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What travelers need to know about drugs in Netherlands. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.

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Drugs in Netherlands: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.

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It is against the law to possess, sell or produce drugs in the Netherlands; only small quantities of soft drugs are tolerated, and hard drugs are never tolerated.

Possession or dealing in hard drugs is prosecuted by the Public Prosecution Service.

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