Is ecstasy legal in Amsterdam?

... with addicts being treated as ill rather than criminal, particularly heroin addicts. read more

It isn’t. As a matter of fact, MDMA is considered a hard drug in the Netherlands. Possesion and sale of MDMA is prohibited, and only legal is one is prescribed by a doctor. It is a common misconception about Dutch drug policy that drugs are legal. With the exception of alcohol and tobacco, drug possession and the sale of drugs is basically illegal. read more

Anyone passing through Amsterdam today may come across some unusual traders - the world's first ecstasy shop. Political youth organisation Liberal Democrats (D66) want the drug decriminalised and afforded the same legal treatment as cannabis, which is available freely in the Netherlands and on sale in shops across the country. read more

Amsterdam club Roxy was one of the first EDM spots, and xtc was still legal. A Belgian veterinarian started production, got rich and was killed. Many Dutch xtc labs are in the provinces of Brabant and Limburg, in the southern part of the Netherlands. read more