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Pot Not so Hip With Teens in Amsterdam

April 10, 2008

The Netherlands is well-known for its tolerant laws on marijuana. So why aren't Dutch teenagers smoking up a storm?

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Young woman smoking pot in an Amsterdam coffeehouse
In Amsterdam, it's legal to smoke marijuana in coffeeshopsImage: AP

While most would think that young people in the Netherlands are the drug's biggest users, new research suggests that young people in Holland are smoking less than their European and American peers, despite having more access to the drug.

Report: Rachel Nolan

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