Alright so im at uni and bored shitless. It got me thinking, maybe Amsterdam would be a cool place to go to for easter with a few friends. Flights are pretty cheap. Has anyone else been to Amsterdam. Is it worth it or overrated?

James

never been but i'm sure it's worth it.
where do you live now? I live in the states and if I could afford it right now I sure as hell wouldn't be here!!!

havent been thinking of going on spring break due to the wife is a teacher and go check it out always wanted to go. Peace

Im in England at the moment so it isnt much of a flight for me. I think i could get there for around £80

If you are only going to Amsterdam for the ganja, I'd wait until there is an event. Such as a concert, a rally, The Cannabis Cup or if you're luck 4/20. Although I heard they have a zero-smoke rule now. Just like in Canada, you can't smoke inside restaurants, bars, or pretty much any in-door public place. Which rules out sitting in a cafe and sucking on a nice blunt

wait..what?? can someone confirm or deny this? I cant smoke a joint in an Amsterdam coffee shop anymore?

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Amsterdam To Go Smoke-Free? - Gadling

You've got until July, homie.

But I guess in the article it says some restaurants will creating a "smoking room" but you won't be able to order food in the room. So you can still go, get blazed, then order I guess.

hmmm, interesting. Looks like the ban applies only to tobacco, yet the Prime Minister says he will enforce it in coffee shops as well. Looks like it will be years of legal battles to settle this one.

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In 2004 (I think it was '04) the Senate AND House of Commons (2/3 stops to getting a bill passed, last is the Governor General) both investigated the decriminalization of Cannabis. Both The Senate and House of Commons recommended that cannabis would be decriminalized, meaning if I were caught with anything under 15 grams I would be given the equivalent of a parking ticket. But an election was called and The Conservatives won, the bill "died" and chances of Canada becoming even more-so of a pot smoking nation died, too. Infact, the Conservative government actually increased punishment for possession. Hopefully within 2 decades it will be good to go in Canada.

You can still smoke in the coffee shops just in the screened areas.
The reality of the matter is that the American government and the French government is putting a lot of pressure on the government in Amsterdam as it isn't to happy about its citizens getting wasted in Amsterdam.
Some smaller places will refuse to serve the French and Americans now.
You Americans seriously need to try to get rid of george bush and dick cheney for the whole worlds sake

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