Are drugs really legally in amsterdam?

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Paula

you can legally smoke weed/pot in certain designated areas(coffee shops).

suibluechic

Marijuana is tolerated but it is not technically legal.

mal g

Let's get this right. Illegal, but 'tolerated'

chazzychef

Drugs that most nations consider illegal (such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin) are generally "tolerated" in the Netherlands. Especially marijuana - although it technically is illegal, it is tolerated, nobody will bother you if you smoke it discreetly and in designated smoking places. The Netherlands also has the good sense to realize that possession of harder drugs is more of a personal problem than a crime against humanity (American authority's view) and punishment for possession of such drugs reflects that realization.

baldisbeautiful

SOME drugs that are illegal in many places are legal in Amsterdam. People are allowed to posess a small amount of pot or mushrooms, and you can go to cafes and order these items and use them in the cafe. However, most "hard" drugs are illegal. Cocaine, heroin, meth, etc are all illegal and you can be arrested for posessing, buying, using these. The Netherlands has a very progressive way of dealing with drug use in its criminal justice system. Rather than locking people up, they send them to rehab and really do everything they can to get a person clean rather than just sending them to prison. It's more of a health issue than a criminal issue there.

Redboy

Hi

Have a look at the website City of Amsterdam

http://www.iamsterdam.com/introducing/government_politics/policies/drugs

-R.

discomic

Soft drugs are "tolerated" in Amsterdam. They have coffee shops where you can buy marijuana and hashish. They also have smartshops where you can buy mushrooms. It is not all that there is to the city. You can avoid this culture by not going into these places, if you are not interested in experiencing them. You must be 18 years old to enter any of these facilities.

archie.

decriminalised but not all.

turd

hey.. not just amsterdam! there is a whole country you know! go explore!

IceCube

Yes, but only in small quantity. If you're addicted, you can go to the government and get some. They try to make you give up, but if you can't they'll give you a little bit.

mrzwink

no. drugs are illegal, with the exception of weed and alcahol. it is illegal to smoke weed in public though, like on the streets, trainstations, and public buildings like libraries, town halls concert halls etc.

you can legally buy (if 18+) and smoke weed in private or in coffeshops. Growing weed is not legal, selling weed only if you have a permit to do so.

xtc cocain heroine meth etc are all still illegal and they will probably remain so. Poppers are also illegal. though it is not government policy to attack smalltime users (they target dealers and traficcing) you can get arrest on posession charges id you cause a neusance or vandalise under the influence etc.

p.s. its not just amsterdam, its a nationwide policy.

Carl S

Pot, Hash, & mushrooms

ireland

drugs are legal everywhere

just ask....
pfizer
johnson & johnson
merck
glaxo.smith.kline
sanofi.aventis
novartis
bristol.myers.squibb
takeda pharmaceutical
bayer
astra.zeneca
etc.

if you're talkin' about pot
....which is an herb...

"...coffeeshops are unique amsterdam establishments where it's okay to smoke a joint...a good coffeeshop is one that has a menu and a staff that will fully explain the expected effects of each type of weed....
...technically, it's illegal to sell and consume pot, but years of tolerance have taught the dutch to look the other way. at least that's what they print in the tourist books. in reality, use is permitted only in designated areas so dutch officials can keep an eye on people...."
http://www.pubclub.com/amsterdam/coffeehouses.htm

map of amsterdam coffee shops...
http://www.onlinepot.org/amsterdam/amsterdammap.htm

"...we're not open-minded, just tolerant. there's a difference. wiet is not legal ... only tolerated...."
http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/destinations/ben/amstcoffeeshop.htm

where it's legal to smoke....
http://www.hippy.com/article-67.html

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