Only 4 (out of 15) European Union Countries Still Prohibit Cannabis!

by MMM.

Thu, May 10, 2001 6:12PM

From the article: "Of the 15 countries in the European Union, a total of seven do not punish personal consumption of any drug or only impose administrative fines. With regards to cannabis tolerance is near complete: only Sweden, France, Finland and Greece maintain penalties. ... France is the least harsh of the four restrictive European Union countries. Although penalties remain on the books, a 1999 directive recommends that simple consumers not be prosecuted and that drug treatment be proposed instead."

Harm reduction rules in Europe.

This summary of the overall situation in Europe is hard to find information. Especially in the USA. The summary article is after the link. For some history of how this happened check out this webpage link:

*POWER LINKS. INTERNATIONAL. Saner Cannabis and Drug Policies worldwide. Compilation of many world press articles. Many with Green Party info. In chronological order.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/y/power.htm -latest revision.
http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/power.htm -older copy.

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Europe: Only Four European Union Countries Still Prohibit Cannabis
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n808/a06.html
Newshawk: DrugSense http://www.drugsense.org/
Pubdate: Mon, 07 May 2001
Source: El Pais (Spain)
Contact: cartasdirector [at] elpais.es (Spanish language LTEs only)
Website: http://www.elpais.es
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/966
Author: Gabriela Ca

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