D.C. vs. Amsterdam: The Dutch strike back!
As though being “like Amsterdam” would be a bad thing
Thursday, February 26, 2015
When Mayor Muriel E. Bowser delivered her legalized marijuana guidelines, she tried to ease concerns of naysayers with promises that there are enough provisions to prevent things from getting out of hand. The District would not become like, gasp, Amsterdam. The Dutch aren’t happy and think the nation’s capital could learn a thing or two from the ostensible pot capital of the world. The Dutch Embassy, as the Washingtonian reported, wrote an article analyzing how D.C. and Amsterdam actually compare to one another. (But: Amsterdam city council calls for licenced marijuana production)