Bungling Bob Ainsworth wants drugs legalised

[Englishman2010]

The Netherlands has had a liberal approach to cannabis consumption for 30 or 40 years and whilst they still take a hard line against Heroin and Cocaine, it seems as though there is less drug fuelled crime in Amsterdam than there would be in equivalent sized UK cities (Manchester, Birmingham or Liverpool). I've been to Amsterdam 20 + times in the last 10 years and rarely see any Police on the streets. Most of the trouble there is caused by drunks not pot heads.

[Dedworth]

The Netherlands has had a liberal approach to cannabis consumption for 30 or 40 years and whilst they still take a hard line against Heroin and Cocaine, it seems as though there is less drug fuelled crime in Amsterdam than there would be in equivalent sized UK cities (Manchester, Birmingham or Liverpool). I've been to Amsterdam 20 + times in the last 10 years and rarely see any Police on the streets. Most of the trouble there is caused by drunks not pot heads.

Try Rotterdam crime seems a bit more prevalent there and a lot of it involves the folk I'm not supposed to mention. I understand from friend's over there that there is still plenty of drug related crime but the perpetrators thed to be ordered to keep out of the cities.

[Englishman2010]

Try Rotterdam crime seems a bit more prevalent there and a lot of it involves the folk I'm not supposed to mention. I understand from friend's over there that there is still plenty of drug related crime but the perpetrators thend to be ordered to keep out of the cities.

That's very true, my brother was there a few years ago and witnessed a drive by shooting as he was walking to his hotel