Amsterdam stopping selling MJ to tourist in coffee shops ? Is this true ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17865151

Apparently Coffeeshop owners in the South Provences have already said it'll be business as usual...

Its not official it is being pushed through right now but the coffee shop owners and most business owners are fighting it as it will kioll amsterdamn economy. The issue is border shops cuz people smuggle the weed and seeds and hash to neighboring countries.

They never legalized weed over their they just have a gentleman's agreement not to enforce the law under certain conditions. I'd bet some districts will enforce the new law some wont.

Edit: I also think this is more targeted at tourists from surrounding countries like Germany that smuggle it back. It will be enforced near the border but I don't see them interfering with the more centrally located shops.

That's my guess anyway.

It cannot be passed in A'dam yet. The weed pass has been brought in in Zealand and 2 or 3 other areas but it can't be tabled in Amsterdam until 2013 and they are talking about a minimum 5 yr phase out/in period but the mayor himself has been quoted there as saying they will never allow it to pass in Amsterdam itself. As others have stated, it will probably not be enforced very well in most other areas, the dutch tend to do what they want, not what they're told.

Yep, my sentiments exactly. Our Dutch buddies do as they like and I can't blame them. Once the Brit tourists go to the dam and can't have a number, they'll get more pissed therefore more alcohol will be consumed and the Dutch wll have the same anti-social, drink fuelled problems that we have in the UK. Go down any high street in the UK on a saturday night and it won't be long before you witness a punch-up. Go to Amsterdam and get stoned..........the last thing anyone wants when ripped is to have a fight.......yet have 10 pints of stella, then think you're sugar ray leonard

really ppl fight on the streets that often in the uk, i thought us americans were the only barbarians...im jp honestly that really doesnt happen here i can go to the bars every night for a month straight and probably see one fight..and it will be inside lol....btw if im the only american here let me just say we almost all dislike our govt that is being run by corporations and elitist jews(not racist its the truth) and making us look like morons..so please dont hate us lol

Originally Posted by kermit2692

really ppl fight on the streets that often in the uk, i thought us americans were the only barbarians...im jp honestly that really doesnt happen here i can go to the bars every night for a month straight and probably see one fight..and it will be inside lol....btw if im the only american here let me just say we almost all dislike our govt that is being run by corporations and elitist jews(not racist its the truth) and making us look like morons..so please dont hate us lol

I make generalisations about yanks the same way you do about jews lol actually I'm pretty good/bad at stereotyping, doesn't mean there aren't some of all you funny foreign fuckers I like and agree with
Yeah the RLD in A'dam is prob one of the seediest places in the west after dark but I've never seen a fight. Still plenty of people hustled, robbed and stabbed in the shadows but very little alcohol fueled violence

lol im not sure you eased my mind at all there....no i totally agree stereotypes exist for a reason but theirs always an exception, you find good and bad people everywhere, its up to us decent humans to challenge those stereotypes and enjoy life together in spite of!