Weedpass in Holland

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The dutch governement is now forcing coffeeshops, to have their customers register with a pass in order to buy ganja there.

Only Dutch residents can aquire one, leaving all the drug tourists weedless.

I for one think it is a stupid idea as people will still buy it, but from dealers so a big chance the money goes to the criminal circuit now, instead of to the dutch governement via taxes.

What happened to Holland...
 
*Netherlands.

Some people think the Dutch economy will crumble overnight. If drugs and prostitutes are the only reasons people think tourists visit the Netherlands, then I feel intellectually violated.

Most of my stoner mates haven't even been to the Netherlands and they're fuming about it. Oh noes!
 
No matter how many laws are passed, people are still gonna toke up in Amsterdam.

Probably did it to make money off of fines.
 
Only coffeeshops near the border require a pass, for now. So, if you want the green stuff, just head on further in-land.

And on a side note, we have elections in September, and as soon as we have a left~ish government, the pass will disappear as soon as it showed it's ugly face.
 
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Tourists will simply buy their weed from local dealers. As the government puts more restrictions on the sale of weed then the market will steadily trend more and more underground as it has done everywhere else. Local police will be left tracking this illegal underground market and because of that dealers and customers will begin arming themselves to defend what should be rightfully theirs. That's when people get shot and people go to jail and that's how you start the epic drug war that's been going on here in the States for quite a while.
 
Tourists will simply buy their weed from local dealers. As the government puts more restrictions on the sale of weed then the market will steadily trend more and more underground as it has done everywhere else. Local police will be left tracking this illegal underground market and because of that dealers and customers will begin arming themselves to defend what should be rightfully theirs. That's when people get shot and people go to jail and that's how you start the epic drug war that's been going on here in the States for quite a while.

Or tourists just ask a friendly looking guy to buy it for them, problem solved. I think cannabis should be legalised, but thats for another thread. However this pass idea seems stupid, if people want to smoke weed they will, legal or not, hence why anti cannabis laws don't work, the relatively small health risks mean that people who will never take harder drugs will still take cannabis because they have thought about the danger and came to a conclusion that the health risks are justifiable for the benefits. The war against cannabis costs so much money that could so easily be saved, and in the current world of cuts in spending then surely this seems logical.

Also if a government wants to get into power in the uk, then just say you will legalise weed, trust me you will win, lots of people who don't currently vote would vote for you. ;)
 
Also if a government wants to get into power in the uk, then just say you will legalise weed, trust me you will win, lots of people who don't currently vote would vote for you. ;)

That's exactly why the Cannabis Law Reform party has been a political powerhouse for decades...

They're a one trick pony. You need to have more than just one issue.
 
That's exactly why the Cannabis Law Reform party has been a political powerhouse for decades...

They're a one trick pony. You need to have more than just one issue.

Yeah I know that a party with that as their only aim would fail as anyone with any foresight would see that it wouldn't work (However would you be to stoned to care ;) )

However if any prior existing political party adopted this into their policies then they would win.
 
They want people to voluntairly register as drug user :lol:

It could work though. Legitimising something can stop the illegal, underhanded nature of whatever is in question. Look at prohibition in the United States.

It's a separate debate I know, but as an example, if abortion is available legally, then it's far less likely that women will resort to dodgy doctors and coathangers.

However if any prior existing political party adopted this into their policies then they would win.

Not necessarily. I don't think core Labour or core Conservative voters are pro-drugs. They'd probably lose more votes than they would gain.
 
It could work though. Legitimising something can stop the illegal, underhanded nature of whatever is in question. Look at prohibition in the United States.

It's a separate debate I know, but as an example, if abortion is available legally, then it's far less likely that women will resort to dodgy doctors and coathangers.

Problem is, it isn't legal. It's merely condoned. I'm not going to notify the goverment or police - which have acces to the registered user data - of the illegal activities I might do.

We have a nice dutch saying which comes to mind: "Don't wake up sleeping dogs".

That and I just don't trust the goverment. But maybe I'm paranoid :P
 
It could work though. Legitimising something can stop the illegal, underhanded nature of whatever is in question. Look at prohibition in the United States.

It's a separate debate I know, but as an example, if abortion is available legally, then it's far less likely that women will resort to dodgy doctors and coathangers.



Not necessarily. I don't think core Labour or core Conservative voters are pro-drugs. They'd probably lose more votes than they would gain.

I still think that whoever did it would have a net increase in voters for them. Most of the core group won't even contemplate turning to someone else, and there are a huge number of 18-25 year olds who would vote for them.

Anyway this is getting kinda off topic from the original post. I think it should be continued now in the general legalising cannabis thread.
 
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