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Abuse of alcohol and drugs carries high health risks and social cost. The government aims to reduce nuisance, truancy and health problems caused by substance abuse.
The Netherlands has a toleration policy for soft drugs, however this does not mean that soft drugs are legal. Coffee shops that sell soft drugs are being subjected to new, stricter regulations.
News
Ban on Khat
The drug Khat is to be banned in the Netherlands. The drug damages your health and results in social problems. Khat - fresh leaves ...
Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary and Customs intercept 42 kilos of cocaine
Friday evening, detectives of the Schiphol Team, a cooperation of the Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary and Customs, ...
Customs find 8 kilos of cocaine floating on the river Scheldt
The crew of a Customs boat chanced upon a shipment of cocaine last Tuesday. The 8 kilos of hard drugs floated in the mouth of the ...
HARC Team Rotterdam find 2500 kilos of cocaine; five men arrested
The HARC (Hit And Run Container) Team, a cooperation of the Seaport Police, Customs and the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation ...
Cleaners arrested at Schiphol Airport for drug smuggling
Detectives of the Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary, Customs and the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) ...
Documents and publications
Committee: the current system of the Opium Act does not have to be changed
The current system of two lists in the Opium Act, including hard and soft drugs, does not have to be changed. This is stated in ...
The Dutch Cabinet: coffeeshop to be a private club for the local market
Coffeeshops will become private clubs for the local market. Upon recommendation by Minister Schippers of Health, Welfare and Sport ...
Measures to improve police confiscation of drugs
Minister Opstelten of Security and Justice is taking immediate measures to improve the processing of drugs confiscated by the ...
Cabinet takes firmer action against drug use in traffic
Drug use by road users can be traced more quickly. In future, police officers can oblige motorists, motorcyclists and moped riders ...
Violence committed under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be punished more severely
Minister Opstelten of Security and Justice intends to punish violent offences committed under the influence of alcohol or drugs ...
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