Correct. Cannabis in coffee shops comes from black market and is not regulated in any way. Government basically gives organised crime tax free market of a highly desirable product.

In most of the USA cannabis is much more allowed than in The Netherlands nowadays!

Yes the EU is much more stuck in the 70's on the war on drugs than the US. I still respect the Dutch for moving on it first but the experience in say Oregon or Colorado is on a whole another level and slowly making its way through most of the states.

https://www.mpp.org/states/ for a state-level overview, it changes quite a bit every year

> In most of the USA cannabis is much more allowed than in The Netherlands nowadays!

Given what I've seen in the US, I would think legalizing/decriminalizing psilocybin (truffles in NL) to be way more beneficial for Society as a whole. At least offer it as a service for mental health issues rather than drown people in SSRIs and every anti-depressent known to man.

Denver, Oakland, and Oregon now are the only ones where its not met with extremely harsh punishments. And taxes from Cannabis is actually helping create the infrastructure for drug abuse treatment and mental illness in OR, something that Portugal had done much earlier when it decriminalized all drugs.

In the Bay Area, I can roll into a high end dispensary that feels like a Beverly Hills wellness spa. The breadth of product is amazing and the associates are super positive and knowledgable. Almost feels a bit bougie :)