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

The Cannigma

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. What does Dutch law permit for medical patients? Is weed legal in the Netherlands? Average costs.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. Patients can legally access medicinal cannabis through a doctor, via the TGA’s Authorised Prescribers and Special Access schemes.