Netherlands Has not legalized any of this stuff.
If you want to review their drug policy, here's the link.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/commbus/senate/Com-e/ille-e/library-e/dolin1-e.htm#C.%20%20Current%20Legislation%20and%20EnforcementAnd here's some of it for those of you who are linkaniod.
1. Overview of Penalties
The possession of all scheduled drugs is an offence, but possession of a small quantity of “soft” drugs for personal use is a minor offence. Generally, it is tolerated by law enforcement, particularly within the regulated coffee shop system, discussed in the following section. Importing and exporting are the most serious offences under the Act. The maximum penalty for importing or exporting hard drugs is 12 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Dfl. 100,000 (guilders).([3]) Anyone found in possession of a quantity of hard drugs for personal use is liable to a penalty of one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 guilders. The maximum penalty for importing or exporting soft drugs is four years’ imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 guilders. Habitual offenders are liable to a maximum penalty of 16 years’ imprisonment and a fine of 1,000,000 guilders. Moreover, offenders may be deprived of any money or property gained from their offence.
The Netherlands also has guidelines for sanctions that the Public Prosecutor is directed to seek, based on: the type of drug involved, the amount of the drug, and the specific offence. The following tables set out the current (1996) guidelines.([4])
SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCES (“HARD DRUGS”)
Offense
Amount
Sanction to be Sought([5])
Possession
< 0.5 g or < 1 user unit
Police Dismissal
0.5-5 g or 1-10 user units
1 week - 2 months
Possession with Dealer Indication (i.e., intent to sell)
<15 g or <30 user units
Up to 6 months
15-300 g or 30-600 user units
6-18 months
> 300 g or > 600 user units
18 months - 4 years
Street or Home Dealing
< 1 g
Up to 6 months
1-3 g
6-18 months
>3 g
18 months - 4 years
Middle-level Dealing
<1 kg
1-2 years
> 1 kg
2+ years
Wholesale Trade
> 5 kg
6-8 years
Import and Export
< 1 kg
Up to 3 years
> 1 kg
3-12 years
SCHEDULE II (“SOFT DRUGS”)
Offence
Amount
Sanction to be Sought([6])
Possession, Preparing, Processing, Sale, Delivery, Supply, Transporting or Manufacturing
Up to 5 g
Police Dismissal
5-30 g
Fine of Dfl. 50-150
30 g-1 kg
Fine of Dfl. 5-10 per g
1-5 kg([7])
Fine of Dfl. 5,000-10,000 and 2 weeks per kg
5-25 kg
Max. fine of Dfl. 25,000 and 3-6 months
25-100 kg
Max. fine of Dfl. 25,000 and 6-12 months
> 100 kg
Max. fine of Dfl. 25,000 and 1-2 years
Cultivation
Up to 5 plants
Police Dismissal
5-10 plants
Dfl. 50 per plant (repeat offenders: Dfl. 75 per plant)
10-100 plants
Dfl. 25 per plant and/or ½ day per plant
100-1,000 plants
Max. fine Dfl. 25,000 and 2-6 months
>1,000 plants
Max. fine Dfl. 25,000 and 6 months - 2 years
Import & Export
The Act does not distinguish between quantities, but in practice the prosecutor’s sentence recommendation will correspond to the quantity divisions for possession.
Sanctions for possession may be doubled to a maximum of 4 years and a maximum fine of Dfl. 100,000
2. Cannabis
Possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use has been decriminalized in Holland. The sale of cannabis is technically an offense under the Opium Act, but prosecutorial guidelines provide that proceedings will only be instituted in certain situations. An operator or owner of a coffee shop (which is not permitted to sell alcohol) will avoid prosecution if he/she meets the following criteria:
· no more than 5 grams per person may be sold in any one transaction;
· no hard drugs may be sold;
· drugs may not be advertised;
· the coffee shop must not cause any nuisance;
· no drugs can be sold to minors (under age 18), nor may minors enter the premises; and
· the municipality has not ordered the establishment closed.
Oh and btw U.S drug use per capita is way more than the Netherlands!
