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by donpacino
Thu 9th Dec 2010 09:36 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Dutchnews.nl - Cannabis Pass will encourage more crime.
Replies: 100
Views: 15146

Amsterdam is gonna fight this all the way, like boner says, the people of amsterdam dont want this ban either. Amsterdam has always been treated differently to the rest of holland and it will probably be the same with these proposals to, no matter what the justice minister wants. I have no doubt the...
by donpacino
Thu 9th Dec 2010 07:21 am
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: The last smoke for Amsterdam's hash tourists?
Replies: 15
Views: 4210

This is just saying more of the same stuff we allready know. Some people believe that if the government gets it's own way in the south then they may leave amsterdam alone as some of the pressure will be removed. Either way there is gonna be a battle, even the mayor of amsterdam is opposed to this id...
by donpacino
Fri 3rd Dec 2010 05:36 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Membership cards to be fast tracked in the south.
Replies: 8
Views: 1526

Membership cards to be fast tracked in the south.

Dutchnews.nl reports that membership cards for "cannabis cafes" will be fast tracked in the south of the country, this is in an effort to combat drug crime in the area, apparently there has been 2 drug related shootings in the matter of weeks. The report does not state that membership card...
by donpacino
Thu 2nd Dec 2010 08:30 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

The ID card has a chip in it, all cards needed to make a purchase linked to the till, really simple to implement, those that dont will at the first instance get fined, then closed temporarily then closed permantley. That will take time to set up, the coffee shops will need to change there tills and...
by donpacino
Thu 2nd Dec 2010 05:01 am
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=de&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/53155/coffeeshops-zitten-vast-aan-het-pasjessysteem&rurl=translate.google.de&usg=ALkJrhjhTkqgD4Myl0p83CnSIeaM2Bsjiw no good one! i think now its only the question: when does this h...
by donpacino
Wed 1st Dec 2010 11:36 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=de&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/53155/coffeeshops-zitten-vast-aan-het-pasjessysteem&rurl=translate.google.de&usg=ALkJrhjhTkqgD4Myl0p83CnSIeaM2Bsjiw no good one! i think now its only the question: when does this h...
by donpacino
Thu 25th Nov 2010 08:32 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

can anyone translate this one? i think it could be interesting http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/52826/sp-dient-motie-in-tegen-pasjes-coffeeshop "The government wants people now only one pass with access to coffee shops. Also close all coffee shops in a radius of 350 meters of a school. Earlier that...
by donpacino
Wed 24th Nov 2010 08:52 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Sweet Tooth weed???
Replies: 9
Views: 1509

Sweet Tooth weed???

Just bought 6gms of sweet tooth for £40 from my local guy? Smells really nice, obviously a sweet aroma and is nice big sticky buds, not to sticky mind, cant smoke any at the moment cause im on 13hr shift at work. I have never heard of this weed in england before. Been to amserdam quite a few times n...
by donpacino
Wed 24th Nov 2010 08:00 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: If it happens, then what are the alternatives?
Replies: 20
Views: 3790

A spanish guy i know reckons that within 10 years at the latest spain will be like amsterdam, not legal but tolerated and decriminalised, because spain does not have an industry other than dwindling tourist one and that marijuana trade will help revive it, he says that it is smoked so openly out the...
by donpacino
Wed 24th Nov 2010 07:51 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Funny/Weird moments in the 'dam?!
Replies: 25
Views: 4430

Had an old guy come up to me and my friends once and just said: " i am a much better gay in amsterdam than i was in new york" We didnt really know what to say, but before we had chance he started going about how he was lucky because he didnt get the disease and then just bid us farewell, w...
by donpacino
Tue 23rd Nov 2010 09:18 am
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

http://www.nydailynews.com/travel/2010/11/22/2010-11-22_buzz_kill_amsterdam_looks_to_ban_tourists_from_coffee_shops_that_sell_pot.html A quote taken from the justice minister from the above story. "In the near future, IF we work out the processes, the coffee shops will not be accessible to tour...
by donpacino
Mon 22nd Nov 2010 08:18 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

http://www.nisnews.nl/public/231110_1.htm Looks like the tourist sector has got wined of these proposals. Seems like things are gearing up for a fight, once a few more industrys (hotels, travel etc) get wined of it and realise the impact it could have for them. This is not going to be easy for the g...
by donpacino
Sat 20th Nov 2010 09:07 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

just thought, if tourists do get banned from going in CS' and buying weed does that mean that tourists would be banned from buying magic truffles etc as well? And does it mean tourists would not be allowed to smoke weed in smoke friendly bars? If so surely it is completly un policeable?????
by donpacino
Sat 20th Nov 2010 08:41 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

smokseyj wrote:If the US legalises weed, do you think the UK will follow?
YES YES YES YES
by donpacino
Sat 20th Nov 2010 08:21 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Up in smoke! Dutch to ban tourists from buying pot
Replies: 167
Views: 23442

A'dam botst met Den Haag over coffeeshops Amsterdam is tegen het plan van het nieuwe kabinet voor een pasjessysteem voor coffeeshops. De maatregelen van het Rijk voor coffeeshops zullen in Amsterdam alleen maar problemen opleveren. Daarvoor waarschuwt Burgemeester Eberhard van der Laan. Het kabinet...