Re: UPI: NL Coffee Shops restricted to Dutch

Eric Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On 29-11-2003 05:15, in article
> [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mr. Noise Guy"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Phil Stovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >> http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20031127-013137-1860r.htm
> >> 
> >> Dutch potheads keep 'coffee' shops
> >> 
> >> 
> >> BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Holland will be allowed to keep its
> >> "coffee" shops, where marijuana is openly sold and smoked, under a new
> >> European
> >> Union drugs control law.
> >> 
> >> Justice ministers from the 15 EU member states agreed Thursday to harmonize
> >> their national drug laws, and drug traffickers across Europe will face 1-3
> >> years in prison for producing or distributing drugs, including cannabis, coca
> >> and opium plants. But individual countries are allowed to set their own
> >> national rules on personal consumption of drugs, providing a loophole for
> >> Holland's famed "coffee" cafes.
> >> 
> >> 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
> > 
> > I was chastised on more than one occasion by many in this newsgroup
> > for posting in English. Now I see that it's quite acceptable all of a
> > sudden, and most of the responses are also in English. Does this mean
> > the blinders are off now?
> > 
> > Rudy Hendriks
> > Sacramento, CA
> > USA
> 
> 
> One will fine that NL.Politiek is the most brutal board in existence.
> 
> EJ

The plan to restrict acces to coffee shops to dutch visitors only is
probably not reachable. As far as i know there will be no regulations
to restrict acces on this area. The minister is from the Christian
party and does not approve drugs from his vision. He presented this
'idea' during a meeting with his German counterpart. Probably just to
give relations a boost.