Netherlands

Dutch Cannabis Cafes To Become Private Members' Clubs

jeremiah — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:16:02 -0700

A man smokes a joint outside coffeeshop 'Azul' in 2008 in Rosendaal, Braban.About 30 cannabis-vending coffee shops in the south of the Netherlands announced Tuesday they would become private members' clubs at the start of next year to keep out foreign drug tourists.

"We will transform the coffee shops from open establishments, accessible by all, to closed establishments of which clients need to be members," Maastricht's Mayor Gerd Leers told a press conference in the border town.

Taking the Fun Out of Pot

jeremiah — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:34:26 -0800

Low rates of use in the Netherlands demonstrate that the best way to assure teens will try marijuana is to tell them it's illegal.

It's official: the Dutch have managed to make pot smoking uncool. The Dutch don't smoke nearly as much cannabis as Canadians, which is surprising because cannabis use is legal in the Netherlands. What can we learn from this?

Netherlands Court: Five Cannabis Plants Allowed at All Times

jeremiah — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:56:57 -0800

THE HAGUE - People with five cannabis plants in their home will not be prosecuted, no matter how much cannabis the plants produce, the appeal court in Den Bosch has ruled. The police have for years maintained a policy of not considering five plants at home an offence, because they can be seen as ornamental plants or for personal use of cannabis and not for commercial cultivation.

European cities promoting harm reduction

karlis — Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800

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