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Originally Posted by troutman
I don't think the experience in the Netherlands has been especially positive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostit...he_Netherlands
When the Dutch government legalized prostitution in 2000, it was to protect the women by giving them work permits, but authorities now fear that this business is out of control: "We’ve realized this is no longer about small-scale entrepreneurs, but that big crime organizations are involved here in trafficking women, drugs, killings and other criminal activities", said Job Cohen, the former mayor of Amsterdam.[6] Recently, officials have noticed an increase in violence centered on this irregular industry, and have blamed this increase on the illegal immigration of individuals into Amsterdam to participate in the sex industry: "The guys from Eastern Europe bring in young and frightened women; they threaten them and beat them", said a resident of De Wallen.[6] Prostitution has remained connected to criminal activities, which has led the authorities to take several measures, including detailed plans to help the prostitutes quit the sex trade and find other professions.[13] |
The problem is EU itself, tons of tiny nations scrunched up together and only one of them legalizing prostitution, marijuana, etc.. You can figure out how that will end up before you even start.
Canada is a massive nation with 1 neighbor and this will be a different story here, especially if you look at Australia which has a lot in common with us.