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Soft drugs include hash, marijuana, sleeping pills and sedatives, while hard drugs include heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, LSD and ecstasy. Policy has been to largely tolerate the sale of soft drugs while strongly suppressing the sale, circulation and use of hard drugs, effectively separating it into two markets.
Cannabis was first criminalised in the Netherlands in 1953, following earlier laws against its import and export in 1928. [1] Cannabis was banned much earlier in the Dutch colony of Suriname, in the early part of the 20th century, [2] and in Dutch Indonesia in 1927.
The region is known to be one of the most important production areas for synthetic drugs such as ecstasy. It is home to organised criminal gangs active in the production, transport and distribution of synthetic narcotics and marijuana, as well as in the importation of hashish and cocaine, controlled by both local Flemish and Dutch criminal ...
Under the drug policy of the Netherlands, the sale of cannabis products in small quantities is allowed by licensed coffeeshops. The majority of these also serve drinks and food. Coffeeshops are not allowed to serve alcohol or other drugs, and risk closure if they are found to be selling soft drugs to minors, hard drugs or selling alcohol. The ...
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. [1] Consumption of drugs can be via inhalation, injection, smoking, ingestion, absorption via a patch on the skin, suppository, or dissolution under the tongue.
Pages in category "Drugs in the Netherlands" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. O. Operation DRYER; R.
Any chemical substance with biological activity may be considered a drug. This list categorises drugs alphabetically and also by other categorisations. This multi-page article lists pharmaceutical drugs alphabetically by name. Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once.
Many of the categories for particular types of drugs are listed in Category:Drugs by target organ system and Category:Drugs by mechanism of action.. Articles about drugs that are used and/or abused on account of their Psychoactive effects are found in the subcategory, Category:Psychoactive drugs.