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Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Social media, Facebook Edit

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Facebook:

• Annual Amsterdam 420 Smoke-out (official group).
• #AMS420 Smoke-Out 4-20-2013.
• Nessuna condanna, per una canna.
• The Cannabis College.
• Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum.

Local links Edit

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Search for marijuana march videos. And more.

2017, 2016, 2015 Global Marijuana March. Crowd photos.

• Netherlands. Cannabis-related links.
• Coffeeshop map. Resource for planning a trip, or using in Amsterdam.
• Amsterdam 420 Smoke-Out protest + 420 Festival & After-Party
• cannabis bevrijdingsdag (Cannabis Liberation Day).
• cannabis tribunaal
• vereniging voor opheffing cannabisverbod
• vereniging voor cannabis consumenten (vvcc)
• legalize
• cannabis college
• cupwinners.nl
• Hash marihuana and hemp museum.
• legalize.net/allphotos.php - photos for many Amsterdam events.
• Cannabis Seeds

City info Edit

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• Google Maps: Amsterdam.
• Google images.
• Wikipedia: Amsterdam.
• Wikitravel: Amsterdam.
• Wikivoyage:
• Amsterdam coffeeshop directory Great guide to all the coffeeshops.
• WeBeHigh.org - Amsterdam.

Coffeeshops Edit

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Amsterdam is the capital city of The Netherlands (although the government resides in Den Haag (The Hague).

Like in the rest of the country, cannabis consumption is (almost) legal in the city. Of all places in the country though, Amsterdam is the most liberal when it comes to smoking your stuff. In practice this amounts to a very high concentration of 'Coffeeshops' in the centre of the city and the fact that you can smoke a joint anywhere out on the streets. Legal as in "tolerated". It is still "the pure crime". Also you are only allowed to buy 5 grams a day in a coffeeshop.

Although all coffeeshops DO sell coffee, that's not the reason for visiting them. Coffeeshops are the only places in town that are legally allowed to sell cannabis products (stuff that you buy in tourist shops that have cannabis leaves printed on them (like cannabis lollipops and stuff) will NOT have any cannabis in them). Coffeeshops come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, from dark brown, old-fashioned Dutch bars to high-life, fancily decorated coffeeshops with designer furniture and of course the rastafari-themed shops filled with green/red/yellow decorations and Bob Marley posters.

Coffeeshops generally have two menu's: A drinks menu and a cannabis menu. A lot of coffeeshops will have quite an elaborate drinks menu that features various fruit juices (sometimes freshly squeezed), various kinds of tea and coffee, soft drinks and chocolate milk. As from late 2007, there are no more coffeeshops with a licence to sell alcohol.

The quantity and quality of different kinds of weed and hash on sale differs between coffeeshops. Some shops feature only organic weeds, others feature a lot of imports, still others focus on many kinds of hashish. Some are expensive while others are cheap. There are certain kinds of weed (White Widow, Some kinds of haze) and hashish (Moroccan, (super) polm) that will be on sale practically everywhere and their prices give you a good idea of how 'expensive' the shop is on the whole. (for instance: White Widow (which is a great variety left from the nineties) should generally not be sold for more than €8 (8 Euros),- a gram and is normally priced around €7,- a gram).

You are required to consume something in a coffeeshop. When you bring your own weed, you are expected to buy drinks.

I will give a very short list of my favourite shops here with a little description. If anybody has any more favourites, just put 'em up here:

Abraxas: Pretty large shop with some nice decorations. It's always pretty busy here on weekends but that's no surprise: they have a large selection of weed/hash and there are couches lined with Persian tapestry all around the shop. Just sit back, relax, and talk with some of the people on the couches around you, it's easy to socialize there.

Kadinsky: It's a chain of coffeeshops. Normally they're pretty small, with a fashionable and clean minimalist interior. It's a bit posh here compared to other shops but they generally have good service, good seats, large windows and laid-back music with laid-back atmosphere.

The Jolly Joker: On one of the corners of the Nieuwmarkt, this is an old Dutch brown bar. The selection of weed is limited but they stock standard good stuff at a very affordable price. You get a nice view of the marketplace and the wooden interior is not like most other shops.

Rookies: Near Leidseplein. They're not cheap, but their selection of all organic weeds is quite perfect. Their house brand (simply called 'Rookies') is my favourite weed; quite potent and completely uplifting. They also have vaporizers here.

Mellow Yellow: Quite well known with the locals. There's nothing special here actually, but there's a good atmosphere there. They have an elaborate menu with weeds and hashish in every price range. Their deal on Super Polm is the best in the city: 2.5 grams for €11,-!

De Dampkring: The name of this shop is the Dutch word for 'Atmosphere' and literally translates to 'The Circle of Fumes'. It's probably the most expensive shop in town but it's decorated interior is unsurpassed. Made to look like it's made from fairytale-like tree stumps on the outside and with an interior made completely out of illuminated, organic shapes in yellow, red, orange and green, this is something special. Their menu is very elaborate and they have a large selection of very high-potent weeds and hashish. Again, these are all more expensive than anywhere else in the city but this place is still worth checking out.

My advice: Don't spend more than €10,- or €11,- on a gram. Even the most potent weeds like Super Silver Haze, Buddha Haze etc. are sold for about €11,- although some places charge silly prices for them.

La Tertulia: A coffeeshop annex gallery on the Prinsengracht with a beautiful indoor "mineral garden" . A relaxed atmosphere and reasonable prices, with a terrace outside for when the weather permits it.

The legal issue Edit

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In short: Nobody has full knowledge of the precise legal status of cannabis products in Holland, mainly because all municipalities are allowed to regulate the sale as they see fit, however there are some general rules that uphold anywhere in the country:

- You are allowed to possess a small quantity of weed or hashish. Having 5 grams or less on you at any time is perfectly alright and police won't check for larger quantities on you unless you give them a reason (like causing public disturbance or ignoring traffic lights). Police are not looking for anybody that has weed on them, nowhere.

- You are allowed to buy weed at coffeeshops, that's it. They are allowed to sell you a maximum of 5 grams per day.

- It follows that you are not allowed to sell cannabis products yourself.

- In some places (like Amsterdam) you can smoke almost anywhere on the streets. In some other places you are not allowed to just puff away anywhere you want. When somebody asks you to stop smoking your joint either because that's against local regulations OR because they don't want people smoking in front of their property (bar/store/restaurant) you are legally required to comply.

- You are not allowed to take weed across the border but there's no checkpoint at any EU-border. It is known that there are controls on the highway. Possession of small amounts is not considered a legal offense in some places (like Germany or Belgium) but it is in other places (like France). See: Legality of cannabis by country. This does not include smuggeling.

Global Marijuana March Edit

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GMM (years signed up). This city participated or signed up one year (or more) for the Global Marijuana March (GMM), or the Million Marijuana March (MMM). 225 cities from 42 nations signed up for May 4, 2013 or thereabouts.175 cities from 33 nations signed up for May 5, 2012 or thereabouts. See also: 4/20 event lists. 888 different cities have participated from 80 different nations or subnational areas since 1999.

Global Marijuana March links.

See also: Local links and other links. Latest links for Global Marijuana March. See GMM: basic city lists, detailed city lists, graphics, photos, maps, regions, links, years. Google images: Crowds, flyers: Marcha da Maconha. And: Marche Mondial du Cannabis. And: Global Marijuana March. See the latest GMM graphics, and worldwide GMM city list and map. Years signed up: Browse the basic GMM city lists by year: ~ 1999. 2000. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 2010. 11. 12. 13.14.15.16. ~ Or search them. Add city name to search (nation, state, province is optional). Here is an alternative search that includes the latest city lists.

2017, 2016, 2015 Global Marijuana March. Crowd photos.

Right-click any region for its city list.

2013 Edit

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See 2013 Global Marijuana March map.

April 20:

• ENJOINT.com » 420 Smoke Out Amsterdam.
• #AMS420 - 'Smoke-Out' Program Infopage US/UK.
• Facebook:
  • Annual Amsterdam 420 Smoke-out (official group).
  • #AMS420 Smoke-Out 4-20-2013.

June 16:

• Facebook: Cannabis Brevijdingsdag 2013

2012 Edit

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See 2012 Global Marijuana March map.

April 20, 2012:

• Cannabis Tolerance Endangered In Netherlands; Protest Planned. By Steve Elliott. December 21, 2011 article.

2011 Edit

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See Global Marijuana March 2011 map.

GMM, May 8:

• Facebook: Worldwide Global Marijuana March 2011.
• YouTube search: Cannabis bevrijdingsdag 2011 (Cannabis liberation day 2011).

-- VOC | Vereniging voor Opheffing van het Cannabisverbod:

• Photos: Foto-serie Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag II.
• Photos: Heel veel foto’s van Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag: de VOC-mentaliteit in beeld.
• Volledig programma Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag.
• Kom naar Amsterdam op 8 mei en vier onze cannabiscultuur!

April 20:

• Facebook: Stand up and speak out Netherlands rally.

2010 Edit

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8 Mei Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag (Cannabis Liberation Day), Westergasfabriek terrein, Amsterdam.

• Link: http://www.cannabisbevrijdingsdag.org
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101821423189542&ref=ts

2009 Edit

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9 Mei Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag (Cannabis Liberation Day), Museumplein, Amsterdam.

See GMM 2009, and GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org archive, 2.

Amsterdam: Rob - Cyberskeu@gmail.com, Jeroen - Keesthemad@gmail.com Meet up!

• Link: http://www.cannabisbevrijdingsdag.org
• Media: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/10/2565707.htm

2008 Edit

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See 2008 GMM, and GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org archive, 2.

Rob - Cyberskeu(at)gmail.com <Cyberskeu(at)gmail.com>, Jeroen - Keesthemad(at)gmail.com <Keesthemad(at)gmail.com> Meet up!

• Photos: http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn183/Globalmarijuanamarch/GMM%20Amsterdam%2008

• Report (from old GMM site):

Due to various goings on here in cannabisland, it's been very hard to generate any interest. Some great new people came along and we all agreed that it would be shameful not to have a protest in Amsterdam. Especially because of the current repressive situation.

So in just 10 days we put an impromptu gathering together on Damsquare. About 150 people gathered and Evert was there with his mobile vaporiser people from the Ccollege. Signature gathering, nice weather and a peaceful gathering fairly left alone by the police. How unlike Antwerp and Moskou/Brazil.

2006Edit

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Legalize! Street RaveEdit

June 10, 2006:

• Photos: http://goa.trance.fotopic.net/c987023_1.html
• Newsletter-flyer: http://www.legalize.net/warondrugs/p059%20legalize.pdf
• Photos: http://www.legalize.net/more_news.php?item=2&more=1

Grass-A-Matazz Edit

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November 21, 2006:

"Grass-A-Matazz is a, free-of-charge, jazz & Blues event, held during the annual High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam (NL). The Grass-A-Matazz party celebrates, and keeps alive, the connection between Jazz & Marijuana."

-- Above quote is from this report:

• http://www.grass-a-matazz.com/party/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6

Poster: Image:Amsterdam Grass-A-Matazz 2006 Nov 21.jpg

2005 Edit

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Global Marijuana March Edit

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May 7, 2005:

Bush's welcome to the Netherlands.

Photos:

• http://legalize.fotopic.net/c534927.html
• http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=1079686

Report (from old GMM site):

Report from Amsterdam

On the 7th of May, Bush visited the Netherlands. Worldwide over 181 cities are demonstrating against HIS cannabis policy under the banner of: MMM, the Million Marijuana March!

We were intending to hold a demonstration on the Dam Square but were prohibited from doing so by our city council. We asked for this MMM demonstration even before anybody knew Bush would be around.

As soon as we heard the news that he was coming we decided to hook up with the www.stopbush.nl demonstration to organise against this very dubious and unwanted visit from Bush.

5.000 people showed up despite terrible weather. One of Legalize's board members D.C Lama, and the famous Dutch rapper Def P. sang a song together condemning Bush's drugs policy and the Legalize! truck at the end of the demonstration parade warmed everyone up!

Legalize it street rave Edit

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June 4, 2005:

Photos:

• http://fotoalbum.dds.nl/bas/legalize

English preview:

• http://www.simplyamsterdam.nl/news/Legalize_demonstration_in_Amsterdam_against_war_on_drugs.htm

Google searches:

• http://www.google.com/search?q=Legalize+streetrave+2005+Amsterdam
• http://www.google.com/search?q=Legalize+street+rave+2005+Amsterdam

2004 Edit

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Legalize it street rave Edit

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June 5, 2004:

Report and many links:

• http://www.partyvibe.com/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-1730.html

Description and photo links:

• http://www.partyvibe.com/forums/pda/t-1730.html

Photos:

• http://goa.trance.fotopic.net/c199151.html
• http://www.legalize.net/allphotos.php
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfiRwdLQTg0

• See: Video help and search links.

02:05

Saturday June 5, 2004 Legalize! Street Rave. Amsterdam.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfiRwdLQTg0

2000 Edit

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• Link: http://www.worldcamp.org/mmm1_401.htm

Preview from above link (spelling corrected):

AMSTERDAM

Legalize! Event at: International Court of Justice in The Hague, the famous Vredespaleis (Peace-Palace). The two Saturdays following May 6 Legalize! we will have similar demonstrations in two more Dutch towns. On May 27th we will stage our yearly (4th!) 'Legalize! Street party against the Global War on Drugs' in Amsterdam with a number of mobile sound systems. We will also do our normal parade across the Amsterdam center of town!

E-Mail: rappa(at)casema.net

Web: http://www.legalise.org

More info, links, years Edit

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2017 Global Marijuana March and 420 Edit

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May 6, 2017, Saturday, or thereabouts. And April 20 (4/20), or thereabouts. Rallies and marches overall change public opinion for the better! See: Cannabis polls.

• 2017 Global Marijuana March and 420 events. - Worldwide.
• USA. 2017 Global Marijuana March and 420 city list. - USA.
• 420 event lists. - Worldwide.

2017 Facebook event pages for Global Marches and 420. - Some cities.
Main Facebook pages for organizing global marches.

US states that have legalized as of November 2016 election.

Cannabis is safer Edit

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See: Reagan's war on cannabis. And: Holy War on Drugs, Republican-led mass incarceration.

Ronald Reagan, 1980 campaign speech 1: "Leading medical researchers are coming to the conclusion that marijuana, pot, grass, whatever you want to call it, is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States, and we haven't begun to find out all of the ill effects, but they are permanent ill effects. The loss of memory for example."

See Reagan say it at 1 minute 7 seconds into this video clip narrated by Woody Harrelson.

• Obama correctly said that cannabis is safer than alcohol. See: Cannabis is safer. He also said marijuana should be treated more as a public health issue than a criminal one. And: Obama signals support for legalizing medical marijuana. [85]. See video.
• USA. 1 in 10 deaths of working-age adults are alcohol-related (disease, overdose, car crashes, falls, violence, etc). 87,798 per year, 2006 to 2010. [86][87][88][89][90].

See longer article: Cannabis is safer.

• Imagine if Mitt Romney had been elected President in 2012 instead of Obama.

• Obama on marijuana legalization. [91]. "My suspicion is that you’re gonna see other states start looking at this". The Washington Post. Jan. 22, 2015.

Above quote is from Sanjay Gupta interview of Obama on April 15, 2015. Interview aired on CNN on April 19, 2015. [92][93][94].

• Obama administration asks Supreme Court to reject lawsuit filed by Republican governments in Oklahoma and Nebraska to stop legal marijuana in Colorado [95]. December 2015.

• Holder's Legacy: Steering Away From the Drug War and Mass Incarceration. [96][97].

USA. Republican war on cannabis Edit

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See: Republican-led drug war. And: Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate.

The Cannabis War is over and the U.S. Republican Party has lost. They may not know it yet, so keep marching, lobbying, and voting! Please register and vote! See: Reagan's War on Cannabis. And: Drug war, control, and Republican-led income inequality. And: Alternatives to Republican-led mass incarceration.

Vermont's Republican Governor Scott Vetoes Marijuana Legalization bill of Democrat legislature. May 24, 2017. And: New Mexico's Republican governor vetoes a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana for opioid addiction. April 7, 2017. And: New Mexico's Republican governor vetoes the 911 Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Bill. April 7, 2017. And: Idaho's Republican governor vetoes a broadly-supported asset forfeiture reform bill. April 7, 2017.

U.S. Republican Party: Greed, Ground Wars, Drug Wars, and Mass Incarceration.

Will 2018 midterm elections remove Republicans? 2017-18 ballot issues: marijuana & minimum wage.
Democrats, following Bernie Sanders lead, propose bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2024. Republicans oppose raising federal minimum wage. [98] [99].

Presidents alone can not reschedule it Edit

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See main article: Presidents alone can not reschedule marijuana.

The president alone can not reschedule marijuana. [100] [101][102][103]. Since HHS (Health and Human Services) and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) have again declined to reschedule or deschedule cannabis, then only Congress can do so. But Congress removed help for veterans: Republicans in Congress Won’t Let Veterans Access Medical Marijuana After All. [104][105]. And Congressional Republican committee leaders refuse hearings on CARERS bill to reschedule cannabis. See: Medical Marijuana Advocates Rally to Loosen Restrictions. By Alicia Ault. 23 Mar 2016. Medscape.

• Wikipedia: Drug Enforcement Administration. See "Criticism" section.
• Wikipedia: Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
• DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation From Website After Months of Pressure. By Steve Elliott. Feb 13, 2017.
• DEA Pulls Back From Calling Marijuana One Of The 'Most Dangerous Drugs'. By Cody Fenwick. August 16, 2016. Patch Media
• The Science behind the DEA's Long War on Marijuana. 19 April 2016. Scientific American. Unless Congress acts, the DEA has final say on rescheduling or descheduling marijuana.
• Pot Matters: For Legalization, Set Your Sights on the Senate. 23 Mar 2016. By Jon Gettman. "it will be helpful, and indeed crucial, for advancing legalization for Democrats to take control of the Senate." Maybe in 2018?
• FDA Weighs in on Rescheduling Cannabis. By Ben Adlin. 28 Dec 2015. Leafly.

Drug war, control, mass incarceration Edit

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See: Drug war, control, and Republican-led income inequality. And: Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate. And: Drug War, mandatory minimum sentencing, handguns. And: US incarceration peaked in 2008. And: Number of marijuana prisoners in the USA. And: List of countries and U.S. states by incarceration rate. See articles: Cannabis prisoners and Drug war cost charts, infographics..

The majority of people incarcerated in prisons and jails in the USA are in due to drug-related offenses, crimes to get money for drugs, or drug-related parole or probation violations. Wikipedia: Drug-related crime. The number of inmates in the USA has increased almost 5 times over since 1980. The USA has the highest incarceration rate of any nation b c (except for the tiny country of the Seychelles). Compare incarceration rates worldwide. The cost of the U.S. drug war is at least 1.5 trillion dollars. Cannabis is safer! Share link.

Jail, jail deaths (2), and bail. A Lot Of People Are Dying At This Understaffed Texas Jail. And: How the Money Bail System Perpetuates America’s Mass Incarceration Problem. 2. And: Justice Department blasts ‘unconstitutional’ fixed bail schedules. Many innocent people in jail. And: Many marijuana users in jail without bail money.

The mentally ill. Rundle Won't Charge Prison Guards Who Allegedly Boiled Schizophrenic Black Man to Death for 2 Hours in Shower. Death Ruled An Accident. Documents Show They Omitted Key Details. Florida inmate in for cocaine possession. 2345. Due to lack of single-payer universal healthcare the mentally ill end up incarcerated and untreated. Prison costs far more than caring for them to begin with. For their non-violent offenses three-quarters of Americans favor ‘rehabilitation’ over jail time, survey finds. Poor health care in general in prisons and jails. Inmates Pay A Small Fortune To See A Doctor. 2.3.

Green love Edit

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The Global Marijuana March is the first Saturday in May. The first Saturday in May is also World Naked Gardening Day. Your marijuana garden needs love too . (see Google search for it). But, be safe!

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• Free birth control under ObamaCare.
• Colorado’s Effort Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success. Free birth control.

Republicans think they can spend an infinite amount of money (many trillions of dollars) on health-insurance-company-based healthcare, and have an infinite number of babies, to feed their appetite for endless ground wars, and for more inmates for more prisons for more drug war.

Wikipedia: Population milestone babies.

As with cannabis legalization Colorado leads the way.. More info. 2.3..

Single Payer. Half the cost of Trumpcare Edit

Portugal. Few die of overdoses Edit

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See: End drug war with universal healthcare.

See: Canadian single-payer healthcare and Portuguese drug decriminalization.

Portugal has decriminalized all drugs. Like Canada it has universal healthcare. See: Portugal. Cannabis-related links. See: Wikipedia: Drug policy of Portugal and Wikipedia: Health in Portugal. Nearly all of the European Union (EU) has universal healthcare. [106][107]. See: List of countries with universal health care.

Source for above chart: Are any conservatives in the US for a single payer and a universal health care system, or can they not coexist? Chart is from comment around March 11, 2017 by Dan Munro, "author of Casino Healthcare and Forbes contributor".

Canadian Single Payer: Show health card, get health care paid for by taxes. No deductibles on basic Canadian health care, and co-pays are extremely low or non-existent.

Single-Payer Healthcare. Higher life expectancy at half the cost. Country Life expectancy Infant mortality rate Healthcare cost per person (2). (US dollars. PPP) Murder rate per 100,000 Canada 82.2 years.(2) 4.9 per 1000 births. $4,608 in 2015 1.5 USA 79.3 years.(2) 6.5 per 1000 births. $9,451 in 2015 3.9 Murder rate is lower in Canada due to far less handgun ownership. Save $1.6 trillion out of $3.2 trillion spent on US healthcare in 2015. How?: Canadian single-payer healthcare, and Portuguese drug decriminalization and treatment. And: Save more via less incarceration. And: Prescriptions are free in Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland. Vs. USA. [108]. And: No personal medical debt in single-payer countries.

Canada passes US in middle-class wealth. Median after-tax middle-class income in Canada is higher. [109]. Why? Canadians pay so much less for far better healthcare. And: Canada has higher minimum wage.

The $0 Alternative To Trumpcare. See chart below. USA versus top ten healthiest nations.
Universal healthcare and longer life, at half the cost of US healthcare.

Wikipedia country lists: Life expectancy. And: Total health expenditure per capita.

Portugal decriminalised drugs 14 years ago – and now hardly anyone dies from overdosing. 2015 article by Chris Ingraham. Chart below is from the article.

"The country has 3 overdose deaths per million citizens, compared to the EU average of 17.3."

In 2014 the USA had 147 overdose deaths per million people. [110] [111] [112] [113]

• Overdose stats for the rest of the world.
• Wikipedia charts: Drug-related death statistics. See the upload page.

US charts:

• Overdose Death Rates. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Charts.
• These Are the Drugs That Cause the Most Overdose Deaths. Chart.
• Our nation’s drug overdose problem, in five bleak charts.
• How the opioid epidemic became America’s worst drug crisis ever, in 15 maps and charts.

Ibogaine cure:

• Wikipedia: Ibogaine.
• Facebook: Ibogaine Universe!!!!

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