The Dutch Drug Policy from a Regulatory Perspective

Spapens, Toine; Müller, Thaddeus; Bunt, Henk van de

doi:10.1007/s10610-014-9249-3

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“…This framework also allowed us to include laboratory confirmed STIs, whereas many other studies rely on self-reported STI or only on sexual behavior (4,6,7,9). Since drug policies are liberal in the Netherlands compared to other countries, drug use might be more openly discussed, making underreporting less likely in our study population (30).…”

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Sex, drugs, and sexually transmitted infections: A latent class analysis among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam and surrounding urban regions, the Netherlands

Achterbergh

Drückler

Rooijen

et al. 2020

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Sex, drugs, and sexually transmitted infections: A latent class analysis among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam and surrounding urban regions, the Netherlands

Achterbergh

Drückler

Rooijen

et al. 2020

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…In the 1970s, the Netherlands introduced a regulatory regime for narcotic drugs that distinguishes less harmful, or 'soft', drugs from unacceptably harmful, or 'hard', drugs (Spapens et al 2015). Cannabis was categorised as a soft drug.…”

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Amsterdam coffeeshops, victimisation, and police mobilization

Møller

Jacques

2020

Policing and Society

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Police mobilisation is a first step in the judicial process and an important source of information on offending. Whether victims mobilise police is affected by their assessment of its utility. Victims who are criminals, such as drug dealers, are known to face a different cost-benefit scenario than law-abiding persons. Dutch 'coffeeshops' are a unique type of dealer. They operate in a grey area, allowed by the government to sell a prohibited drug, cannabis, so long as they comply with a set of regulations. Little is known about their mobilisation of police in response to victimisation, including how it is affected by the rules governing their business. We explore this issue with qualitative data collected from personnel of 50 coffeeshops in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We analyse how they think about the potential benefits and costs of asking the police for help post victimisation. In many ways, their thought process is similar to that of most any victim, but they also consider the potential negative ramifications of inviting police to their door. We conclude by discussing the implications for future research, regulation and drug control broadly, and coffeeshops specifically.

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“…Local authorities tend to "role up their sleeves." Fijnaut (2014) observes that within the European Union, especially since the introduction of open borders, it is difficult for countries to apply policies by themselves because of the risk of cross-border organized crime (see also Spapens, Müller, and van de Bunt 2015). This could lead to more consensus between member states and to adaptations in Dutch drug policy.…”

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Drug Policy: The “Dutch Model”

Ooijen-Houben¹,

Kleemans²

2015

Crime and Justice

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The Dutch Drug Policy from a Regulatory Perspective

Cited by 11 publications

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Sex, drugs, and sexually transmitted infections: A latent class analysis among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam and surrounding urban regions, the Netherlands

Sex, drugs, and sexually transmitted infections: A latent class analysis among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam and surrounding urban regions, the Netherlands

Amsterdam coffeeshops, victimisation, and police mobilization

Drug Policy: The “Dutch Model”

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