Amsterdam to impose ban on smoking cannabis on school property

Dutch city becomes first in the Netherlands to forbid use of drug in playgrounds and schools under a public nuisance ordinance
The Guardian (UK)
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

cannabis-banAmsterdam's mayor said he would formally ban students from smoking cannabis at school, making the city in the Netherlands the first to do so. Eberhard van der Laan's introduction of a law is the result of the country's drug policy. Under the "tolerance" principle, cannabis is technically illegal in the Netherlands, but police cannot prosecute for possession of small amounts of the drug.