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From: rich@weeds.xs4all.nl (Richard v.d. Horst)
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 21:22:00 PST
Newsgroups: alt.drugs,talk.politics.drugs,alt.drugs.pot,alt.drugs.psychedelics
Subject: Found the Dutch legalization proposal...
Ok, I now have the report on legalization made by the union of highly placed
policemen, Dutch healthcare workers and business officials. The actual
report was written by eight persons. I'll hereby post the index, description
of the working group and a summary of the information. Later on I'll
probably post more about the medical and juridical consequences if people
are interested, and if I suddenly feel the urge I might even translate the
whole thing for you. Well, here's the first part, enjoy...
-Richard
DRUG CONTROL BY MEANS OF LEGALIZATION
-A plan for regulation of the drug problem-
INDEX
Summing-up
Chapter 1 : The urgency of legalization
Chapter 2 : The Netherlands can legalize independently
Chapter 3 : Distribution softdrugs
Chapter 4 : Distribution other drugs
Chapter 5 : Drug use after legalization
Chapter 6 : Notion of criminality after legalization
Conclusion
Appendices:
a. Drugs : What are they and which effects do they have.
: How addictive are they
b. Drug prohibition : The costs of criminating
c. Distribution : The medical alternative
d. Relief work : The results of legalization
e. Distribution : A model of costs and prizes
.....
The working party which has redacted this nota consists of the following
persons:
1. mr R. Dufour, Agency Ecostad b.v., member Inittiative party
Drugsdiscussion, redaction
2. J. van der Haar, General secretary Arta- National centre for addict
care; vice-chairman Dutch association of
institutions for addict-care (NeVIV)
3. mr. R. van der Hoeven, Public Prosecutor in Rotterdam
4. M. Lap, Dutch Institute for Alcohol and Drugs (NIAD)
5. F. Polak, Psychiatrist, drugs department GG&GD in Amsterdam
6. T. Reitsma, Superintendent of Police in Rotterdam-Rijnmond
7. ir. R. Steinbuch, Staff member Akzo-Nobel; treasurer Community of
Interests Drug users MDHG in Amsterdam
8. ir. G.J. Verhoef, Deputy director Dutch association of institutions
for addict-care (NeVIV).
All join the working group _on_personal_title_.
This is the first version of the nota. In the next months the nota will be
handed to persons and institutions for comment.
The working group has the idea to publish a second version afterwards, in which
the comments are processed.
Utrecht/Heemstede, September 1994.
.....
SUMMING-UP
Chapter 1 : The urgency of legalization
Drug addiction is in size only 7% of alcohol addiction. The criminality due to
the _drug_prohibition_ is nevertheless enormous: 50% of the jail cells are
occupied by drug delinquents. The growing criminality threatens to flood the
society. Fighting against criminality with the traditional method is
unfeasible. The reason is the drug prohibition: gold mine and motor of crime.
Chapter 2: The Netherlands can legalize independently
International treaties nor international political pressure are in the way of
factual legalization in the Netherlands with the opportuneness principle
(non-prosecution). Our land will not become a magnet for drug tourists, and the
remaining illegal export can be fought better than now.
Chapter 3: Distribution softdrugs
The Netherlands has 15 years experience with the semi-legal sale of softdrugs.
This hasn't resulted in an invasion of drug tourists, nor in more consumption
or problematic use than in foreign countries. Therefore the step to
legalization is small. A National Drugsbureau will be founded, which will
control the production and sale by about 1500 coffeeshops. Sale is free to
people over 18 or 16 years old. The prices will only slightly decrease.
Chapter 4: Distribution other drugs
For the other drugs the National Drugbureau will found about 150 drug-shops.
The personnel will get a fixed income from the Bureau, the shops are
non-profit. For every kind of drug there will be a fixed maximum one is allowed
to buy per week. When one wants more one has to go to relief workers. These
only check if there's no illegal reselling, advises about safe(r) use, and
determines the by the user requested higher limit for him personally.
Every citizen can get a drug-pass with which he can buy the drugs within the
normal maximum amounts. The drug-pass is a non-transferable chipcard with
which, respecting the privacy protection rules, the use is registered.
The drug-pass opposes a flood of drug tourists. The prizes drop to a normal
economic level: for about f10-20 a day one is done. With this, the
obtaining-criminality will be history.
Chapter 5 : Drug use after legalization
Properties of the current market: -consumption urge (market pressure)
-unreliability
-high prizes
Scenario-A: only legalization of softdrugs
Scenario-B: also: provision of harddrugs to the 21.000 drug addicts.
Scenario-C: complete legalization
Conclusion:
-complete legalization with the proposed system hardly influences the
consumption. Negative and positive results neutralize each other. The health
situation of the users improves, as well as the possibility for addressed
education.
-Only taxing the drugs raises at least f150 million a year for the government;
-A campaign for less and safer drug use can be financed with this. The campaign
of dr. Meinsma decreased smoking by half.
Chapter 6 : Notion of criminality after legalization
Drug criminality consists of production, trade and use. The direct results of
legalization are traced for scenario A, B and C.
Conclusion: complete legalization will give the following result:
-most of the jail space for traders and users will be freed;
-because the cell shortage will disappear, the other criminality will drop by
10-20%;
-by doubling the capacity of police and justice, another drop;
-expected: 50-80% drop of total criminality.
Yearly "health profit":
-Now 200-300 violent killings a year; of which 30-50% because of drug trade;
with 50% decrease: 100-150 less murders a year.
-Now 3000 grievous violent crimes a year; of which 1500-2000 by gangs; with 50%
decrease: 1500 less grievous batterings.
Yearly profit for the society: at least f4-6 milliard.
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