AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - On a quiet alley in east Amsterdam, a security guard stands watch outside a brick office building, which 75 men and women visit twice a day to smoke or shoot up government-funded heroin.
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Public-health experts in the Netherlands say free distribution is one reason that drug-related deaths are far less common than in the United States. The program also has reduced crime and improved the quality of life for many users, according to Ellen van den Hoogen, who runs it.
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Drug use is decriminalized in The Netherlands, with no enforcement as a matter of official policy. Drug distribution is still a crime and enforced. Marijuana and mushrooms and other psychedelics are decriminalized well.
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You should learn how to use Google to research your claims before stating them on Twitter.
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This is from netherland government website.
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Notably absent is a statement on drug use.
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Yes, that is not what you are advocating, you are asking to remove all restrictions that included dealing and smuggling.
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Do you know what happened during Prohibition?
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It won't be "dealing" it will be buying at a licensed store like we do with much more dangerous drugs like alcohol and nicotine. It won't' be "smuggling" it will be importing with a license and paying taxes.
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Netherlands does not allow this. I see you switched from Netherlands to prohibition. Why?
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They are all evidence of my claim. You, on the other hand, have provided no evidence whatsoever that "Get Tough on Crime" policies have reduced drug use, stopped overdoses, or eliminated or even lessened drug related crime.
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