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Dutch cannabis usage below EU average

Source: Dutch News
Brussels : Belgium | 25 days ago  
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A spokesman for the drug addiction institute Trimbos told the Volkskrant the results of the survey show the Dutch policy of turning a blind eye to small scale soft drug usage had paid off. Cocaine is the second most popular drug in Europe, apart from in the Netherlands where ecstasy is in second place....
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