12packprophet Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I'll bet their tourism abruptly comes to a halt and their economy tanks. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110527/wl_nm/us_dutch_cannabis AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government on Friday said it would start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" and impose restrictions on Dutch customers by the end of the year. The Netherlands is well known for having one of Europe's most liberal soft drug policies that has made its cannabis shops a popular tourist attraction, particularly in Amsterdam. Backed by the far-right party of anti-immigrant politician Geert Wilders, the coalition government that came into power last year announced plans to curb drug tourism as part of a nationwide program to promote health and fight crime. "In order to tackle the nuisance and criminality associated with coffee shops and drug trafficking, the open-door policy of coffee shops will end," the Dutch health and justice ministers wrote in a letter to the country's parliament on Friday. Under the new rules, only Dutch residents will be able to sign up as members of cannabis shops. Dutch customers will have to sign up for at least a year's membership and each shop would be expected to have only up to 1,500 members, a justice ministry spokesman said. The policy will roll out in the southern provinces of Limburg, Noord Brabant and Zeeland by the end of the year and the rest of the country next year, the spokesman said. Amsterdam, home to about 220 coffee shops, is already in the process of closing some in its red light district. Some officials have resisted the measures, saying they will push the soft drug trade underground. Some Dutch border towns including Maastricht and Terneuzen have already restricted the sale of marijuana to foreigners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shittles..TasteTheAsshole Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 weak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I know it is shocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I've got a nice little "coffe shop" in my living room if anyone ever needs it in New Amsterdam AKA New York. Just bring a little cash or nice tits and you can smoke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoteller Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 they've been saying this for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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volcom8811 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 smoke mad coffee yo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 there'll still be prostitutes right? i know my idea of a fun overseas trip is getting the clap from some 16 year old girl and smoking hella weed breh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPS Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 you can still buy heroin.coke crack etc at every corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I was just there about two weeks ago. The prostitutes are great and all, but I really don't see any other reason why anyone would come to Amsterfail other than to get high. The city itself isn't anything spectacular. No offense to any of you perfect English American accent speaking Dutchman out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Decyferon Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I know it is shocking hahah I didnt mean to type that my wife was talking to me at the same time and that is what I said to her!! Who gives a shit, Weed isn't hard to get and if I was dutch I wouldn't want all the tourists coming and fucking up my town. They are also clamping down on the Red Light zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 hahah I didnt mean to type that my wife was talking to me at the same time and that is what I said to her!! Who gives a shit, Weed isn't hard to get and if I was dutch I wouldn't want all the tourists coming and fucking up my town. They are also clamping down on the Red Light zone. Point being that that's the driving force behind their economy. Tourism. Like dude up there said, why the fuck would anyone want to visit Amsterdam other than to legally smoke weed and bang whores? That's like Las Vegas banning gambling. Their economy is doomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 definitely but the reason for it is the Right Wing party that they voted in, if their economy fucks up it is their own fault for voting cunts into power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesbian Fisting Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 The city itself isn't anything spectacular. Get outta here. And I doubt the law will change anything if it passes. If anything, you can get the shit at street prices from the "Coke. X. Heroin." dudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 definitely but the reason for it is the Right Wing party that they voted in, if their economy fucks up it is their own fault for voting cunts into power Exactly. I'm sure it's the same as how the right wing gains power in the US though. Everybody's too busy getting high and banging whores to give a shit about voting, so a vocal minority got their way at the polls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthsideGoogleGangster Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Damn. Luckily I'm already high.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabstblueribbons Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 more drugs in the streets son, fuck that coffeshop bullshit anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdoughnut69 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Pretty stupid idea. That's what was cool about Amsterdam: the liberal drug and Prosti attitudes. If Amsterdam ends that, they'll be just like Finland. And the ONLY coll shit about Finland is the NAZI symbol they added to their flag. http://two.drawball.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Exactly. I'm sure it's the same as how the right wing gains power in the US though. Everybody's too busy getting high and banging whores to give a shit about voting, so a vocal minority got their way at the polls. :lol: :lol: Relax. A ) That's how democracy works. You want someone to win, vote for them. You want someone to lose, vote against them. You want someone to have a better chance of winning, mobilize a lot of people to vote for them. B ) Obama took office by reaching out to the black vote and the youth vote, two contingencies within the american voting population that are wildly underrepresented. This isn't some right wing satanic trick. Both parties do this and it's how politics work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obnoxious Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 not gonna make a difference. pot is always gonna be here. oh and FUCK obama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 So it's black peoples fault weed is illegal, this sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 drugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 spare some krink, br0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 im so glad gay shit like this does not effect my life at all... i been to amsterdam, haarlem, roterdamn and i could not tell you a fucking thing about weed places or what they even look like inside... i always assumed that was bottom tier of things to do while in the Netherlands... guess not.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPS Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Pretty stupid idea. That's what was cool about Amsterdam: the liberal drug and Prosti attitudes. If Amsterdam ends that, they'll be just like Finland. And the ONLY coll shit about Finland is the NAZI symbol they added to their flag. http://two.drawball.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_Hand Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 still better than Ikea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suca Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 fuck. im going to be there this summer. i better be able to get blazed as fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Yeah, a trip to the Netherlands would be a complete waste otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suca Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 nice try. will be my third time there, ive definitely appreciated it without getting blazed. and this time, yes, i want to experience the herbal side of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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