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by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 05:25 pm
Forum: Legalisation and Campaigning
Topic: Is there a future for Dutch coffeeshops...?
Replies: 102
Views: 16954

It looks like March sometime before the new pass system will be implemented and probably a couple more months before enforcement begins. You may know my girl and I put on Cannabis Freedom day in Amsterdam over the last few years. Very few locals showed up. Now the coffeeshop owners are slowly comin...
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 05:20 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

Times are changing, I get that, and this might not even happen in Amsterdam for a long time, I get that too. But it's not all about the dam is it? The entire country used to be a place for pragmatism, tolerance, liberty and forward thinking... What the fuck has happened? not just the nederlands m8,...
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 05:18 pm
Forum: Coffeeshop Reviews
Topic: Hunters
Replies: 857
Views: 203099

Hunters is not the only coffeeshop that does this, it may stagger you to know that many do this now, especially in the tourist saturated centre. The fact is that even a lot of locals don't demand EXACTLY a gram. The going rate is 'price per gram'. I'd rather buy a nice full bud at 1.5g than have to ...
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 04:33 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

DC has been telling people that it would all be coming to an end even before the elections took place, its a shame (if it ever comes law) but not end of the world :wink: gotta wait 2years &5days for that :lol: only kidding, at least we had a good run (12years for me), the post in other thread a...
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 04:23 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

NOTE: A reference for a preliminary ruling allows the courts and tribunals of the Member States, in disputes which have been brought before them, to refer questions to the Court of Justice about the interpretation of European Union law or the validity of a European Union act. The Court of Justice d...
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 04:09 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

NOTE: A reference for a preliminary ruling allows the courts and tribunals of the Member States, in disputes which have been brought before them, to refer questions to the Court of Justice about the interpretation of European Union law or the validity of a European Union act. The Court of Justice d...
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 12:19 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

I go third week of jan and I must admit I am very skeptical about whether I'll be able to visit coffeeshops or not. I don't want to be buying off the streets so I will almost certainly cancel if thereis any threat of this coming in before then. I will definately not be booking for 420 either. I'm no...
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 12:06 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

Well I dunno, I once thought that too but I keep hearing about the haphazard ways this government has of doing things and it makes me think it could be a quicker process than what everyone first thought
by westerkerk
Thu 16th Dec 2010 11:16 am
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

Unsurprisingly, it seems the EU has sided with the Dutch government on the legality of banning foreigners from coffeeshops. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12006356 Sad day for 'liberal, forward thinking' Holland The coalition will be fucking creaming over this so expect it to be fast tracked...
by westerkerk
Wed 15th Dec 2010 03:45 pm
Forum: Coffeeshop Reviews
Topic: Hunters
Replies: 857
Views: 203099

Only one experience of Hunters when I met a few friends from home there when I was living in 'dam - I got there before my friends, and only had 30 euros on me, my purchase, including drinks was 33.40 :oops: I miscalculated what I had bought. The guy let me off the 3.40 without a problem after I offe...
by westerkerk
Wed 15th Dec 2010 03:09 pm
Forum: Coffeeshop Reviews
Topic: Hashtag (ex. Barney's Lounge)
Replies: 279
Views: 150626

Can't wait to visit Barney's during my Jan trip. Laughing Buddha for me please, as long as they're still carrying it.
by westerkerk
Wed 15th Dec 2010 02:44 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15109

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/no-weed-pass-no-cannabis-dutch-tell-foreigners-2160631.html The idependent's take on events on the eve before the EU court of justice makes that all so important decision. Thanks for sharing that. An in-depth and interesting, if somewhat unoriginal pie...
by westerkerk
Tue 14th Dec 2010 11:24 pm
Forum: Travel Plans
Topic: First day plans...
Replies: 8
Views: 1012

Sounds like a good plan but my moneys on it all falling apart once that first smoke is lit. If you're going to buy some beers get something better than Amstel, I like the odd one myself (especially on draught) but AH always carries some real nice belgium beers. Oh for sure, I'll probably end up goi...
by westerkerk
Tue 14th Dec 2010 09:43 pm
Forum: Travel Plans
Topic: First day plans...
Replies: 8
Views: 1012

First day plans...

I've mentioned on here before that I generally don't smoke at home, so when I get to Amsterdam its usually been up to 6 months without so much as a whiff of what weed even smells like. I used to dive right in on my first full day, get totally fucked beyond my limits and slow down a bit after that :o...
by westerkerk
Tue 14th Dec 2010 04:50 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: coffeeshopnews.nl
Replies: 9
Views: 1807

The way i read it is as a questionaire handed out to MPs in the lower chamber. The guardian and bbc do this all the time with our MPs on what there thoughts are on issues. The problem comes on whether they will vote as a block (british pariliament, very little movement around the majority party) or...