Closed shops
Why tourists in the Netherlands may have to stop smoking pot
The Economist (UK)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
In a rolling process, Dutch "coffee shops", where cannabis is freely sold for private consumption, could soon become closed clubs. New government rules may force some 660 coffee shops that now sell cannabis over the counter to become members-only clubs with strict registration procedures, accessible only to Dutch residents. The government says the new policy is a bid to curb the "nuisance" of drug tourists and to fight organised crime.
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