High Times to End in the Netherlands
The country will no longer be a stoner's paradise thanks to a new policy that will bar non-Dutch residents from cannabis cafés in the southern reaches of the country beginning Jan. 1.
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Dutch Fear Threat to Liberalism in Cannabis Curbs
The Netherlands is embarking on a crusade against its multi-billion-euro marijuana industry, with significant implications both for its economy and its famously liberal approach to life.
Maastricht Cannabis Cafes to Ban All But Dutch, Belgians, Germans
Dutch City attempts to reduce drug tourism by introducing discriminatory laws
Tourists Can Still Get High in Dutch Pot Cafes
Despite this the Dutch Supreme court cites the National Opium Act which may block even locals from patronizing the Netherlands' numerous quasi-legal coffee shops.
Dutch Court Ruling Clears Way For “Weed Pass”
The Netherlands, long famous for its liberal soft drugs policies, moved closer to introducing "weed passes" to curb sales of cannabis to foreign tourists, following a court ruling Wednesday.
Foreign Potheads Seek Alternatives to Dutch Coffee Shops
Learning to grow their own weed or finding a dealer: French and Belgian potheads are seeking alternatives to the famous Dutch coffee shop as The Hague plans to cut off drug tourists.
Dutch Plan to Curb Cannabis Sales to Foreigners Delayed
A plan to transform cannabis-vending coffee shops near the Belgian border into private clubs from January 1 has been postponed indefinitely for further study, a Dutch official said Monday.
Dutch ‘To Ban’ Drug Tourism
Foreigners heading to Amsterdam's famous marijuana cafés will soon will be banned from buying cannabis in a bid to end drug tourism to the Netherlands.
Mexico Moves Quietly To Decriminalize Minor Drug Use
President Calderon is set to sign the law, but some fear that letting off users caught with limited amounts of drugs will increase drug use and encourage 'drug tourists' from the U.S.
Drug Violence Cripples Two Countries’ Economies
As if the global economic downturn wasn’t enough, some countries are finding their tourism industries battered by negative portrayals that paint them as being contaminated, unsavory or just plain dangerous.
