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As you all know, the Dutch coffeeshops are currently in GRAVE danger.

The current situation seems to indicate, that the governments plans for turning the coffeeshops into members only clubs will definitely go ahead, and many of the coffeeshops are now waking up to to the harsh reality of Minister Opsteltens new plans.

It seems, on this, as well as many other forums, that there is a huge "denial" going on amongst smokers and Cannabis friends across the world that these draconian and discriminatory laws are actually being implemented.

Well they are.

From 2013:

All coffeeshops MUST become closed member clubs
Every club is allowed to have no more than 2000 members per year
These members must live in the Netherlands
Each member must provide his or her details, which are entered onto a computer database
No member of a coffeeshop is allowed to buy at ANY OTHER coffeeshop in the Netherlands

That's just a short introduction to the new additions to the so called "tolerance policy"

Better they change it to "complete lack of Tolerance Policy"

If you actually want to know what the coffeeshops are going throigh right now, instead of taking wild guesses at what might happen, make a coffee, roll a jointje, and listen to what Nol van Schaik, coffeeshop owner in Haarlem and Cannabist, has to say on the current situation and why the Weedpass is simply not legally possible:

http://www.coffeeshopnieuws.nl/index.ph ... t-possible


Nol is the only coffeeshop owner who has gone on video to explain the situation, so please do the culture a favour and share this video with your friends!

The only organised protest which is taking place against these new discriminatory laws is the 420 PEACEFUL SMOKE OUT PROTEST, which is being organised by Peter Lunk (http://www.coffeeshopnieuws.nl) with Nol lending his support.

More coffeeshops are joining the protest, with the Dampkring, and the Haarlem Coffeeshop Organisation (THC) showing their support too.

There will be more. Many more.

See this page on how you can show your support for the freedam that the coffeeshops have given us over the last 40 years.

http://www.coffeeshopnieuws.nl/index.ph ... 2-smokeout


BSH

BSH

Yea he is like dutch marc emery .
He should be allowed create a dutch party together with farmer doede de jong

( http://www.depers.nl/entertainment/5632 ... teren.html its dutch i know sorry xD you can also watch Nederwiet the movie on youtube if u want )

they really prove a point

did you see peters video, the audio was really bad

Whats the problem with Peters audio?

I could understand it fine. !

in the beginning sounds like 2 people talking
at the same time

Do we really need another topic on this? :/

i wonder if Nol would be so outspoken if he owned two shops in Amsterdam instead of Haarlem?

abc123 wrote:Do we really need another topic on this? :/

I believe we do, because on the other threads everyone is saying "it ain't going to happen". Unfortunately it increasingly looks like it definitely "IS going to happen".

Nol van Schaik and Peter Lunk are in a position to know far more about this than any of us speculating.

Am hoping to go to the 420 Smokeout in support of what is being done to try and prevent this stupid law coming into force.

Folks if you want to help to fight the wietpas then please sign the petition to show your support in the dutch house of commons, at the moment it Will be reality in Amsterdam from 20th February 2013!!

the page is in Dutch but you can use yahoo or google translate, or just sign your name, place of residence and email address

http://petities.nl/petitie/stop-de-wietpas

quote: i wonder if Nol would be so outspoken if he owned two shops in Amsterdam instead of Haarlem?

enlighten me, I do not understand the difference???

it is my mouth that speaks, not my hometown???

TwoCanucks wrote:i wonder if Nol would be so outspoken if he owned two shops in Amsterdam instead of Haarlem?

Why would that make any difference?

nolvanschaik wrote:quote: i wonder if Nol would be so outspoken if he owned two shops in Amsterdam instead of Haarlem?

enlighten me, I do not understand the difference???

it is my mouth that speaks, not my hometown???

Asked and answered, thanks much. I now understand that Amsterdam is not immune to the pending weed pass, something i was ignrant when i posted my comment

Best of luck in defending the freedom of choice and access