Dutch gov to ban tourists from cannabis shops

Idris

Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -

The Dutch government on Friday said it would start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" and impose restrictions on Dutch customers by the end of the year.

The Netherlands is well known for having one of Europe's most liberal soft drug policies that has made its cannabis shops a popular tourist attraction, particularly in Amsterdam.

Backed by the far-right party of anti-immigrant politician Geert Wilders, the coalition government that came into power last year announced plans to curb drug tourism as part of a nationwide program to promote health and fight crime.

"In order to tackle the nuisance and criminality associated with coffee shops and drug trafficking, the open-door policy of coffee shops will end," the Dutch health and justice ministers wrote in a letter to the country's parliament on Friday.

Under the new rules, only Dutch residents will be able to sign up as members of cannabis shops.
Dutch customers will have to sign up for at least a year's membership and each shop would be expected to have only up to 1,500 members, a justice ministry spokesman said.

The policy will roll out in the southern provinces of Limburg, Noord Brabant and Zeeland by the end of the year and the rest of the country next year, the spokesman said.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/dutch-governme ... 12429.html :(

StillHere

geez the one place you could count on ...down the tubes

not that i was gonna hop across the pond or anything but geez

its still a lot better/easier than even getting medical marijuana here

question..is Geert going to ban Muslims from the coffee shops too? just sayin' :roll:

dimitrispearljam

Amsterdam...was a nice place..to visit

AELARA

Idris wrote:

Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -

The Dutch government on Friday said it would start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" and impose restrictions on Dutch customers by the end of the year.

The Netherlands is well known for having one of Europe's most liberal soft drug policies that has made its cannabis shops a popular tourist attraction, particularly in Amsterdam.

Backed by the far-right party of anti-immigrant politician Geert Wilders, the coalition government that came into power last year announced plans to curb drug tourism as part of a nationwide program to promote health and fight crime.

"In order to tackle the nuisance and criminality associated with coffee shops and drug trafficking, the open-door policy of coffee shops will end," the Dutch health and justice ministers wrote in a letter to the country's parliament on Friday.

Under the new rules, only Dutch residents will be able to sign up as members of cannabis shops.
Dutch customers will have to sign up for at least a year's membership and each shop would be expected to have only up to 1,500 members, a justice ministry spokesman said.

The policy will roll out in the southern provinces of Limburg, Noord Brabant and Zeeland by the end of the year and the rest of the country next year, the spokesman said.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/dutch-governme ... 12429.html :(

:shock: :?

BinauralJam

DriftingByTheStorm

This is fucking *CRAP*.
:(

& you have to pass a dutch fluency test for citizenship.
:( :( :(

"De jongen ez op en de tafel!"
is not enough to get you in the door.
:( :( :(
oh, rosetta stone, how you've failed me.
:( :( :(

Jeanwah

Well, that's a bummer!! :thumbdown:

I thought the world was becoming more accepting of the legalization of cannabis!!!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

So how often do you people just hop on a plane, and travel to Amsterdam, so you can hit a few bongs???

Does this decision really mean a damned thing to any of you??

dimitrispearljam

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

So how often do you people just hop on a plane, and travel to Amsterdam, so you can hit a few bongs???

Does this decision really mean a damned thing to any of you??

as long they still allow body shots im ok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htu6eadNR6U

mysticweed

whew
looks as if i made my trip to amsterdam just in time

DriftingByTheStorm

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

So how often do you people just hop on a plane, and travel to Amsterdam, so you can hit a few bongs???

Does this decision really mean a damned thing to any of you??

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DON"T GET AN ATTITUDE WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS ABOUT WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED, GODDDDDDDDDAMMMMMMMMMMNITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

Idris

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

So how often do you people just hop on a plane, and travel to Amsterdam, so you can hit a few bongs???

Does this decision really mean a damned thing to any of you??

Not as often as I would like.
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Yes it does, as we can clearly see a multitude of negative potentials and consequences that will no doubt arise from such a law, such actions.

Governments around the world will be looking at this very closely, as the model of how Cannabis is sold to the mainstream is about to regress due to Neo conservative leaders, most likely lobbied by Alcohol and large drug companies.

DriftingByTheStorm

Idris wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

So how often do you people just hop on a plane, and travel to Amsterdam, so you can hit a few bongs???

Does this decision really mean a damned thing to any of you??

Not as often as I would like.
---

Yes it does, as we can clearly see a multitude of negative potentials and consequences that will no doubt arise from such a law, such actions.

Governments around the world will be looking at this very closely, as the model of how Cannabis is sold to the mainstream is about to regress due to Neo conservative leaders, most likely lobbied by Alcohol and large drug companies.

don't forget the underground drug cartels themselves.
When i was last in Holland \ Amsterdam i was told by more than one person that the *real* reason behind the new (at the time) restriction on Coffee House licenses was (contrary to the declared reasons of keeping the place clean \ hospitable) the fact that the dominant drug cartel factions were pissed off by all the competition in the open market for the dollars that they used to monopolize.

In other words, the Dutch government was allegedly restricting the issuance of new licenses for Coffee Houses, NOT for public safety concerns, but because they were in collusion with (under pressure by) the large underground drug networks to reduce open market competition with the cartels!

Hmmm.
Makes you wonder what THIS is really all about.

:( :( :(

Idris

DriftingByTheStorm wrote:

Idris wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

So how often do you people just hop on a plane, and travel to Amsterdam, so you can hit a few bongs???

Does this decision really mean a damned thing to any of you??

Not as often as I would like.
---

Yes it does, as we can clearly see a multitude of negative potentials and consequences that will no doubt arise from such a law, such actions.

Governments around the world will be looking at this very closely, as the model of how Cannabis is sold to the mainstream is about to regress due to Neo conservative leaders, most likely lobbied by Alcohol and large drug companies.

don't forget the underground drug cartels themselves.
When i was last in Holland \ Amsterdam i was told by more than one person that the *real* reason behind the new (at the time) restriction on Coffee House licenses was (contrary to the declared reasons of keeping the place clean \ hospitable) the fact that the dominant drug cartel factions were pissed off by all the competition in the open market for the dollars that they used to monopolize.

In other words, the Dutch government was allegedly restricting the issuance of new licenses for Coffee Houses, NOT for public safety concerns, but because they were in collusion with (under pressure by) the large underground drug networks to reduce open market competition with the cartels!

Hmmm.
Makes you wonder what THIS is really all about.

:( :( :(

The entire system, order....

It's sad my friend, but what can we do?...ah yes!, strive on..