Amsterdam’s mayor has sparked debate across Europe after suggesting that regulating the cocaine market could be more effective than continuing traditional criminal enforcement.
Femke Halsema recently argued that decades of aggressive drug enforcement have failed to stop the cocaine trade and instead strengthened organized crime networks operating across Europe.
Speaking in interviews and policy discussions around drug crime in the Netherlands, Halsema said the current “war on drugs” has produced limited results while criminal organizations continue to earn billions from illegal trafficking.
“The time has come to regulate…
