On Amsterdam’s Hash Joints
Having just returned from a vacation in Amsterdam and experienced the coffee shops firsthand, I found your article very interesting. Holland is a country that recognizes the inevitability of marijuana use and has implemented a policy of harm reduction rather than zero tolerance (as we have here in the United States).
As stated in the article, the result is a wide availability of marijuana and hashish and virtually none of the negative social consequences. Although the Dutch welfare state leaves much to be desired, their rational approach to the drug issue is one that the entire world could learn from.
GREG HELLWIG
San Pedro
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