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by Fat Freddie
Wed 11th Mar 2009 08:16 am
Forum: Legalisation and Campaigning
Topic: Why is Cannabis Illegal?
Replies: 36
Views: 7577

Re: Why is Cannabis Illegal?

Following a series of links linked to links from this forum, a youtube video explained (at least partly) why governments around the world have not made cannabis legal. The main reason being, profits obtained from commodities which cannabis could replace, and cannabis as a plant is available to ever...
by Fat Freddie
Sun 8th Mar 2009 03:17 pm
Forum: Travel Plans
Topic: Going camping in amsterdam in june
Replies: 10
Views: 1273

I've stayed at Zeeburg a number of times and weather is usually OK with only some rain. The campsite is good but tends to be more lively than the traditional campsite, Bar is good shop has most you will need inc tents etc Trams 14 ( dam sq) and 7 are easy and reasonable if you get a tram pass ( have...
by Fat Freddie
Wed 4th Mar 2009 07:51 am
Forum: Nederlands
Topic: Learning Dutch is a must!
Replies: 100
Views: 45389

It is reasonable to ask immigrants to learn Dutch, though being british it gives me a wry grin as we have always been criticised for not speaking other languages abroad esp in europe but my experience is that most of the younger generations of europeans either speak english well or understand it wel...
by Fat Freddie
Wed 28th Jan 2009 07:15 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Today is a dark day
Replies: 26
Views: 4224

DoobyDave is right you are voting for an individual who may or may not belong to a mainstream political party. the votes are totalled by constituencey and whichever party has candidates with the most votes gains that constituency for the party but the MP has responsibilities to the constituencey reg...
by Fat Freddie
Wed 28th Jan 2009 09:41 am
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: Today is a dark day
Replies: 26
Views: 4224

Hmm with the £80 fine looks like yet another earner for HM Gov... The criminalizing of the pot using community and the implicit upholding of the black market continues. As a policy it stinks and is far removed from what should be... Legal users and legal supply One day we may have politicains who ca...
by Fat Freddie
Wed 14th Jan 2009 01:41 pm
Forum: International and Miscellaneous
Topic: SMOKING WITHOUT BORDERS
Replies: 4
Views: 1329

Legal Supply and Legal users...


Makes perfect sense so will prob take the next 100 yrs to permeate our politicians brains :evil:
by Fat Freddie
Fri 26th Sep 2008 09:45 am
Forum: Other
Topic: How helpful do you find this site?
Replies: 25
Views: 5260

The info here is great.
and better still it doesn't seem to suffer from the angry bickering that some other sites suffer from.



FF
by Fat Freddie
Fri 26th Sep 2008 09:41 am
Forum: Hotels
Topic: Campsites
Replies: 95
Views: 26591

As I said the 26 tram is new. And your fastest route. The 7 and the 14 will both get you to camping Zeeburg, just from a different direction. http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/maps/Pages/Networkmap.aspx Thats good news I wasn't aware of the 26 Where does it stop, at Flevopark where the 7 and 14 ...
by Fat Freddie
Thu 25th Sep 2008 10:00 am
Forum: Hotels
Topic: Campsites
Replies: 95
Views: 26591

Camping Zeeburg is the bomb if you like the laid back festival vibe... The have some really cheap camping huts that are really cosy for only 30 euros a night. 10 mins on the new tram. Its like hippy central when you arrive and everything is there, shop, bar/cafe, even a little 'farm' (some goats an...
by Fat Freddie
Wed 30th Jul 2008 09:23 am
Forum: Legalisation and Campaigning
Topic: Drugs swoops 'have little impact'
Replies: 4
Views: 1485

Drugs swoops 'have little impact'

Not only are they admitting it doesn't work but that it's costing a fortune too. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7531860.stm The criminal justice costs of class A drugs alone are estimated at £4bn a year. Tim McSweeney, one of the report's authors, said: "We were struck by just how little evidenc...
by Fat Freddie
Wed 16th Jul 2008 09:47 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: how the HELL do trams work????
Replies: 12
Views: 3444

If your using a strippenkaart then you should board the tram either at the front or the back (although see what the locals do, maybe some board in the middle too). if you go at the front the driver will stamp your strippenkaart) If you board at the back and theres no no man/woman in the booth, ther...
by Fat Freddie
Tue 1st Jul 2008 05:28 pm
Forum: Travel Plans
Topic: Amsterdam on a budget......
Replies: 18
Views: 3621

My sympathy kind of wanes when you say how much you are spending on an apartment and daily weed. Its meant to be holiday mate, not a struggle. The apartment had a non-returnable deposit so i cant exactly help that. As for weed, i dont think 4-5 g per day is a huge amount. I was asking if ya could s...
by Fat Freddie
Tue 3rd Jun 2008 01:44 pm
Forum: Travel Plans
Topic: How much a day do you spend?
Replies: 26
Views: 3877

What it cost me for a week in Amsterdam last year was. Ferry tickets (Dover Calais) both ways €126 Camping for the week €101 Fuel for 300 miles each way 60 litres @ €1 per litre =€60 using a diesel estate car and I used approx €450 as spending money including food, drink and Tram tickets etc So the ...
by Fat Freddie
Sat 31st May 2008 12:18 pm
Forum: International and Miscellaneous
Topic: Cannabis Hemp: A Viable Option to Oil Dependency
Replies: 4
Views: 1405

Bloody good Post Puffin13 If I could run my diesel on fuel derived from hemp I would be a happy bunny. As you say it has many uses from paper to a plastic replacement as well as it's traditional uses like rope. But despite the calls for more alternative fuels, Mr Brown will not take up the challenge...
by Fat Freddie
Fri 30th May 2008 11:08 am
Forum: Cannabis Strains
Topic: How much & What do you smoke at home...?
Replies: 240
Views: 56943

UK South Bud and hash depending on availability 1/8 to 1/4 a week good bud £40 a quarter hash, well eurosoap mostly, about £60 an ounce or less depending on how crap it is. It's been so long ( bloody years) since I've seen good resin here I can't remember what it cost :? If I am lucky I get an ounce...