AMSTERDAM no toking signs (PIC)
 

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They cant seem to keep them from getting stolen , so now they are selling them

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060203/...rdam_no_toking


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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - If you can't beat 'em ... joint 'em? The City of Amsterdam has begun selling recently introduced "no toking" signs to prevent the official ones from being stolen as collector's items, a spokesman said Friday.

The signs were created as part of an experimental ban on smoking marijuana on the street in "De Baarsjes," one of the city's poorer neighborhoods. The measure, which went into effect Feb. 1, was intended to reduce loitering and petty crime.

"On Wednesday we placed the first sign, and it was gone the next morning," said Wim de Graaf. "We put up a new one Thursday, and it was taken the same night as well. That's when the idea came to us to just sell them."

The signs show two fingers holding a cone-shaped cigarette, with small white marijuana leaves on a black background ? all enclosed within a red circle.

The city is selling them for 90 euros each (around US$110), and plans to donate the proceeds to charity.

"We're selling them at not much more than they cost, so we expect profits will be modest," De Graaf said. But he added that the city has already had many requests for the signs, some from outside the city.

Marijuana is technically illegal in the Netherlands, but police don't bother prosecuting possession of small amounts. It is openly sold in designated cafes known euphemistically as "coffee shops." But people who smoke marijuana outside in De Baarsjes risk a euro50 (US$60) fine.

De Graaf said the signs can be ordered via De Baarsje's Web site.

"Now everyone can have his own 'no toking' sign simply by ordering them through the city," the site says in a tongue-in-cheek advertisement.

http://www.baarsjes.amsterdam.nl

holy shit i want one

I'm buying one, can someone translate this peice of shit into english so i can order.

Hat off to them. :)

Will they ship those overseas?

hahaha i can imagine e-bay being overloaded with them...

Hit me up if you need any Dutch translated into English

thats funny as hell!

I want one.

Amsterdam is one of my favorite city's

amsterdam is not my favourite, its the greatest city in the world, proud to be living there.

amsterdam is the NR1

First guy getting a distribution deal on ebay will make the loot

the article says to order by emailing gj.stolk///at///movement.nl

I want to go see it. :)

I thought weed was legal there.

:rasta

Funny shit:stoned :stoned

The Swedes do the same with their moose signs.

haha that sign is fucking great
too bad they wont be throughout the whole country, then i could get one for free... ? 90 is too much if you ask me

Its a very weird situation :pimp

Cool, the sign is 90 euros (special deal going on at the moment)

I'm going to get one!

heh, that's neat :thumbsup

Crazy pot heads.... :winkwink:



can someone ship a pack of zigzags? Kutkorners yo

hey fellas - i'm your hook up for quality pussy & chronic in Amsterdam

http://www.KinkyJohns.com

Good :winkwink: :winkwink:

no,thanx

hahah awesome!

hehe... :)

zigzags?

haha crazy mofos

The first night after they placed it it already got stolen :)

I'm proud to be from Amsterdam.

I want one of those cool signs too

I can buy them for you and ship them as well if you want

so where can i buy one online?

I sale cheap no stolen toking signs

Very funny and very damn smart.