Netherlands: Cannabis Coffee Shops to Become Private Clubs

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | May 13th, 2009 | Trackback

Cannabis cafes in Limburg province, which borders Belgium and Germany, will become private members’ clubs at the beginning of next year to cut down on drug tourism. Officials believe that the plan, which will require a processing period of several days to obtain a membership card, will block access to marijuana for the bulk of the four million foreigners who come to the province each year to obtain it. Such drug tourism has created nuisances and increased criminal activity. The national government backs the plan and authorities view it as a pilot to be extended to other provinces if it is successful. Considering another option, authorities have also asked the European Court of Justice to determine if limiting access to Dutch coffee shops to Dutch citizens is legal.

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