Coffee shops and compromise: The success of the Dutch model

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Coffee shops and compromise: The success of the Dutch model

6 February 2015

In 1976, the Netherlands separated the cannabis market from the market in other illicit drugs, and allowed coffee shops to sell small amounts of cannabis to adults in a controlled environment. Our new movie, supplementing the report of the Open Society Foundation, tells the story of the Dutch model and highlights its successes, as well as the challenges ahead.

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