[vidarh]

Norway lags even continental Europe by 20 years or more when it comes to the drug debate, I'm afraid. It's the "dark side" of Scandinavian culture that remnants of protestant piety have successfully dominated our attitudes to drugs and alcohol in a very damaging way, where, while on one hand "everyone" acknowledges drug abuse as an illness that people needs help to combat, there is still very much an air of judgement over attitudes to junkies that makes it very hard to get support for reform of drug laws.

[3838]

it was a huge problem in NL that brought about a change there - i'd say the solution was born out of need rather than being a moral thing

some more info:

http://amsterdamgang.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/drugs-on-the-h...