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by polski-g 37 days ago
You need a doctor's note to buy contact lens solution in Holland.

The level of regulation isn't close.

3 comments

That's just... false? You just go to Etos or Kruidvat for that.
You cannot build mixed used buildings in most of due to ridiculous housing zoning, can you?
Otoh, you can buy contact lenses OTC in other European countries... not saying Europe isn't over-regulated (try legally building a bike-trail on your own forest-land in Germany!! ...insanity) but it's a bad example.