soft drug

American  

noun

1. a drug, usually illicit, that does not produce significant psychological or physical dependence.

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Example Sentences

He has been outspoken and in 2017, he called on campaigners who want soft drugs legalised to come to Parliament and break the law.

From BBC

The municipality of Amsterdam prohibits the use of soft drugs around schools and playgrounds.

From The Guardian

The ruling highlighted what the president of the court in Den Bosch described as “paradoxes” in the Dutch approach to so-called soft drugs.

From The Guardian

The Netherlands is famous for its traditionally relaxed attitude towards soft drugs.

From BBC

“What we share is a very open and tolerant view of the world, socially and culturally, whether about abortion, euthanasia or the soft drugs policy,” Groot Wassink said.

From The Guardian