War on Drugs

[Sundae]

It would only work if Governments worked together though.

The Netherlands blazed a trail, no-one followed. Now laws in Amsterdam are getting stricter and stricter and coffee shops are closing down.
Even the liberal denizens of the 'Dam got tired with drug tourism.

The worst offenders? Brits and Yanks.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Sundae

It would only work if Governments worked together though.

The Netherlands blazed a trail, no-one followed. Now laws in Amsterdam are getting stricter and stricter and coffee shops are closing down.
Even the liberal denizens of the 'Dam got tired with drug tourism.

The worst offenders? Brits and Yanks.

I just read an article about that. Very interesting. Looks like over the long term the majority of people buying it were taking it across the border. Apparently they are going to issue some special card to residents only to continue to buy it. No card no sale. But it seems to me like that is going to open up the whole underground black market with inflated prices all over again. They have come full circle.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I just read an article about that. Very interesting. Looks like over the long term the majority of people buying it were taking it across the border. Apparently they are going to issue some special card to residents only to continue to buy it. No card no sale. But it seems to me like that is going to open up the whole underground black market with inflated prices all over again. They have come full circle.

Anyone can see this will happen.
Licensed traders will sell it legally to Dutch citizens.
A small % of those will on-sell it to foreign tourists at a mark up, with all the Tarantino-type bullshit of scams and rip-offs and paybacks that will go with this.

Sigh. Stupid world.

Oh, and what BrianR said.