The
Danes are also pretty
open minded (or practical, your choice) regarding this topic. And curiously they seem to get a lot less
public attention than the
Dutch.
In
Copenhagen there is an area known as
Christiania. It is a former
military base that was seized by
Hippies and
Squatters about thirty years ago.
The area is far too large for
the authorities to evict them, and after multiple attempts by the Squatters to
secede from
Denmark a
truce was called.
Essentially, they are left alone to run their
community according to their own rules. Danish
laws, with few exceptions, do not apply in Christiania.
In Christiana,
drugs are not relegated to the back rooms of dark
coffee shops - they are sold, bazzar like, in the streets.
Pretty wild sight!
Pot,
hash,
mushrooms all proudly displayed by the vendors, with prices and all sorts of advertising, specials, etc.
Real
positive energy;
art work abounds,
children and
pets freely roam the streets. People seem real
happy there.