Business As Usual In The Cannabis Capital

[BiggGameJames]

Contrary to many rumors going around in international media, it is still as easy as ever for the non-Dutch to get high in Amsterdam! The 'Weed Pass' that everyone is talking about has come into effect, but only for three unfortunate provinces in the South (Limburg, Brabant, Zeeland), where locals now need a pass to purchase, and have a restricted 'membership' to a single coffeeshop. Foreign smokers are being turned away in an effort to stop the 'Drug Tourism' that is caused by the regulated sale of everyone's favorite plant.

This pass is set to go into effect for the rest of Holland on January 1st 2013, but do not lose hope, smokers of the world! At any point until that time, the decision can be undone by the High Court, or the new Cabinet, which will be elected in September. Separate from any pressure from the Courts, this law is getting a lot of resistance from various major cities.
Their mayors worry that the new law will see a rise in an illegal black market cannabis industry (like everywhere else), the very reason tolerance policies were brought in 30 years ago.

Amsterdam has 223 coffee shops that are visited by about 1 million tourists annually. Tourism officials worry that the new law could have a devastating effect on the city. "The Dutch government has decided upon this for the whole of the Netherlands. Amsterdam doesn't want it," said Machteld Ligtvoet, spokeswoman for the Amsterdam Tourism & Convention Board.

[BiggGameJames]

i would like to go there one day but thing get passed then whats the point? Anybody ever been to Amsterdam?

[R31GN]

Yeah, go to another country to do something I can do here. Sounds good.

[BiggGameJames]

its more legal there kind off.

[LuckyNumbrXIII]

Anyone that would go through ALL the fucking trouble to go to Amsterdam, just to do some drugs is severely retarded.

If you're already in Europe, sure. But if you dedicate your whole vacation to that, I pray the first thing that happens when you go back to work is a gat damn random screening.

[BiggGameJames]

LuckyNumbrXIII Wrote:Anyone that would go through ALL the fucking trouble to go to Amsterdam, just to do some drugs is severely retarded.

If you're already in Europe, sure. But if you dedicate your whole vacation to that, I pray the first thing that happens when you go back to work is a gat damn random screening.

ill would go but not just for that.

[sTr]

hookers?

[BiggGameJames]

sTr Wrote:hookers?

no bajaj slight seeing

[sTr]

!'ve always wanted to go slight seeing, insulting everyone ! see one by one just to see their reactions

[The Professa]

-laughed

[R31GN]

DeadBodyMan Wrote:its more legal there kind off.

Oh legal, why don't I hop on a plane right now. I mean, cops can't say shit about what I do in my own home, but it'll be well worth it all just to go sit around at some shitty coffee shop.

[fghtffyrdmns]

sTr Wrote:!'ve always wanted to go slight seeing, insulting everyone ! see one by one just to see their reactions

-real life lol'd