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Holland to ban all drugs for tourists... | |
| CalmB4theLight Offer Upgrade  User ID: 1404668  Mexico05/29/2011 03:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1336534  Netherlands05/29/2011 03:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Game over potheads, that means you. You will not be allowed to walk into a 'coffee shop' in Holland and buy and smoke marijhuana freely by 2012 as the dutch government is about to ban sale of drugs to tourists. Only Dutch nationals will be able to continue consuming    |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 723651 United States05/29/2011 03:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Game over potheads, that means you. Quoting: CalmB4theLightYou will not be allowed to walk into a 'coffee shop' in Holland and buy and smoke marijhuana freely by 2012 as the dutch government is about to ban sale of drugs to tourists. Only Dutch nationals will be able to continue consuming Say goodbye to your Economy |
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| CalmB4theLight (OP) User ID: 1404668 Mexico05/29/2011 04:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Unless you're a registered local, you could be jailed, which aint fair, also the ones who do live there will also be labelled for future actions. Either way, availability of drugs legally is about to go belly up... Last Edited by CalmB4TheLight on 05/29/2011 04:27 PM You are Godlike unto your domain, did you forget that - or did you just choose to ignore it?... BEWARE THE LIGHT, FOR IT SHINES BRIGHT AND IS FULL OF YOUR ERRORS See you on the other side :) 1...million...souls... |
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| Debauchery User ID: 1201998 United States05/29/2011 04:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation |  And the LORD spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it. I am an evil giraffe, and I shall eat more leaves from this tree than perhaps I should, so that other giraffes may die. |
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| CalmB4theLight (OP) User ID: 1404668 Mexico05/29/2011 04:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Apart from blaming it on the recently appointed leader of could the reasons cited below also be what is driving the decision? Dutch coffee shops are a popular tourist destination, especially with visitors from neighboring France, Germany, Belgium, and other countries with more repressive approaches to pot. But some border towns have already moved to bar foreigners, citing traffic, congestion, and public order problems. ...On Wednesday, Dutch Security and Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten told NOS radio the governing coalition had agreed to limit marijuana sales to Dutch residents in order to curb crime linked to marijuana production and sales. "No tourist attractions," said Opstelten. "We don't like that. ...But it is not "drug tourism" that creates crime around pot cultivation and distribution. Instead, it is Holland's half-baked approach to tolerating marijuana. The Dutch government allows for legal retail marijuana sales, but does not allow for a legal method of growing marijuana to supply the coffee shops. That leaves the door open for criminals to get involved in the trade. While some border towns have already acted to bar foreigners, there is less enthusiasm for a ban in Amsterdam, home to some 223 coffee shops. The municipal government there said it was studying the government proposal. "We are taking the current practice as a starting point. It is not perfect but in many ways we have a functioning coffee shop system," an Amsterdam city spokesman said." For the full article... [link to www.alternet.org] so if drug tourism isn't to blame for the criminal element and it is down to the growth of the commodity, then why doesn't the government license cultivation of it like in the USA? Also, will there also be a crack down on the Red Light District and the resultant international tourism it attracts? Last Edited by CalmB4TheLight on 05/29/2011 04:58 PM You are Godlike unto your domain, did you forget that - or did you just choose to ignore it?... BEWARE THE LIGHT, FOR IT SHINES BRIGHT AND IS FULL OF YOUR ERRORS See you on the other side :) 1...million...souls... |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1133017  United Kingdom05/29/2011 05:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! Quoting: Thats tha sound of Amsterdams tourist industry imploding ...  Yeah, seriously. What the hell are they thinking? I spend over 5000gbp a year on trips to Amsterdam for pot. Not for much longer it seems. I expect the rule if it ever come's in to be bent and ignored in many places. Rather like the 5 gram rule. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1405688 Ireland05/29/2011 05:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! Quoting: Thats tha sound of Amsterdams tourist industry imploding ... Yeah, seriously. What the hell are they thinking? I spend over 5000gbp a year on trips to Amsterdam for pot. Not for much longer it seems. I expect the rule if it ever come's in to be bent and ignored in many places. Rather like the 5 gram rule. I have always said they should turn Dublin into the English speaking Amsterdam, pot wise. It would be a friggin gold mine and an excellent tax take for a struggling economy. We would get British and American Pot Tourists flocking here because the culture and language are the same. IMO... |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 582348 United States05/29/2011 05:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! Quoting: Thats tha sound of Amsterdams tourist industry imploding ... Yeah, seriously. What the hell are they thinking? I spend over 5000gbp a year on trips to Amsterdam for pot. Not for much longer it seems. I expect the rule if it ever come's in to be bent and ignored in many places. Rather like the 5 gram rule. I don't even smoke pot, but losing customers like you just seems asinine. I would imagine there are many others in the exact same boat. I just support freedoms and economic development. ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1405688Thats tha sound of Amsterdams tourist industry imploding ... Yeah, seriously. What the hell are they thinking? I spend over 5000gbp a year on trips to Amsterdam for pot. Not for much longer it seems. I expect the rule if it ever come's in to be bent and ignored in many places. Rather like the 5 gram rule. I have always said they should turn Dublin into the English speaking Amsterdam, pot wise. It would be a friggin gold mine and an excellent tax take for a struggling economy. We would get British and American Pot Tourists flocking here because the culture and language are the same. IMO... It would be a very smart move, filling this vacuum. |
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| CalmB4theLight (OP) User ID: 1404668 Mexico05/29/2011 07:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Another angle on why Dutch authorities have decided on this what can only be described as devastating news to Harry Pothead and especially Neil form The Young Ones (see vid) We recall that the sale of soft drugs in a limited volume was legalized in Holland in the early 1970's. However, in the last 15 years, the situation around the marijuana trade has become out of control of the authorities. As a result of comprehensive study conducted by a special commission, the authorities were encouraged to review policies on soft drugs. All three parties, which the government of the Netherlands is formed of, also agree that it is necessary to prohibit the sale of drugs from cannabis to foreign tourists. source: [link to www.travelvivi.com] Last Edited by CalmB4TheLight on 05/29/2011 07:37 PM You are Godlike unto your domain, did you forget that - or did you just choose to ignore it?... BEWARE THE LIGHT, FOR IT SHINES BRIGHT AND IS FULL OF YOUR ERRORS See you on the other side :) 1...million...souls... |
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