Drug problems destroy a large number of peoples, families and close ones around them. In Norway you cannot drive any kind of motorized vehicle while under the influence, just like the U.S. It has been implemented since 1936. The topic about War on Drugs comes with no simple answer but a million questions. Norway is a very tough country when it comes to drugs. Possession and use is strictly illegal, even soft drugs like marijuana. In my reading I found that if a police officer sees you using a substance you will get fined (or face a judge). Large quantities will take you straight to prison. Amy Winehouse discovered this out very fast. The hotel she was staying at called the police who arrested her boyfriend. Only had to pay fines. There is an enormous illegal production problem going on today with drugs, mostly narcotics. Norway, a country provides us with very interesting and significant examples of the National Drug Policy. Their drug policy definitely stands out to be one of the strongest policies. The law in Norway prohibits consumption, possession, sale, and purchase of cannabis. The law is extremely severe on cannabis use and possession and possession of up to 15g is punishable with fines and possession of more than 15g is punishable with a jail term of 6 months to 21 years, depending up on the amount of cannabis involved. Most recent survey in Norway about alcohol use as a young age came out in 2012 saying that the general population starts consuming alcohol around the age of 15. In 2012, “lifetime prevalence rates among 1 624 respondents aged 15–64 were 14.6 % for cannabis, 3.8 % for amphetamines, 2.5 % for cocaine, 1.0 % for ecstasy and 0.9 % for LSD. Among younger age groups (aged 15–34), lifetime prevalence rates were 21.9 % for cannabis, 6.0 % for amphetamines, 4.2 % for cocaine, 2.1 % for ecstasy and 1.5 % for LSD. Around 3.8 % of all adults reported use of cannabis within the past year (4.6 % in 2004), while the last 12 month prevalence of cannabis use among 15–34 year olds was 7.0 % (9.6 % in 2004). Cannabis use within the last 30 days was reported by 1.6 % of all adults aged 15–64 (2.2 % in 2004) and 2.1 % of all adults aged 15–34 (4.5 % in 2004). The results indicate that since 2004 there has been a relatively strong decline in the proportions of those reporting using cannabis in the past 12 months and past 30 days, especially among those aged 15–34”.
http://www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulovdata/lov-19020522-010-eng.pdf
http://www.imarijuana.com/laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_country
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/norway
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/hod/documents/reports-and-plans/reports/1997/new-trends-in-drug-abuse-in-norway.html?id=420006
http://www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulovdata/lov-19020522-010-eng.pdf
http://www.imarijuana.com/laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_country
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/norway
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/hod/documents/reports-and-plans/reports/1997/new-trends-in-drug-abuse-in-norway.html?id=420006