First trip to Amsterdam

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Complete bullshit. Anti-Amsterdam propaganda by Colorado fan or something... There are over 150 coffeeshops in Amsterdam alone. I go every 6 weeks or so... Only the sale of mj by growers TO coffeeshops is illegal ("backdoor problem"). Selling 5 gram per person per coffeeshop is not illegal, they actually have a permit to do so, some for decades... Also, the use of recreational drugs (any kind) is not illegal.

That's partly because in another area it's still relevant, which is in the south-east, a province where no Amsterdam-tourist goes but many Germans, French, and our Belgium neighbors went to to buy. Part of the reason Amsterdam is closing shops (still will be over 150...) is because they made a deal with that politician, instead of implementing the I-criteria (that's the weed pass, having to be dutch citizen to buy) they remove shops that are closer than 250m to a school.


@Saitek check out my posts in the following thread for lots of tips: http://rollitup.org/t/trip-to-amsterdam.676242/page-2#post-9252035
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It's good to have another member on the forum, so knowledgeable about Amsterdam :) It is indeed as you say, for the southern border towns, frequented by europeans to take back over the border for resale.

When the i-pass thing was announced, i recall there being figures put out there detailing the number of members each coffee shop would be allowed etc, and it didn't add up to the number of citizens who'd be legeble, and it would have ended up discriminating against many people simply because of a shortage of memberships to coffee shops. And as you say, Amsterdam is a tourist city. Even people who won't smoke the stuff visit amsterdam because of it's cannabis. It is one of the sights. A unique one. Banning cannabis would be like banning yellow cabs in new york, or tram cars in san francisco. they are an iconic attraction, even if you don't partake in them.
 
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