Timeline and Development of Decriminalization of Soft Drugs in U.S.A and Netherlands

Undoubtedly, the drug-fighting issue is one of the biggest challenges of different countries. Each country reacts to this issue according to its mental approach and experience. The most common approach of the criminal policy of many countries to drug issues is determining penalties and punishment. However, some countries have experienced a new approach that is decriminalizing some of the low risk types of drugs called calm.

In this comparative study, the related reports and information about decriminalization of soft drugs in U.S.A and Netherlands were purposefully searched and compared.

The Netherlands, as a country that raises its social policies on the basis of tolerance and toleration, was able to introduce decriminalizing use of hashish and became an example for other countries by proper implementation of its cannabis consumption. In the present time, different states of America have changed their laws regarding the consumption of soft drugs, and even legalized the therapeutic use of it.