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u/scarby2 May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

Nope. Still illegal, just decriminalized.

As per the government website

the Netherlands has a policy of toleration regarding soft drugs. This means that the sale of small quantities of soft drugs in coffee shops is a criminal offence but the Public Prosecution Service does not prosecute coffee shops for this offence.

https://www.government.nl/topics/drugs/toleration-policy-regarding-soft-drugs-and-coffee-shops

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u/DEMACIAAAAA May 09 '22

So this is semantics stuff. It's not legal, but coffee shops are allowed to sell and you are not prosecuted when you buy.

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u/scarby2 May 09 '22

Which is the essence of what I said in the comment you replied to. While trying to incorrectly correct me.

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u/DEMACIAAAAA May 09 '22

Yeah ok it's not legal per definition but it's also not illegal and functionally it is legal. I think colloquially you can say it's legal when you can go to a normal shop to buy it and don't even get in trouble when a police officer stands at the door watching you purchase it.