SPEED AMSTERDAM: Dutch Mayor Wants to Decriminalize and Regulate Sale and Use of Cocaine, Calls War on Drugs ‘Perverse and Counterproductive’
The societal turmoil is widespread in the western societies, and the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, is a clear example of that.
Known for its pot-selling ‘coffee-shops’ and the ‘liberal’ Red-Light district, Amsterdam may take yet another step towards pushing its society to the very forefront of drug liberalization.
In a somewhat stunning turn of events, Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has called for ‘the regulation of the sale and use of cocaine’ to ‘undermine the economics of criminal enterprises that she said are racking up billions in profit’.
Bloomberg reported:
“The mayor, who has also sought to curtail drug-seeking vacationers from visiting the Dutch capital city,
