We are pleased to inform our readers that all the coffee shops in Maastricht closed today. As of today cities in the south of the Netherlands require Dutch nationality in order for the customers to get doped. The closure should probably be seen as a protest rather than a permanent closure. However, introducing the new rules, the Dutch government has taken a step in the right direction.

Ethan ”Drug Policy Alliance” Nadelmann was recently in Austin, Texas telling anybody who wanted to listen about what he terms the ”failed war on drugs”. As usual, Nadelmann forgot to tell the audience that he and his pals are part of the drug problem. Advocating legalisation of marijuana, which he and his pals do, does not reduce drug use. On the contrary, it increases use. It is like fighting crime at the same time as being a criminal.

Nadelmann travels the world preaching his message about the “failed war”. Maybe some people are impressed by his academic degrees or his connection to George Soros and his likes. Nevertheless, a bad idea, such as legalisation of marijuana (and all other drugs except crack as proposed by Soros), isn´t rocket science. It is not science at all. Luckily enough, ordinary people not doing drugs, know better than self-appointed experts , such as Nadelmann, that legalisation of drugs will increase harm, not reduce harm.

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