no more weed in amsterdam for tourists

dumbest idea ever

lets increase crime,destroy tourism by half and start a massive non taxable illegal industry that creates a need for more prisons and pigs

i guess that is what they want

does the united states have their totalitarian cock up everyone's ass ?

meanwhile in california?

scratches head

nice link there. think il just blindly trust you.

Reduce repression of sexual drive, this way remove longing for drugs. Profit $$$

any legit links to back this up?

One month ago it was no problem to buy it there

is the restriction just for tourists?

this is being DISCUSSED, nothing else

it has been DISCUSSED for the last five years or so

the story is a bit different near the german border though

Talk about a buzz kill.

Tourists looking to visit Amsterdam's infamous "coffee" shops where marijuana is openly sold may soon see their travel plans go up in smoke.

The Netherlands' new government has pledged to ban foreigners from being able to cop cannabis in the more than 200 shops licensed to peddle pot - which has long been a huge draw for toke-happy travelers to the liberal Dutch capital.

"Of course tourists are welcome to visit the Netherlands, but not only to visit the coffee shops," said Dutch justice minister Ivo Opstelten, according to guardian.co.uk.

"In the near future, if we work out the processes, the coffee shops will not be accessible to tourists."

Selling pot isn't technically legal in The Netherlands, but since the mid-1970s coffee shops have been allowed to sell up to 5g per person to anyone 18 years or older.

The proposed ban, meant to curtail criminal activity related to the sale of cannabis - there are an estimated 40,000 illegal marijuana farms in The Netherlands - doesn't have a set timeframe.

But the news is still a bummer for marijuana mavens who regularly flock to Amsterdam and other Dutch cities for pot pilgrimages that are sometimes even part of organized travel tours and events.

The annual Amsterdam Cannabis Cup, a counterculture business expo featuring seminars, sales booths and the requisite smoking, is being held this week through Nov. 25 and attracts stoners from around the world.

One U.K.-based company, Dam Express, offers "party" weekends in Amsterdam that range from $95 to $160 per person and include guaranteed stops in several coffee shops plus a tour of the city's notorious red light district - where prostitution is legal and scantily-clad women posing in windows hawk their wares to passers-bys.

"Most of our clients are English, they come for a stag party, they mix drugs with alcohol," an employee at one Amsterdam shop told guardian.co.uk. "This is very (messed) up," he said of the ban on foreigners. "All these coffee shops will have to close."

A worker at another coffee shop said the ban would only lead to more crime. "They say it's to avoid criminality but it will create more criminality," he said. "If they can't go to coffee shops they will buy it from Dutch people on the streets."

According to msnbc.com, Amsterdam officials are already in the process of closing down some coffee shops in the red light district, where street dealers selling hard drugs and other unsavory types are known to harrass tourists.

No word yet on how the proposed ban would affect the sale of Ring Dings, Cap'n Crunch and other late-night munchie staples.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/travel/2010/11/22/2010-11-22_buzz_kill_amsterdam_looks_to_ban_tourists_from_coffee_shops_that_sell_pot.html#ixzz16sT2k600

This law is so easy to bypass. Just take Dutch lessons from Steve McClaren and say you are not a tourist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWptErAWrmQ

  On 12/1/2010 at 5:20 PM, yikes said:

proposed

  On 12/1/2010 at 5:20 PM, Boxing Day said:

This law is so easy to bypass. Just take Dutch lessons from Steve McClaren and say you are not a tourist.

as someone who lived there and speaks the language, trust me; a foreigner will never properly master dutch pronunciation to the point where they sound dutch.

this right wing facist government is fucking up my plans

what if i have a sofi number?

too many variables here plus the propensity for say any outsider/non dutch resident to make amazing cash on the street

is it only amsterdam?

can i cop in rotterdam?

they will create a huge underground economy that will be unstoppable over night

total bullshit

There goes the Dutch economy.

  On 12/1/2010 at 5:28 PM, yikes said:

they will create a huge underground economy that will be unstoppable over night

total bullshit

and then blame weed for the increase in crime and then restrict it further. that's anti-drug idiocy for you right there.

If this happens I might actually go to Amsterdam.

Oh you're so different and so cool !!!

Nope, just can't stand stoners.

I agree. Fuck stoners. Now we can skulk around all the sex museums without the crowds of giggling, twitchy, red-eyed layabouts.

  On 12/1/2010 at 5:28 PM, yikes said:

this right wing facist government is fucking up my plans

 

what if i have a sofi number?

 

too many variables here plus the propensity for say any outsider/non dutch resident to make amazing cash on the street

this is why it's only ever been discussed. around 96/97 the dutch finally managed to sort out the problem with street dealers.

this would just cause that problem all over again.

The happy days of drug tourism have been over for a while. It used to be so simple to get a couple large bags of weed from just about every coffee shops. These days, most of them wont give you more than 5 gram. Still, it is the best way to get diverse, quality weed. Would be shit to see that go.

I want revenge. Let's ban the Dutch from Belgian theaters.

EDIT: But they've been talking about doing this for years. It never happens for some reason. They did close down a lot of shops closer to the border with Belgium though.

  On 12/1/2010 at 5:45 PM, Gary C said:

I agree. Fuck stoners. Now we can skulk around all the sex museums without the crowds of giggling, twitchy, red-eyed layabouts.

That, and hopefully no more white guys with dreads.

if you wear clogs they will not suspect a thing.

  On 12/1/2010 at 5:45 PM, Dan C said:

Nope, just can't stand stoners.

There's a distinction between stoners and casual smokers. Please apologize.

  On 12/1/2010 at 5:53 PM, Dan C said:

That, and hopefully no more white guys with dreads.

Now, we agree. Kill all whitestas.

As WATMM's token white person with dreads I can only say oi!

  On 12/1/2010 at 6:45 PM, Solo Strike said:

As WATMM's token white person with dreads I can only say oi!

 

 

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I find a lot of other white guys with dreads a bit annoying to be fair. Fear not WATMM, I have no desire to realign your chakras)

 

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