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Coffeeshops:
A coffeeshop can best be described as a café where soft drugs
may be sold. Although the sale of soft drugs is an offence,
low priority is given to the prosecution of coffeeshop owners,
provided they sell small quantities only and meet the following
conditions:
No more than five grams per person may be sold in any one
transaction;
No hard drugs may be sold;
Drugs may not be advertised;
The coffee shop must not cause any nuisance;
No drugs may be sold to persons under the age of 18, nor may
minors be admitted on the premises.
The mayor of a city has authority to close coffeeshops which
do not meet these conditions.
Drugs
policy:
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport coordinates Dutch
policy on drugs. The main objective is to prevent drug use
and to limit the risks associated with it. The Ministry of
Justice is responsible for combating drugs trafficking. The
justice authorities and care agencies cooperate at both national
and international level.
Dutch policy on drugs makes a distinction between cannabis
and hard drugs (e.g. heroin, cocaine and synthetic drugs),
based on the different health risks. The number of drug-related
death in the Netherlands
is the lowest in Europe, as emerged
from a study performed by the European
Monitoring Center
for Drugs and Drug Addiction in Lisbon.
More detailed information about Dutch policy on drugs can
be found in the booklet 'Q&A Drugs', published by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is available on the ministry's
website: www.minbuza.nl. For
more information on the topics discussed in this article,
contact the Ministry of Heals, Welfare and Sport: www.minvws.nl.
Links:
> Coffeeshop.pagina.nl
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