Mr. Speaker, the November 2000 issue of Reader's Digest contains an article written by Larry Collins entitled “Holland's Half-Baked Drug Experiment”.
Twenty-four years after the legalization of marijuana, the results are terrifying. “We have left our kids with the idea that it's perfectly all right to smoke it, and from there it was an easy step for them to move to the notion that it's also okay to use mind-altering substances like ecstasy”.
There are still many proponents of the Dutch legislation, both within Holland and elsewhere. But even some of them now agree with opponents that there has been a tendency to indulge in wishful thinking. However we cannot tackle a problem of this amplitude with our eyes shut.
I suggest members read this article in the November 2000 issue of Reader's Digest.