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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.In Europe, the legislation varied from one country to another. And the most stringent laws do not necessarily produce the best effects.
According to the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT), nearly one in two French smoked cannabis. However, France has one of the toughest laws on drug use, even so-called "soft" drugs. In Europe, laws differ. On one hand the countries that decriminalize, are tolerant, do not condemn. And conversely those which are very severe. Scientific studies are struggling to establish links between the laws in force and the actual consumption of drugs. If consumption is sometimes tolerated in different forms, the sale and cultivation of cannabis are of course mostly misdemeanors.
Countries that tolerate
The Netherlands is certainly the most emblematic case. Since 1976, cannabis is decriminalized in the Netherlands but not legalized, contrary to conventional wisdom. This means that it is not legal to...
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