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Netherlands: Public Opinion Firmly in Favour of Full Cannbis Legalisation
Dutch Passion Thursday 11 Jun 2015 The survey shows that the Dutch politicians remain significantly behind Dutch public opinion, most people believe that Police time, money and resources are simply wasted on cannabis ‘crimes’. Perhaps surprisingly to some people, many of the right-wing voters are also now strongly in favour of modernising and improving Dutch cannabis laws. 70% of voters of the VVD party (party of current Prime Minister Mark Rutte) want to see new laws and even 51% of the very conservative protestant-Christian ‘ChristenUnie’ party would prefer to see a fully regulated cannabis market. 57% of the Dutch public are in favour of legalizing the right to grow 5 plants for personal use. This news should provide a wake-up call to Dutch politicians who have seen the USA adopt a pragmatic and sensible system of cannabis regulation which allows for a safe, transparent and responsible supply chain. This would remove the cannabis industry from criminal hands and provide large savings to the Police and Judicial system. The Dutch House of Representatives will soon be debating regulated cannabis production. Experience in the USA has shown that this improves the quality and purity of the cannabis, something which is important to everyone especially the medical users who would benefit from greater choice of different cannabis varieties. The full Dutch survey results are here http://www.detransparanteketen.nl/upload/files/Onderzoek%20motivaction.pdf A shorter english summary is here https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnos.nl%2Fartikel%2F2040620-nederlander-voor-gecontroleerde-hennepteelt.html&edit-text= http://www.dutch-passion.nl/en/news-and-development/holland-public-opinion-firmly-in-favour-of-full-cannabis-legalization/
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