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Compared to cannabis, the public debate around the legal regulation of stimulants has been restrained in most parts of the world. Cannabis has tended to dominate public debate; as the most used illegal drug, one that is very easy to produce and procure, and also one associated with lower risks relative to most other drugs, it has, unsurprisingly, been at the forefront of reform efforts around the world. The more dangerous and threatening a drug is perceived to be, the harder it becomes to make the case for regulation, even if - as Transform has long argued - greater risks are precisely the reason why regulation is needed, not a reason to maintain prohibitions that only increase them further. The exception to this pattern is when legal drug supply moves within the medical sphere, namely the prescription of substitute drugs as part of a harm reduction approach for people with drug dependencies. Here we can already witness wide public acceptance of the legal supply of some of the most historically feared and demonised drugs, including methamphetamine and injectable heroin. While legal cannabis and prescribed heroin could hardly be more different - what they have in common in the public debate is familiarity. People have seen that the cannabis coffee shops in the Netherlands, and cannabis stores in Canada for example, look very similar to bars and off licences. And they are familiar with prescribing and supervised-use of risky drugs in pharmacies and clinics. These supply models are known, understood - and correspondingly less threatening and easier to discuss and advocate for. But for the significant number of drugs that sit somewhere in the middle of the risk spectrum, particularly stimulants used in social settings, there are few reference points for how legal regulation would work. They are drugs perceived as much more risky than cannabis, but are also associated with hedonism and indulgence - so cannot be shoehorned into a medical supply model for people with drug dependencies who naturally engender a far greater degree of public sympathy. Even as we now have a growing consensus that the war on drugs has been a disastrous generational failure - the debate will struggle to move further without a clear vision of what comes after prohibition. So the idea was to present and familiarise people with models of responsible regulation of stimulant products, vendors, outlets, availability and marketing. Models that people could understand, find credible and buy into. But you can only achieve so much in print…. The idea behind the installation part of their much bigger Poppi drugsmuseum project was to move beyond just asking if we should regulate MDMA, but how we should do it - by presenting 3 different retail MDMA models to the public and gauging their reactions. The first model resembles an over-the-top candy store, with a rainbow of wall-mounted pill dispensers, in-your-face visual promos, and your pill in this case just a breath mint delivered via a gumball-type dispenser once you have filled in a short iPad questionnaire. As with the candy store model - a short iPad questionnaire gives you a coin which you can then use in a dispensing machine an adapted nightclub condom dispenser with 3 different pill options of varying potency. When you pull out the draw the sound system beats drop and you are illuminated with a light show. Rather than the vulgar marketing of the candy store, it adopts the more minimalist clinical feel of a pharmacy - the only decor being shelves of the product itself in unbranded pharmaceutical packaging and even this would likely not feature in a real-world model which would, if anything, be even more plain and functional. Acquiring the MDMA requires filling out a more detailed iPad questionnaire - each question introduced with a short video from a health professional - that serves to educate about risks and harm reduction, and also ascertain personal information including weight, potential health vulnerabilities, and experience of use. This information is then used to provide a bespoke label with dosage information and a personalised barcode on the packaging that is dispensed as the questionnaire is finalised. In the future this interaction would replace the iPad with a licensed vendor, trained to offer tailored support and harm reduction information to each customer. The whole experience is fascinating and immediately engaging for the public, politicians and media alike, regardless of whether they had any personal interest in using MDMA. From the opening day, it was clear that the candy store and nightclub models, while eye-catching and Instagram-worthy, primarily serve to demonstrate the risks of poor regulation, with people inevitably gravitating towards the obviously more sensible pharmacy model. It is an important message; drugs are not conventional consumer goods and retail regulation needs to reflect and manage the unique risks they present. Conventional commercial retailing is entirely inappropriate for a model that seeks to achieve functional availability without active promotion, guided by public health and harm reduction principles, rather than maximisation of sales and profits. It would be great to see something similar to this groundbreaking installation in the UK, and elsewhere, but it makes perfect sense that it should be launched in the Netherlands. They have had the cannabis coffee shop for decades, helping to normalise the idea of legally regulated drug availability beyond alcohol and tobacco. They also have a long history of progressive harm reduction with, for example, long-established and state-funded drug checking services, similar to those provided by The Loop but operating within a much more pragmatic and supportive political and institutional framework. Compared to the UK, MDMA-related deaths in the Netherlands are very low, and at festivals and events, vanishingly rare; highlighting again how the legal and policy environment is a key factor in shaping drug-related risks. But the Netherlands also has unique issues relating to MDMA that have driven the debate on regulation forward. A significant proportion of global illegal MDMA production is thought to take place in the Netherlands and has been associated with destructive organised crime activity, including high-profile dumping of toxic waste from MDMA production in waterways and national parks. These factors have led one of the parties in the Government coalition , D66, to adopt MDMA regulation as part of its drug policy platform. D66 notably also hold the positions of deputy prime minister and minister of health. Interestingly, D66 are the majority party in the Amsterdam municipal government, which does have an MDMA regulation platform, although is unable to take it forward without the authorisation of the central government. Recent academic work exploring optimised MDMA regulation models , and a report advocating MDMA regulation from influential centre-right think tank DenkWerk, have only pushed the debate further into the mainstream. The timely arrival of the Mainline MDMA shop - makes a breakthrough in stimulant regulation more likely - informing the already vibrant debate and bringing the day when a real MDMA shop will open using the pharmacy model closer still. Get more details on the Poppi drugs-museum page. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more. Accept Decline. MDMA shopfront, Utrecht city center The idea behind the installation part of their much bigger Poppi drugsmuseum project was to move beyond just asking if we should regulate MDMA, but how we should do it - by presenting 3 different retail MDMA models to the public and gauging their reactions. Commercialised Retail Model The first model resembles an over-the-top candy store, with a rainbow of wall-mounted pill dispensers, in-your-face visual promos, and your pill in this case just a breath mint delivered via a gumball-type dispenser once you have filled in a short iPad questionnaire. Pharmacy-Style Retail Model The whole experience is fascinating and immediately engaging for the public, politicians and media alike, regardless of whether they had any personal interest in using MDMA. Model of pharmacy-style MDMA packaging It would be great to see something similar to this groundbreaking installation in the UK, and elsewhere, but it makes perfect sense that it should be launched in the Netherlands. Latest Articles. Transform announces new trustees 3rd October Our vision for regulated cannabis in the UK 15th August What about the kids? Regulating adult-only cannabis access 6th August

Serious Game: Ecstasy, Legalize it or not?

Utrecht buying Ecstasy

Xtc should only be sold under strict conditions, should the government legalize its sale. That's what the participants of a pilot study in a fictitious xtc store in Utrecht think. Not even the participants who themselves sometimes use xtc. During the summer of , some 1, people visited the Utrecht xtc store. Not to buy xtc, but to participate in a study on the sale of the party drug. Suppose the government legalizes the sale of xtc, or rather, the sale of mdma, for which xtc is the street name, under what conditions do citizens and experts find this acceptable? In the xtc store, visitors were able to experience what it is like to buy drugs in a pharmacy, smartshop and entertainment venue. Based on this experience, they could then indicate what seemed the most acceptable way to them. In addition, historian Stephen Snelders and criminologist Damian Zaitch , who are involved in the research from Utrecht University, organized focus groups with experts, including experts from the prevention and addiction fields. The point is that it should not be fun to go shopping for xtc. Neither should it be possible to coincidently buy some pills, while you go out shopping for other stuff. What struck Snelders most after analyzing the data, was that virtually no one thinks that the sale of xtc should be without strict conditions, if the government legalizes it. Everyone believes that there should be measures that regulate the sale of xtc. As for location, the majority believe that xtc should be sold by a pharmacy or store. Although the sales of xtc at entertainment venues was also acceptable to more than half of the visitors. Experts in the focus groups were more conservative than store visitors. Should the government legalize the sale of xtc, buying xtc should above all not be too fun and easy, they believe. Snelders: 'They feel that impulse buying, i. The group of participants is not representative of the Dutch population, so the pilot does not give a conclusive picture of what the average Dutch person thinks about the way legal xtc sales should take shape. According to Snelders, however, the study does provide interesting insights and leads. For instance, it offers pointers for designing policy on the legalization of xtc sales, should it come to that. In addition, Snelders says it would be interesting to continue the research in other cities, and try to involve a more diverse audience. Finally, the xtc store has proven very effective in creating awareness among visitors about the regulation of xtc sales. Skip to main content Menu. Striking result What struck Snelders most after analyzing the data, was that virtually no one thinks that the sale of xtc should be without strict conditions, if the government legalizes it.

Utrecht buying Ecstasy