tracking the end of the war on drugs

• 1976 Netherlands legalize the sale of cannabis
• 2006 Bolivia legalizes the sale and cultivation of coca plant (not cocaine) for traditional use.
• 2009 Mexico decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of commonly used drugs.
• 2001 Portugal decriminalizes all drug use
• 2012 Washington state legalized cannabis for adult use
• 2013 Colombia stops penalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana and cocaine.
• 2014 Uruguay becomes the first country in the world to create a legal, regulated market for recreational marijuana.
• 2014 Oregon legalized cannabis for adult use
• 2014 Alaska legalized cannabis for adult use
• 2014 Washington DC legalized cannabis for adult use
• 2014 Vancouver Police Department state they will not enforce the new federal cannabis law
• 2015 Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe legalized cannabis for adult use
• 2015 Vancouver police public report justifies their decision to not enforce cannabis law