Annex 1
DRUGS IN
THE NETHERLANDS


Sources: 1/2/3: Dutch Governmental Paper on
Alcohol; 2001-2003.
2: (number of alcoholics): Trimbosinstitute,
Mensink & Spruit, 1998.
4: Personal information from high officials
of Justice Department and Police.
The Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation ("Stichting
Drugsbeleid"SDB) was founded in 1996. It strives for
a drug policy with less health risks and less crime.
In 1996 the SDB published a report, titled "Drug
Control through Legalisation". It broke through the existing
taboo on legalising drugs in the public debate, putting forward
a concrete plan.
In 1998 we published a plan to regulate the
growing of cannabis to be sold in the "coffeeshops",
and organised a lobby of city majors urging the government to
allow such regulatory measures. It resulted in a majority motion
in Parliament, and the promise by the government to stimulate
an international debate on cannabis.
BOARD:
R Dufourpresident, director private company
Marijke AS Van Sprang-Kamstrasecretary,
member city-council Lelystad for Democrats 66
RT Steinbuchtreasurer
R van Diessenalderman Tilburg for Liberal
Party VVD
JWE Guttelingalderman Apeldoorn for Socialist
Party PvdA
J van Leijenhorstformer alderman, member
city-council Utrecht for Green-Left Party Groen Links
F Polakpsychiatrist Amsterdam
J Schijfformer alderman Heerhugowaard
for Liberal Party VVD
JG van der Tasformer ambassador in Germany
ADVISORY BOARD:
Hedy d'Anconaformer Minister of Public
Health, former member of the European Parliament
ThMG van Berkestijnformer Secretary General
of the Royal Dutch Medical Association
A van Dantzigpsychiatrist
H Drionformer vice-president High Court
of Justice
JF Glastra van Loonformer Under-Minister
of Justice
R van der HoevenPublic Prosecutor
M Lapadvisor drug-policy
JCM Leijtenformer Public Prosecutor at
the High Court of Justice
T ReitsmaSuperintendent of Police
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