Netherlands: Dutch to Close Cannabis Cafes to Tourists

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | November 23rd, 2010 | Trackback

The Dutch government is moving forward with plans to ban tourists from “coffee shops” that sell marijuana and permit pot smoking. Such cafes are popular among tourists throughout the country but especially in Amsterdam, where tourism officials worry that the ban will reduce the number of visitors to the city. They estimate that one-quarter of all tourists visit a coffee shop and ten percent of all visitors to Amsterdam come specifically for the cafes. The plan is to convert cannabis cafes into closed clubs whose members must be at least 18 years old and Dutch citizens.

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