Re: UPI: NL Coffee Shops restricted to Dutch

On 28-11-2003 20:11, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Pete nospam
Zakel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eric Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
>> On 27-11-2003 20:52, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> "Phil Stovell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>>> But only Dutch residents with identity cards will be allowed to use the
>>> cannabis cafes.
>>> 
>>> Dutch justice minister Piet Hein Donner said his government would restrict
>>> coffee shop owners from selling soft drugs to non-residents, in order to
>>> combat
>>> drug tourists
> 
>> It isn't going to happen.
> 
> My guess is that coffeeshops will simply either not ask for identity cards,
> or will only *sell* to people with identity cards, but others will still be
> allowed in the shops and any use of cannabis by those people will be
> completely ignored.
> 
> And my prediction is that there will quickly spring up a black market in
> counterfeit Netherlander identity cards, and that coffeeshops will not look
> too closely at the cards.
> 
> And I also predict that there will no dearth of people willing to sell to
> tourists at a slightly inflated price.
> 
> So this ruling will just ensure that more money goes to the unregulated black
> market.
> 
> Good going, EU!
> 
> -Pete Zakel
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>

More evidence that cannabis causes psychoses in people who don't use it?