What legislation is the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment based on?

Legislation has been drawn up to allow for the supply of regulated cannabis (hash and weed) to ‘coffee shops’ (the local term for cannabis cafés).

Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment Act

The Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment Act makes the experiment possible. It decriminalises the cultivation and sale of cannabis within the context of the experiment. It also lays down the duration of the experiment.

Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment Act (in Dutch)

Other legislation

Various orders and decrees regulate exactly what form the experiment must take. They set out, for example, the conditions that the municipalities, coffee shops and cannabis growers must comply with as well as rules regarding the packaging and quality of the cannabis.