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- SirLowKey, on 11/05/2009, -2/+49If it's tolerated it's not rebellious anymore...
- WombleSlayer, on 11/05/2009, -9/+35That's because they've all passed the gateway drug stage and are all off their heads on heroin and crystal meth.
/s - Zacktopia, on 11/06/2009, -0/+14Decriminalization is pointless. Full legalization, regulation, and taxation of profits like all other health-related businesses is the ticket.
- TheLastSmile, on 11/06/2009, -0/+12Bury him! He's telling everyone 'the plan'!
- drmobutu, on 11/06/2009, -0/+11It's true...once you can smoke legally, it just isn't the same, firing up your blunt with a hearty "***** tha Po-lice!"...
- stoned420247, on 11/06/2009, -2/+11When you prohibit something, you lose all control of it.
The Netherlands is a prime example as to why the War on Drugs is a complete failure. - AceTracer, on 11/06/2009, -0/+9No, it's not.
It's high amongst tourists and recently moved foreigners, but not amongst the Dutch. - Mujokan, on 11/06/2009, -0/+9Pretty consistent with previous results. As I recall no. 1 is usually the Czech Republic, no. 2 is usually Switzerland. The Netherlands aren't usually that far up. Usage in Britain actually went down during the period that they dropped it to a lower classification.
They had a good opportunity to legalize it in Switzerland about 18 months ago, but the referendum question wasn't that well formed (Switzerland is probably the most democratic country on Earth). Now they are trying to work out how to cope with the hundreds of African street dealers (they use the English word "dealers" to describe them) that they get in their public parks after dark, mostly selling weed and coke.
Edit: Went and checked out the report. I was wondering about the data, but then I realized they didn't actually cover Switzerland because it's not part of the EU. The Czechs are number one in the youth demographic. Seems like the top overall is the Danes. - EddiePotato, on 11/06/2009, -1/+9Sure it can. The locals see all these doped up pot tourists stumbling from cafe to cafe and think, man, I don't ever want to be that guy.
I got to know some Dutch guys in Amsterdam, and that's pretty much what they told me. It's actually unfashionable among the kids to smoke pot. - InactiveUser, on 11/06/2009, -0/+8Dutch people are strong minded, have jobs, often live at home until married, are in collage for some time as they can claim a study allowance from the government that covers the cost of living basically. Having to work while at Uni is not a requirement so they do better and smoking hooch is not even on the radar. Some don't even drink apart from a sip of something wicked occasionally.
- heliumflash, on 11/06/2009, -0/+7When he said "they", I think he meant all the other European countries go to NL (Netherlands).
What he said still makes no sense. - TheLastSmile, on 11/06/2009, -1/+8They're dutch.
They aren't going to pay for it. - m0llusk, on 11/06/2009, -1/+6way
- gaymathman, on 11/06/2009, -0/+5Seriously, this isn't news. These statistics have been out there and published by the ***** DEA for a little over a decade now. That fact is more notable; the US agency responsible for enforcing drug laws openly admits that the country most tolerant of cannabis use has one of the lowest usage rates. And while you were obviously being sarcastic, the figures for hard drugs are lower for Holland as well.
- herojon, on 11/06/2009, -0/+5Nope, but sometimes it is.
- diggzaurus, on 11/06/2009, -0/+5I wonder if it's all the stoner-foreigners who pitch up there, turn the locals off it...
- Sabin8, on 11/06/2009, -1/+6I don't buy this ***** about smoking pot because it's cool. Anyone who smokes pot because it's "cool" is an idiot. I, for one, smoke because I like the way it makes me feel and because it makes mundane tasks much more fun.
- noangelcame, on 11/06/2009, -0/+4Agreed. It makes everything much more fun for me. Movies,. music,. art. Even washing dishes isn't so bad when I'm on the stony.
- Elranzer, on 11/06/2009, -0/+4Legalize drugs... no more drug problem!
Stop demonizing sex... no more unwanted pregnancies!
Stop censoring cuss words... more civilized kids! - gaymathman, on 11/06/2009, -0/+4It's technically illegal in Holland, as it's illegal to grow the drug. There are reformers looking to fix that though; legislation will probably be passed legalizing the production within a few years.
- stevenup7002, on 11/05/2009, -0/+4If only the government made pot legal here, we wouldn't use it as much then.. *sighs*.. they just don't get it.. :(
- lurrch1, on 11/06/2009, -1/+5They're just to busy selling it to everyone else.
- Elranzer, on 11/06/2009, -0/+3Since it's no longer taboo, kids won't touch it.
If only we legalized all drugs, alcohol before 21, stopped censoring swearing on TV and stopped demonizing sex... the next generation of kids might be more civilized. - Dubbleyew, on 11/06/2009, -2/+5Compelling argument...........
- AiR1890, on 11/07/2009, -0/+2This will be great for my argument paper on why marijuana should be legal.
- ssippel, on 11/06/2009, -0/+2True, as in Holland it's considered a victimless crime, which are generally not prosecuted, especially in cases dealing with marijuana.
- nepidae, on 11/06/2009, -0/+2/shrug, that was what I saw when I lived there. I looked for statistics comparing amsterdam to elsewhere but couldn't find anything.
- noangelcame, on 11/06/2009, -0/+2It's technically illegal everywhere in the world. It's just some countries choose to look the other way.
- heliumflash, on 11/06/2009, -0/+1Isn't it legalized in the Czech Republic?
- inactive, on 11/16/2009, -0/+1If you are any age and have a problem with other people smoking pot, YOU need to get a life.
- Zacktopia, on 11/16/2009, -0/+1@ndrehoblndrehobl You have a point. If you and I were calling the shots, we might be able to work out a suitable arrangement. My comment assumes government will not be abolished anytime soon.
- inactive, on 11/16/2009, -0/+1It won't be fully legal if it taxed heavier than other products. There is no reason to tax it. All government is legalized theft. The government shouldn't be providing peoples health care so they shouldn't need to tax "unhealthy" things.
- operbernhard, on 11/06/2009, -1/+2When I first skimmed pass the title, I read it as "Dutch 'among lowest cannibal users'".
Don't get me wrong, I'd be happy for the Dutch and them being the country who ate the least amount of people, but still felt that if we're keeping statistics on cannibalism, then we might have some problems... but maybe they'd be a safe place during a zombie invasion since their lack of interest in human flesh might be good.
EDIT: This line of thought doesn't make any sense. Nevermind. - hokie47, on 11/19/2009, -0/+1I am all for legalization, but I think it will increase use. We just like to get ***** up.
- Akufen, on 11/08/2009, -0/+1You might want to have a look at Portugal too ;)
- inactive, on 11/16/2009, -0/+1That is why all drugs need to be re-legalized in America.
- i8beef, on 11/06/2009, -0/+1Makes sense... all the pot heads have to HIDE most everywhere else, but there you see it right on the street on a daily basis. Watching wasted people doing stupid things should teach ya something about what you could act like if you do it.
Of course, I was ONE of those tourists to Amsterdam several years ago, so.... just doing my part I suppose. - gaymathman, on 11/06/2009, -1/+1Actually, it's illegal to grow pot in Holland.
- Android22, on 11/06/2009, -1/+1both side focus way too much on a damned plant, if everyone could give a damn about it one way or another then i probably wouldn't need to pay 50 dorrars for an eighth..they should seel it in grocery stores and you could bag it and weigh it on one of those hanging scale thingies by the apples
- Jackinorygun, on 11/06/2009, -2/+2correlation does not imply causation.....
- brundlefly76, on 11/06/2009, -1/+1I don't know how they get accurate figures on drug use much less not stating a margin of error.
It might just be the case that the Dutch are the 'most likely to lie when polled on marijuana use'. - mrzack7, on 11/05/2009, -6/+5what a waste of opportunity.
- jeffambo, on 11/05/2009, -4/+2hint hint
- ninzo09, on 11/05/2009, -4/+2NL? Do you mean Newfoundland?
- TomGfromCanada, on 11/06/2009, -4/+1***** you all!!!
- Junkyarddawg, on 11/05/2009, -5/+1Can't say I'm surprised. I haven't seen any country anywhere even close to Britain in drug use.
That said, any study which finds that Romania, Malta and Bulgaria have few druggies probably isn't worth the paper it's written on. - energyx, on 11/05/2009, -10/+6true. if it's legal pple wont smoke it anymore. i can see the future now:
cool kids: ewww, they smoke weeeeed. that's for old people! plus it stinks! i walked into an elevator this one time and all these old ladies smelled like marijuana!
ill bet coke and heroin make a comeback after weed is legal - bmdubya, on 11/05/2009, -10/+4Well, I know that if weed was decriminalized here, my cannabis use would increase by 200%. That is the only stat I care about haha.
- nepidae, on 11/05/2009, -8/+1There are a lot of places in the Netherlands besides Amsterdam, but in Amsterdam the percentage pretty high.
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