Coffee Shops and Compromise

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Drug policies that are based on humán rights and promote public health are a priority for the Open Society Foundations. Our efforts focus on promoting collaboration and expanding the rangé of stakeholders committed to drug policy reform, empowering drug users to advocate for their rights at the national and international level and supporting research into the economic and social costs of current drug policies.
Coffee Shops and Compromise: Separated lllicit Drug Morkets in the Netherlands is the fourth in a series of publications by the Open Society Foundations' Global Drug Policy Program that that documents positive examples of drug policy reform around the world. We hope these case studies will inspire policymakers and advocates in consultation with people who use drugs and others affected by drug policy to design rights-centered policies that are scientifically sound and humane.
The drug policy of the Netherlands—famous for coffee shops where cannabis can be purchased and... Tovább

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Drug policies that are based on humán rights and promote public health are a priority for the Open Society Foundations. Our efforts focus on promoting collaboration and expanding the rangé of stakeholders committed to drug policy reform, empowering drug users to advocate for their rights at the national and international level and supporting research into the economic and social costs of current drug policies.
Coffee Shops and Compromise: Separated lllicit Drug Morkets in the Netherlands is the fourth in a series of publications by the Open Society Foundations' Global Drug Policy Program that that documents positive examples of drug policy reform around the world. We hope these case studies will inspire policymakers and advocates in consultation with people who use drugs and others affected by drug policy to design rights-centered policies that are scientifically sound and humane.
The drug policy of the Netherlands—famous for coffee shops where cannabis can be purchased and consumed—exemplifies good decision-making in many ways and has had many successful outcomes. These include low prevalence of HIV among people who use drugs, negligible incidence of heroin use, lower cannabis use among young people than in many stricter countries, and a citizenry that has generally been spared the burden of criminal records for low-level, non-violent drug offenses. Coffee Shops and Compromise explains how these results have been accomplished.
In addition to drug policy reform, the Open Society Foundations work around the world to advance health, rights and equality, education and youth, governance and accountability, and média and arts. We seek to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizen s. Vissza