Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Each of the 223 cannabis selling coffee shops in the Netherlands has slowed down its sale of marijuana to residents and plan to ban the sale of cannabis to tourists altogether. In one town, a judge ruled in July that coffee house owners could legally refuse tourists from entering the premises.
The ban of marijuana is a dilemma more for the many tourists than it is for Dutch residents. People from all over the world visit the Netherlands solely because of the coffee shops. But the Dutch government is in over its head on resolving crime and drug abuse and has concluded that the best way to counter their societal ills is the reduction of the sale of marijuana at street side coffee shops.
In the Netherlands, it is legal to possess up to 5 grams of marijuana, but it is illegal to grow a large amount of weed like a garden or greenhouse full of plants. It is also illegal to transport large quantities of it.
Growing crime, traffic and drug abuse prompted new marijuana laws
A couple of Dutch border towns have already banned tourists from purchasing weed at coffee houses because the streets are harried with traffic congestion and crime, both of which are related to the sale of marijuana.
In July, a judge ruled that it was not illegal for coffee house owners to ban foreigners from their premises and refuse them entry into their shops. The ruling was widely viewed as support for the Dutch government’s decision to ban tourists from coffee shops throughout the Netherlands.
The proposed legislation will allow tourists to purchase marijuana at coffee houses only if they have a resident’s pass. Although government officials have definitively ended the sale of marijuana to tourists, it has not set a date to begin the new rules.
In addition to banning tourists from coffee shops, officials plan to shut down some of the 223 coffee shops in the red light district.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Huliq.com
Author: Anissa Ford
Copyright: 2010 Huliq.com
Contact: Contact | HULIQ
Website: Netherlands will no longer sell pot to tourists | HULIQ
The ban of marijuana is a dilemma more for the many tourists than it is for Dutch residents. People from all over the world visit the Netherlands solely because of the coffee shops. But the Dutch government is in over its head on resolving crime and drug abuse and has concluded that the best way to counter their societal ills is the reduction of the sale of marijuana at street side coffee shops.
In the Netherlands, it is legal to possess up to 5 grams of marijuana, but it is illegal to grow a large amount of weed like a garden or greenhouse full of plants. It is also illegal to transport large quantities of it.
Growing crime, traffic and drug abuse prompted new marijuana laws
A couple of Dutch border towns have already banned tourists from purchasing weed at coffee houses because the streets are harried with traffic congestion and crime, both of which are related to the sale of marijuana.
In July, a judge ruled that it was not illegal for coffee house owners to ban foreigners from their premises and refuse them entry into their shops. The ruling was widely viewed as support for the Dutch government’s decision to ban tourists from coffee shops throughout the Netherlands.
The proposed legislation will allow tourists to purchase marijuana at coffee houses only if they have a resident’s pass. Although government officials have definitively ended the sale of marijuana to tourists, it has not set a date to begin the new rules.
In addition to banning tourists from coffee shops, officials plan to shut down some of the 223 coffee shops in the red light district.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Huliq.com
Author: Anissa Ford
Copyright: 2010 Huliq.com
Contact: Contact | HULIQ
Website: Netherlands will no longer sell pot to tourists | HULIQ
