Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-14-Speech-2-331"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU drugs strategy (2005-2012)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041214.17.2-331"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-14-Speech-2-3322
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Robsahm2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (2004-07-20--2006-10-02)3 member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; CULT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, certain facts are straightforward, such as the fact that Europe is the world’s largest market for cannabis. Is it possible to get rid of drugs? Shall we give up and just limit the damage? Emphatically not. We know that it is specifically with cannabis that most people who end up mis-using heroin, cocaine and amphetamines begin. That is why it is crucial for us to ensure that fewer new cannabis users are recruited. According to Mr Catania’s report, the restrictive policy has failed. The figures from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction in Lisbon, which was published a couple of weeks ago, is unambiguous. In countries such as Sweden, with a restrictive view of drugs, 7% of 15 year-olds have used cannabis. In Great Britain, 42.5% of all 15 year-old boys have used cannabis. The restrictive policy has led to dramatic reductions specifically in the number of drug users recruited. According to Mr Catania, ‘soft’ drugs are not dangerous. According to the Monitoring Centre’s new data, there is an increased risk of a range of physical and mental problems such as depression, psychoses and schizophrenia. A review of European drugs policy is under way right now. In countries such as the Netherlands, too, the attitude has changed over the last ten years. Now, only a third of the country’s so-called coffee shops remain. The Dutch Justice Minister has said that the Netherlands will probably be forced to alter its policy. There are high hopes of reversing the trend. Anyone who wants to see fewer drugs in Europe should vote against Mr Catania’s report."@en1

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