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Category : English language Articles
Plan to ban strong marijuana unworkable, experts say
dutchnews.nl (126 hits)The government’s plan to classify strong varieties of marijuana as a class A drug under the opium laws will be impossible to put into practice, experts say in Friday’s Telegraaf. Justice minister Ivo Opstelten and junior health minister Martin van Rijn want marijuana with THC content of more than 15% to... More... (English language Articles)
Anger at court decision to move Maastricht’s drug ‘coffee shops’
irishtimes.com (248 hits)City’s mayor says ‘drug tourists’ a nuisance in city centre - A decision to move cafes selling cannabis out of the centre of the Dutch city of Maastricht to an industrial estate near the Belgian border has provoked an angry response from five adjacent Belgian towns – one of... More... (English language Articles)
[Video] How New Cannabis Prohibition Laws Created Crime in Holland.
http://wearechange.org (237 hits)Members of local government in Holland decided to implement stricter marijuana laws which then gave more power to violent street dealers that began to take over the market. When the governments realized this was happening, they eased up on some of the laws again. When the coffeshops were allowed to... More... (English language Articles)
Belgian mayors threaten action over Maastricht coffee shop move - See more at: http://www.dutchnews.
dutchnews.nl (238 hits)Belgian mayors are angry at the decision by Maastricht city council to move three of the city’s cannabis cafes to an industrial estate close to the Belgian border, Nos television reports. The mayors of Voeren, Riemst and Lanaken are so angry that one is even threatening to close off the border,... More... (English language Articles)
Majority of dutch people want complete legalization of marijuana
http://thestonedsociety.com (238 hits)Following the news about Uruguay, a dutch survey by polling expert Maurice de Hond has found a 54% majority of people who are pro marijuana legalization. 54% in favor of legalization It comes as a surprise, as even the voters of the Liberal party (VVD) of Prime Minister Mark Rutte are pro... More... (English language Articles)
CNN : Amsterdam for tourists: What's legal?
http://edition.cnn.com (291 hits)Amsterdam (CNN) -- You may have noticed an interesting reaction when you tell people you're traveling to Amsterdam. They sometimes get that curious look, that knowing half-smile on their faces. "Amsterdam," they say with a mischievous grin, "lucky you!" Are they thinking about Van Gogh and Rembrandt, about the fabulous museums,... More... (English language Articles)
Marijuana protects the brain from alcohol damage.
http://marijuanagatewaytohealth.com (174 hits)Here is evidence that using marijuana shields the brain from a significant amount of the damage that alcohol causes. If you are drinking, you should probably be toking. Also recall that a recent study concluded that: “There is no safe threshold for alcohol consumption with regards to cancer,” and recall... More... (English language Articles)
Police raid Maastricht coffeeshops after owners let tourists back in
http://amsterdamherald.com (315 hits)Police have raided several coffeeshops in Maastricht after their owners indicated they would revert to selling soft drugs to foreign visitors. More... (English language Articles)
Coffeeshops Open, Drug Dealers Vanish
http://thestonedsociety.com (243 hits)Thirteen coffeeshops in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht had previously announced that they would once again open their doors for non-Dutch citizens starting May 5th (Dutch Liberation Day). The coffeeshops have a court ruling in their favor, though they have faced opposition from the municipality leading to this day.... More... (English language Articles)
Maastricht mayor to clamp down on cannabis cafe foreign sales
dutchnews.nl (223 hits)Maastricht mayor Onno Hoes has warned the city's 13 cannabis cafes that he will take legal action if they go ahead with plans to sell marijuana to non-residents on Sunday. The local cannabis cafe association issued a statement earlier saying that all outlets will sell to people who do not live... More... (English language Articles)
