Drug Laws of The Netherlands

Introduction The Netherlands is one of the most highly developed countries in the world. It is an international, well-integrated country with policies that are among the world's most liberal. In fact, The Netherlands has perhaps the most liberal view on drug use than any other country and has even gone to the extreme of extraordinarily relaxing its laws regarding 'soft' drugs. However, a common misconception about drugs in the Netherlands is that people believe they …

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