*The Netherlands never decriminalized any drugs, not even marijuana. Rather, it ...

		kafkaesq on June 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Meth Addict Gets Sober in Orange County Communit... The Netherlands never decriminalized any drugs, not even marijuana. Rather, it adopted an official policy of non-prosecution under certain conditions. "Non-prosecution under certain conditions" is what decriminalization is generally understood to mean.

Sufficiently advanced non-prosecution is indistinguishable from legality.