joossy wrote:oh dear Ron, your determined to be the doom monger.......
It is clear that Amsterdam is not going to stop the "weed tourist" why cant you just rejoice instead of negatively speculating all the time.
You say Doom Monger, I say being a realist and pragmatist.
I see things as they are, not how I wish they would be.
I've nearly always been a voice of reason, standing out especially among the knee-jerk reactionaries and the puff-puff-pass crowd.
Weed pass yes, ok. Weed pass no, ok. Not my country, not my problem. This doesn't mean I don't support the cannabis culture, I do, but again - not my country.
My country has enough problems without me or my fellow Americans looking into others back yard. My government does that already, hosers.
Is it clear? Besides what the mayor of Amsterdam has stated (let's not forget, he's a politician), what else has given a CLEAR view?
The Dutch Parliament? They are in favor of the pass system, they voted it into law, and the new government hasn't made moves to stop it (AFAIK).
Not much has changed since the new government took office, the law will still go into effect Nationally on 1 Jan 2013 UNLESS the Parliament stops it, and they stated they won't.
As for individual cities, the wording is still being worked out - meaning no clear definition of what will happen, only speculation among the masses. Get it yet?
Some good advice for the masses (not everyone) - chill out, don't get all fired up because your weed induced hazy vision of the future is ruined by reality.
I'm not a doom monger, I'm a realist and pragmatist. Try it some time, you might find it enlightening...
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