Dutch Cities: Legalize Pot Plantations to Reduce Crime
Dutch municipalities are renewing their efforts to end a nationwide ban on regulated cannabis cultivation. The Association of Dutch Municipalities is advocating for the introduction of a municipal permits system that gives the government control over the entire cannabis chain – sale, use and production.
This is according to the report on an eight month’s long study done by an Association work group, consisting of seven mayors and an alderman, the Volkskrant reports. The newspaper calls this the local authorities’ most serious attempt to get rid of the current tolerance policy, which states that cannabis may be sold and used in coffee shops, but the cultivation is illegal.
According to the work group, cannabis use is here to stay and the current tolerance policy leads to an “intolerable situation”. “We experience major social problems as local governments.” And focusing on closing down cannabis farms, is a losing battle, with not...
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