Netherlands smart on drugs
An American organisation has proposed that the Netherlands "be made a candidate for the Nobel Prize because of its policy on drugs." The free newspaper Spits writes that: "According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws the Netherlands has demonstrated that it is cheaper, more humane and more practical to be smart on drugs than to crack down on them." The organisation praised the Netherlands for "saving many lives over the past thirty years" through its policy of regulating drug use instead of criminalising users. The paper reports that the US War on Drugs has led to an incarceration rate which is six times that of the Netherlands and a murder rate which is four times as high.
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Netherlands smart on drugs
have to agree. Many people just havent seen it, they only see things like "drug-tourism" and "bad behaviour of drug-tourists" when watching TV, but only a few have actually ever been to a shop and saw that everyone smokes weed, I mean, I havent seen many places where, like in a coffeeshop, people from different countries, in different age, with different positions in different work, different color (etc....) come together and are so peacefull, friendly and happy. this usually only happens when you go to a concert or similar things.
Could not have said it better Shady!sh@dy wrote:have to agree. Many people just havent seen it, they only see things like "drug-tourism" and "bad behaviour of drug-tourists" when watching TV, but only a few have actually ever been to a shop and saw that everyone smokes weed, I mean, I havent seen many places where, like in a coffeeshop, people from different countries, in different age, with different positions in different work, different color (etc....) come together and are so peacefull, friendly and happy. this usually only happens when you go to a concert or similar things.
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