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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Cannabis has been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1976. Under Netherlands law, soft drugs include hash, marijuana, sleeping pills, and sedatives, among others. The number of coffee shops across the county has been in decline in recent years, from 730 in 2005 to 570 in 2019.

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Is weed legal in Indonesia?

The Cannigma

Aceh weed and Nepalese hash cost around 500,000 rupiah for 10 grams , though the price can supposedly be bargained down. In 2005, nine travelers from Australia were convicted of smuggling heroin out of Indonesia. Indonesia, however, has a long, arduous road ahead when it comes to decriminalization of cannabis.