Maybe it’s that northern Dutch climate, maybe it’s something else entirely. However, the fact is that most of the growers picked to supply regulated cannabis to the ten municipalities during the transition pilot phase are having trouble meeting production standards set by the authorities.
This unexpected obstacle was reported on Monday, 5 August, by Justice Minister David van Weel in a letter sent to the Dutch Parliament to report on the progress of the experiment that aims to study the viability of legalizing the recreational drug in the Low Country.
You may recall that despite widespread popular perceptions, cannabis is actually not legal in the Netherlands. Its consumption has only been tolerated within the walls of specially dedicated coffeeshops with police officers turning a blind eye until a better solution is found.
After decades of waiting a solution seems to be finally worked on following the launch of a pilot project involving the sale of both regulated and tolerated cannabis in the coffeeshops of ten Dutch municipalities. The pilot launched in mid-June and was expected to last three months before analyzing results.
