Dutch border town coffee shop owners lose court battle

Following new rules set earlier this year, eight coffeeshops in the Dutch border towns Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom are no longer allowed to sell cannabis. Under the ban, the shops are allowed to stay open and serve alcohol but not marijuana. If they continued to sell marijuana, they could be punished with a five year closure.

The ban comes in an attempt from the mayors of these towns to stop the many Belgian and French ‘weed-tourists’ from making advantage of the Dutch policy that tolerates retail marijuana sales. Each week, the border towns are frequented by an estimated 25,000 foreigners who come to buy their stash.

Last week, ministers of the three most influential political parties wrote they aim to reduce the number of coffeeshops, and contemplate imposing restrictions by creating a ‘members-only’ system. Needless to say, this could have big consequences for cities as Amsterdam and its many tourists seeking to shop for their favorite herb.

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666 - 2009-09-18 18:30:19

no coment

GG - 2009-09-23 11:18:50

And so it begins :´(

lucky strike - 2009-09-24 21:41:52

"A paranoid-schizophrenic is a guy
who has just found out
what is going on"
- William Burroughs
.......
and they can do all with us, we let all happen,
because we have no other choice, or...............
it is 1933 for Big Brother

uncontrollable - 2009-09-27 02:20:23

-1

lets close all shops and bars... ; ) we dont care because the illegal market is much cheaper but sometimes uncontrolled. really close all! you dont change anything important : ) who want to smoke will somke.... : ) do you really think the tourists come because of cheese?

FirenzeOfMunich - 2009-09-29 13:08:52

discrimintation at its best!

Samyaza - 2009-09-30 13:49:14

Everyone knows Netherlands make too much money these times, they should close all the coffeeshops to avoid earning too much ;)
Moreover, everyone knows hemp causes plenty of accidents, overdoses and so on, it's such a pain for the country :)
Time to legalize in France, at last...

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