The lower house of Parliament in the Netherlands rejected the addition of Amsterdam to the country’s cannabis cultivation and distribution experiment, meaning the number of cities set to take part when the pilot fully launches this summer will remain at 10.
Parliament also rejected a motion to put the entire project on hold.
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In the experiment, the Dutch government is licensing legal adult-use cannabis cultivation and distribution for the first time.
“The experiment will not make access to drugs easier for young people. It just means that the production and distribution will be removed from criminals” Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema told the publication NL Times in a statement.
“This actually protects public health and facilitates enforcement policy. If you want to control cannabis use
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