Editing Forum voor Democratie (section)

===Environmental and social policies===
FvD calls for a gradual legalization of soft drugs but also supports reducing the number of [[Coffeeshop (Netherlands)|cannabis coffee shops]] within the vicinity of schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forumvoordemocratie.nl/standpunten/drugs|title=Drugs|publisher=Forum voor Democratie|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref> The party also calls for a reduction in the use of plastic, more support for the agricultural economy, sustainable farming and tougher laws against animal cruelty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forumvoordemocratie.nl/standpunten/dierenwelzijn-milieu|title=Dierenwelzijn & milieu|publisher=Forum voor Democratie|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref> In the spring of 2019, the party, endorsing a [[climate change denial]]ist platform, intensively campaigned against large state investments in [[renewable energy]], leading to a victory in the provincial elections.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/02/23/de-ongemakkelijke-feitentwist-van-thierry-baudet-a3655130 |title=De ongemakkelijke 'feitentwist' van Thierry Baudet |last1=de Witt Wijnen |first1=Philip |date=23 February 2019 |work=NRC |access-date=16 May 2019 |last2=Rutten |first2=Rik |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=den Hartog |first1=Tobias |title=Baudet moet de Wilders worden die wél levert |url=https://www.ad.nl/politiek/baudet-moet-de-wilders-worden-die-wel-levert~abaf605b/ |access-date=17 April 2019 |work=AD |date=6 March 2019 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> Later that year, it also supported protests by Dutch farmers against enforcing legislation on nitrogen emissions.