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Article: A Repressive Climate Dominating the Dutch Drug Policy
http://whiteandred87.wordpress.com (118 hits)The climate of responsible drug use in the Netherlands has reached its end. Advices from research institutes – such as the Municipal Health Service (GGD) and Trimbos Institute – in order to maintain a harm-reduction policy towards drug users have been rejected by political leaders and the Public... More... (English language Articles)
Do you want to WIN a job as a Coffeeshop Manager in Holland ?
http://on.fb.me (188 hits)In the context of a TV show, which is under development, we turn this page up in order to find our participants for the program. Do you want to be on TV and participate in the battle for the title as Manager of Nol Van Schaiks Coffeeshop in Haarlem in... More... (English language Articles)
Breaking News about the Weedpass!!
coffeeshopnieuws.nl (519 hits)It seems as if coffeeshop entrepreneurs have a better vision of society than politicians and Mayors. Marc Josemans, the brave chairman of the Maastricht Coffeeshop Union, predicted last year that the introduction of the Weedpass, in other words, refusing foreigners from the local coffeeshops would cost the City millions in turnover. He... More... (English language Articles)
Video : Weed pass sparks new problems, streetdealers taking over.
rnw.nl (296 hits)The introduction of the 'weed pass' earlier this month in the south of the Netherlands is leading to growing problems. Since 1 May, only Dutch residents are able to purchase soft drugs in coffeeshops. Foreigners are barred. More... (English language Articles)
Dutch “cannabis card” confusion
http://hempbeach.com (170 hits)A week after a contentious roll-out of a new Dutch law to stub out cannabis sales to foreigners, enforcement is in disarray as some police are untrained and several coffee shops have closed in protest. Drug tourists are simply dodging the “cannabis card” law by heading elsewhere in the country... More... (English language Articles)
Mixed views about success of new cannabis cafe rules
dutchnews.nl (131 hits)The new rules banning tourists from cannabis cafes in the south of the country have been welcomed by people living close to the cafes in Maastricht, mayor Onno Hoes told news agency ANP on Tuesday. 'The system is workable,' Hoes said. The ban was introduced in the south of the country... More... (English language Articles)
Dutch "Weed Pass" Plan Hitting Bumps
http://stopthedrugwar.org (209 hits)One week after being rolled out in southern border cannabis cafes, the conservative Dutch government's effort to restrict foreigners from the coffee shops by making them members-only and requiring a "weed pass" for entry is off to a rocky start. More... (English language Articles)
Dutch 'cannabis card' rollout in disarray
canada.com (190 hits)THE HAGUE—A week after a contentious rollout of a new Dutch law to stub out cannabis sales to foreigners, enforcement is in disarray as some police are untrained and several coffee shops have closed in protest. Drug tourists are simply dodging the "cannabis card" law by heading elsewhere in the country... More... (English language Articles)
Coffeeshop protests at not being sued
rnw.nl (260 hits)A coffeeshop owner in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg is furious because he won’t be prosecuted for selling soft drugs illegally. He had hoped to elicit a test case to challenge a new law restricting cannabis sales. Under the new rules introduced on May 1, coffeeshops in the southern border... More... (English language Articles)
TokeofTheTown.com : 'Protesters Decry Dutch Cannabis Ban'
tokeofthetown.com (211 hits)Tourists smoked spliffs in the streets of cities in the southern Netherlands and defiant coffee shop owners sold joints to visitors in a protest on the selling of marijuana to foreigners which took effect on Tuesday. Protesters in Maastricht -- near the Belgian border -- waved banners with marijuana leaves and... More... (English language Articles)
How to get around the EU (and weed smokers), weedpass case could take 8 years !
spectator.co.uk (261 hits)The café owners are now planning on taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that this counts as discrimination on the basis of where EU citizens live. Their case will join the 150,000 on the ECHR’s waiting list, so don’t expect an answer any time soon.... More... (English language Articles)
Fresh protests as weed pass takes effect
rnw.nl (230 hits)There are mounting protests in the south of the Netherlands against the introduction of the 'weed pass'. As of 1 May, coffeeshops in southern Dutch cities are only allowed to sell marijuana and hashish to Dutch residents with a special card. Foreign tourists are prohibited from purchasing weed. More... (English language Articles)
Belgians fear consequences of new Dutch weed pass
rnw.nl (137 hits)The Belgian authorities fear that the new Dutch 'weed pass' law will lead to an increase in marijuana cultivation in their country. The law prohibits the sale of soft drugs to foreign tourists and coffeeshops are only allowed to sell marijuana and hashish to Dutch residents if they have a... More... (English language Articles)
Marijuana tourism in the Netherlands takes a hit, draws protest with new ‘cannabis card’ law
http://news.nationalpost.com (208 hits)MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — New Dutch laws to stub out the sale of cannabis to foreign dope tourists kicked in Tuesday — and were met with defiance from southern coffee shops including in Maastricht. At least one coffee shop in the southern city continued sales to Belgian and German buyers in contravention... More... (English language Articles)
Protests, police and job losses as new cannabis rules take effect
dutchnews.nl (139 hits)All Maastricht’s 14 cannabis cafes closed their doors on Tuesday in protest at new rules banning them from selling marijuana and hashish to tourists, Nos television reported. From May 1, all so-called coffee shops in the south of the country should have become private members’ clubs and customers must prove they... More... (English language Articles)
