Re: UPI: NL Coffee Shops restricted to Dutch

Eric Johnson wrote:
> 
> 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?

clearly!

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