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.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110527/...dutch_cannabis

Fucking politicians:disgust

They'll bring it back before they go bankrupt... maybe.

Come to America, who gives a fuck anymore. Amsterdam was so year 2000.

Another future explanation to my son of how the world used to be better.

WORLD (cyberxxx) – The tourists of the world would start banning Amsterdam from their traveling plans and impose restrictions visiting the Netherlands by the end of the year.

Maybe the Bulldog will become known for its fine lattes and draft beers.

What about mushrooms?

lol:1orglaugh

CoMe tO NimBin!

If you aren't offered drugs in 30 seconds from getting out of your car, we'll refund your airfare!

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No kidding who cares about smoking in coffee shops anymore?? The states has so much good herb now it's unreal.

Yeh Amsterdam had a good run, can't blame them for trying a new image.

It's up to the rest of us now!

Come to Los Angeles or Check out PuffPuff411.com for all your local weed shops in America

Suddenly, tourists stop visiting Amsterdam.

The summer is here, why dont you just place some seeds in the ground and wait.

It's a shame not because of the weed but the hash. nowhere else in the world can you sample 100's of types of hash from different countries.


Doubt they can stop euro tourists, could probably sue under Euro laws.
I've still got my Dutch residency card so I'm o.k

let's see how many attendees at the next webmaster access in Amsterdam

It's against EU law to have different rules for EU citizens and Dutch citizens, chances are this will only apply to those that come from outside the EU.

Let's try helium than

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There are also good things that tourist can't buy it. That means we can sell it to them for higher prices. Every small drugs addict on the streets can easy make money that way. You don't have to go in a coffeeshop, they will offer it to you everywhere.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh I wish I had hours like that!

psst. they already banned smoking in coffeeshops and bars.
All for world wide the same laws........
also knows as New World fascism.

i was there once a decade ago quite a nice town.
But if you look real good before you buy anything you see it looks more like grass instead of marijuana.

+1

Mushrooms were banned last year already after a British dude slaughtered his dog in the back of his van and a french girl jumped from a building while on mushrooms.

This looks like TeenCat:

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And this is fucking excellent! :1orglaugh

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Most coffeeshops and cafes have a seperate smoking area.

who cares

Nimin kicks ass! Drove out there a few times with friends to chill and had lots of great times :thumbsup

Wow, thats fucking depressing. I mean it's not like weed is hard to get anywhere in the world but there was something about going to Amsterdam and being able to light up in a coffeeshop in a social way the same way drunk fucktards can drink together legally in bars that made it nice. I have been wanting to get back to the Dam, I might definitely have to go now one last time before this goes into effect. But it will be the last time I ever set foot in the country, same for a lot of other people as well I am sure. Oh well... I am sure they can make up all that lost tourist revenue by selling tulips as they sink further and further into the Sea. Dumbasses-

@socks well said :pimp

mushrooms are legal, they offered me mushrooms in a shop 3 months ago

you can be drunk fucktards or nothing at all - it's the law!

Wow. That's fucking crazy. It's also really sad because I love dogs and have always had a thing for French girls.

Come to think of it, it might actually make Amsterdam a cooler, more cosmopolitan type city. The first time I visited Amsterdam was 12 or so years ago when I studied for a summer in France. After graduating two years later, I went back to Europe for about 6 months and went to Amsterdam three separate times during that time frame. Since then, I've traveled to various places in Europe maybe 6 or 7 times and the thought of going back to Amsterdam has never really even crossed my mind.

I thought it seemed kind of hard to meet locals, which is something I always like to do when traveling. My theory was that locals were so numb to meeting tourists because most tourists probably get high and act stupid. I didn't really feel like I was able to get a true feel for the Dutch culture until spending a weekend in Delft and hanging out with a bunch of locals.

Getting rid of the coffee shops might make the city less overrun by hippie/part-time hippie tourists. Even just containing the coffee shops might be a good idea. Give them a little area like Christiana in Copenhagen. Copenhagen is freaking awesome. Very cosmopolitan. Aesthetically pleasing. Cool architecture. Hot girls. And everyone's really friendly there because the city is not perpetually overrun by annoying tourists.

I've never had any desire to go there.

One for the road:

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a lot of people do actually:2 cents:

let's go to california, so the state can pay their electrocity bill

Since this month more foreigners are living in Amsterdam than orginal Dutch locals.
So there is a bigger change you see a foreigner than a local.

btw this is perhaps a trick to make people come there for the next summer.
They can perhaps change their mind later (if they need money)

Shame on such a beautyful and Open minded country...

I have visited Amsterdam many times and enjoyed its sights and sounds. In doing so, I asked my friends why the Dutch society was so liberal? I was told of the 90,000 citizens that were taken to the Nazi concentration camps and never returned. I was told by my friends that they would rather live in a society that was tolerant than return to a police state. They have first hand knowledge of a real "police state".

So saying, I recognize the right of the Dutch government to kick out the drugged-out tourists. I sincerely hope that once the tourist are gone, the Dutch will continue their social liberalization experiment and recognize the right of their countrymen to indulge in herbal recreations. Their socially liberal society is an excellent example of what life can be like in a socially liberal state.

Truth is, the tourists are ruining the experience for the Dutch and giving credence to the arguments of the conservative, right-wing politicians that want to increase police powers.

Consequentially, I think it is time for the tourist to go. Maybe the tourists can come back later to an even better experience.

Just my opinion.:2 cents:

it is still a nice place to visit
however here is my take on this....a lot of people..and i mean a lot..see it as the starting or ending point in their euro trips...and not because of the nice tulips you can bring home.

they will probably see a drop in their tourism dollars...i expect hotel owners to cause shit amongst the politicians circles

So no more reason to visit Amsterdam I guess :(

Just saw on Yahoo news that some of the cast members of "The Hangover" are speculating on where they will make a Hangover 3 and say they think it will be Amsterdam.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovie...amsterdambound

My comment there was:

"I guess the writers at Yahoo dont read their own website. Yahoo news just reported that the Netherlands announced today that by the end of this year, foreign tourists will not be allowed in the coffeeshops. Seems to me like false advertising to have the Hangover gang go to Amsterdam for some crazy weekend when that's not going to be the reality on the ground there anymore. What is their "Lost Weekend" going to consist of... going to the Anne Frank museum and checking out the windmills? Sorry, but without the coffeeshops open, Amsterdam is nothing more than a quaint little town with some nice architecture inhabited by a few prostitutes in one little section of a city that is slowly sinking into the ocean. Ironically the Conservative party's zealots that are spearheading this will likely find themselves voted out once Amsterdam's tourist revenue dries up from the lack of tourism dollars, but by then the city's status as a party capital will be tarnished beyond repair. Shame."

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Yeah, people that say seeing other cultures and countries, with their different foods, styles, architecture, languages etc broadens the mind.

Fuck that. Just stay in, watch Fox and eat another Taco Bell, AMIRITE?!??!1111oneone

But Dutch people don't even smoke weed past 16 years old lol.

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Was going to happen sooner or later. It will be the Islamic Republic of The Netherlands soon enough. Kick out the stoners and keep the Islamic fundamentalists... nice work you clog wearing shitdicks.

It goes back to the 16th century. The religious freedom after their break from Spanish rule.

During the second world war Nederlands had a SS division, and a Nazi party.

I think you'll find its the anti Muslim party that is pushing for the changes. but hey don't let facts get in the way.