders. Measures have already been taken to reduce the number of coffee shops near schools. © DutchNews.nl Get the DutchNews.nl newsletter in your mailbox: Click here to subscribe
As a long time teacher I have never seen any problem caused by marijuana consumption. I have seen many problems due to alcohol, or benzodiazepine. The problem of the dutch coffee shops come from the drug tourism, which itself comes from the irrational drug policy of nearby countries. By Bruno Marchal | November 16, 2008 3:35 PM Coming from across the country I need to say that America's drug policy has created more problems than solved. People will get drugs, if the government wants them to or not, there's no stopping them. Controlling is definitely better than criminalizing. Look at the prohibition of alcohol, that only created an uncontrollable black market with nor morals and health check. The resulting turf wars of the gangsters selling the alcohol also only created more deaths. No, controlling drugs is way better than letting them run rampant outside of the law. By Eric | February 25, 2009 5:26 AM Place your comments: |
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I think and I'm sure a lot more people think the same, smoking marijuana is fine, I have never seen anyone fight or make a Problem when they are stoned but then when they have had a few Beers then the shit starts, and about Coffee Shops near Schools if kids want marijuana then they will get it.
By Wallace | May 24, 2008 8:42 AM