Maastricht coffeeshop situation

Bobke · Post by **Bobke** » Fri 16th Oct 2009 02:32 pm

First of all hello to everyone on the board. This is my first post. I travel from US to Maastricht once a year for about a two week visit. I have been doing this for several years and I always enjoy Maastricht and bike riding into Belgium Ardennes as well as having a good smoke.

I follow the Dutch news with a keen eye and I am aware of the Maastricht Mayor proposal to change the local coffeeshops into "members only". Can someone tell me how serious of a threat this will be for myself if I return next year to Maastricht and try and purchase gear? My experiance tells me that a "members only" rule will only create more of an illegal market.

My next visit will most likely be several months away and I will continue to follow this board and the news to see what is going on. I fly into Schipol so if Maastricht becomes "members only" I can simply make a stop in Amsterdam and purchase enough gear to hold me while I am in Maastricht but I am in hopes that such steps will not be needed and I will be able to buy in Maastricht.

seanlyall · Post by **seanlyall** » Mon 19th Oct 2009 01:24 pm

Might already be in force, I stopped following it as the thought of it reaching full on ban gave me a head ache. check some of the other threads on it, there are plenty in the coffeeshops and cannibis section.

beejun · Post by **beejun** » Wed 21st Oct 2009 06:32 pm

when i was there begining of september there was no problem getting n buying in a coffeeshop. i was in belgium and went to maastricht as it aint that far by train but i hate maastricht, hate the rip off prices, the belgian and french weed tourists that cant behave, the customer service in maastricht sucks ass. next time ill go to breda or tilburg instead.