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To: sm1th who wrote (775705)	1/15/2023 12:56:48 PM
From: skinowski	1 Recommendation Recommended By alanrs Respond to of 793955

In ‘78 I spent some time in Amsterdam, hanging out in cafe’s every day. Everyone kept telling me about the drug scene as of a few years previously, when you could literally order a joint at the table - and they were surprised that all of that stopped, almost spontaneously, just with a little discouragement from the cafe owners. In the street, sometimes a person would walk over and offer to sell some hash. I would politely decline - they would politely nod, and walk away. Very civilized. Generally, having strict drug laws does NOT correlate with lower use. Last I checked, often, it’s the other way around.